How common is the surname Atlas?

1,992 people in the United States had the surname Atlas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,993 Americans. It ranked 14,866th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Atlas?

Charles Atlas, American bodybuilder (1892–1972), followed by Teddy Atlas.

Where is the surname Atlas most common?

Wikidata records people named Atlas in the United States and Italy.

How do you pronounce Atlas?

Atlas is /ˈætləs/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Atlas getting more or less common?

More common. 1,727 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,992 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Atlas

A Greek surname, carried by 1,992 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈætləs/ 2 syllables Soundex A342

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Atlas is more common than 90.8% of them.

Origin

Greek origin

From Latin Ā̆tlās, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas), either from ἁ- (ha-, copulative prefix) + Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“bear, undergo, endure”) or of Pre-Greek origin.

One of 45 Greek surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,992 people named Atlas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 154,993 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,727.

#14,866

rank among US surnames

1,992

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+15.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,551)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,862	Werts	1,993	154,915
#14,866	Atlas	1,992	154,993
#14,870	Alvord	1,991	155,071

Who is named Atlas

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

74% of people named Atlas identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
Two or more races 1.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Atlass

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Atlas
American bodybuilder (1892–1972)
Teddy Atlas
American boxing trainer, sports commentator, born 1956
Scott Atlas
American physician and healthcare policy expert, born 1955

Notable Atlass come mostly from the United States (2) and Italy (1).

Other Greek surnames

All 45 Greek surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Atlas come from?: From Latin Ā̆tlās, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas), either from ἁ- (ha-, copulative prefix) + Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“bear, undergo, endure”) or of Pre-Greek origin.
How common is the surname Atlas?: 1,992 people in the United States had the surname Atlas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,993 Americans. It ranked 14,866th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Atlas?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Atlas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Atlas?: Charles Atlas, American bodybuilder (1892–1972), followed by Teddy Atlas.
Where is the surname Atlas most common?: Wikidata records people named Atlas in the United States and Italy.
How do you pronounce Atlas?: Atlas is /ˈætləs/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Atlas getting more or less common?: More common. 1,727 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,992 in 2010, up 15%.