How Many People Have the Last Name Elias?
people had the surname Elias in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 11,947 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+5,302 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Elias (50.1%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 41.6%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Elias ranks #272. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 47.5% to 41.6%, and the Hispanic or Latino share rose from 45.2% to 50.1%.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Elias grew from 19,394 people in 2000 to 24,696 in 2010 (up 27.3%), and its rank rose from #1,694 to #1,443.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 19,394 | 24,696 |
| Rank | #1,694 | #1,443 |
| Per 100,000 people | 7.19 | 8.37 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Elias
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Elias: E420
👤 Elias as a First Name
Elias is a first name too: about 121,279 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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