The Elias surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 24,696 people carried this name — #1,443 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,900 people counted. That is up 27% from 19,394 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 10,037 people named Elias live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 567 people named Elias.
146 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 56 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 529 people named Elias live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
450 people named Elias have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 604 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
361 people named Elias live in Switzerland.
They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
1,077 people named Elias are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Elias in American newspapers,
1893–1944.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 361,217 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Elias,
with a public archive behind them.
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Cornelia Maria Elias 1732–1769 · art collector -
John Elias 1800–1875 · writer -
Ney Elias 1844–1897 · explorer -
Antoni Elias i de Molins 1850–1909 · historian -
Julius Elias 1861–1927 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 211 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Elias.
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