# Tobias (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/tobias/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Greek |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,482 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,494 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 21,319 people |
| Change since 2000 | +10% (13,113 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /təˈbaɪəs/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Τωβίας (Tōbías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Tobias in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 55% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 26% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Tobias in the United States, Mexico, Switzerland, Brazil and Belgium.

## People named Tobias

- George Tobias, actor (1901–1980)
- John Tobias, American artist and video game designer
- Jesse Tobias, American musician
- Oliver Tobias, British actor
- Isabella Tobias, American ice dancer
- Manoel Tobias, Brazilian futsal player
- Max Tobias, Belgian footballer (1886-1912)

## Similar surnames

Tubbs, Tibbs, Toups, Tipps, Tevis, Teves.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.