How common is the last name Elias?

25,310 people in the United States have the last name Elias, about 1 in 11,809. It ranks #1,370 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ELIAS

#1,370

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
25,310
About
1 in 11,809
This common or more
43.4%
Who bears it

Of the 25,310 people with the last name Elias, 48.4% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 40.8% as White and 6.1% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Elias

#1,368 Ocampo · 25,342#1,369 Christopher · 25,312#1,371 Simms · 25,308#1,372 Gamez · 25,307

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Elias, most common first.

#51,779 Elis · 434#78,873 Ellias · 261#86,747 Elyas · 231

Also a first name

As a first name, Elias ranks #601 of 53,615, with 88,033 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 8,845 births. See Elias as a first name

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