Tobias History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Tobias

What does the name Tobias mean?

The surname Tobias is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. The name Tobias is ultimately derived from the Hebrew first name Tovya, which means 'Jehovah is good.' Historically, this first name was rendered in Greek and then converted into its modern form.

Tobias Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tobias, Tuvya, Tyvyah, Tuvia, Tovias; Toviasewicz and many more.

Tobias Ranking

In the United States, the name Tobias is the 2,687^th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1

Tobias migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tobias Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joseph Tobias, who arrived in South Carolina in 1741 2
Christopher Tobias, who arrived in New York in 1762 2

Tobias Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Tobias, aged 40, who landed in Ohio in 1812 2
Samuel J Tobias, who landed in New York in 1821 2
Antze Tobias, who settled in Illinois sometime between 1849 and 1900
S Tobias, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
A. J. Tobias, who arrived in San Francisco in 1852
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Tobias migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tobias Settlers in Canada in the 16th Century

Capt. Tobias, who settled in Nova Scotia sometime between 1598 and 1867

Contemporary Notables of the name Tobias (post 1700) +

Charles Tobias (1898-1970), American songwriter inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970
George Tobias (1901-1980), American character actor
Andrew Tobias (b. 1947), American journalist, author, and columnist
Paul Tobias (b. 1963), former member of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses
John Tobias (b. 1969), American co-creator of the Mortal Kombat fighting game series
Jesse Tobias (b. 1972), American guitarist
Ruth Tobias, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1972 3
Max Tobias, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1952 3
Julius D. Tobias, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1930 3
George W. Tobias, American Republican politician, Republican Candidate for Michigan State Senate, 1952, 1954, 1956; Candidate for Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from Wayne County 2nd District, 1961 3
... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html