The Macias surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 62,227 people carried this name — #538 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 4,740 people counted. That is up 33% from 46,739 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 7,891 people named Macias 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 Poland’s population register
1,676 people named Macias have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,787 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 154 people named Macias.
Most of them — 78 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Hautes-Pyrénées.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
121 people named Macias live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 print
Macias in American newspapers,
1889–1957.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 22,837 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Macias,
with a public archive behind them.
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Zeferino Macias 1831–1887 · military personnel -
Caroline Smith 1906–1994 · competitive diver -
Emilio Macias 1933–2010 · politician -
Zbigniew Macias 1954– · actor -
Pere Macias 1956– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 56 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Macias.
- Machicote 165 · U.S. census
- Machin 1,971 · U.S. census
- Machon 367 · U.S. census
- Machut 115 · U.S. census
- Macia 472 · U.S. census
- Maciag 550 · U.S. census
- Maciejewski 2,590 · U.S. census
- Mack 71,056 · U.S. census
- Macke 2,399 · U.S. census
- Mackenzie 13,733 · U.S. census
- Macker 275 · U.S. census
- Mackiewicz 1,423 · U.S. census
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