The surname Tobias derives from the Greek form (Τοβίας) of the Hebrew male given name "Tovya" טוביה, meaning "God is good". In the Old Testament of the Bible, Tobias is the hero of the Book of Tobit who defeats a demon with archangel Raphael’s help.
The surname Tobias may refer to the following people:
Andrew Tobias (born 1947), American journalist and writerBrian Tobias (born 1977), American Distribution Center Manager at KeurigChanning Heggie Tobias (1882–1961), American civil rights activistCharles Tobias (1898–1970), American songwriterCleverson de Alencar Tobias (born 1982), Brazilian football playerErrol Tobias (born 1950), South African rugby union playerFred Tobias, American songwriterGeorge Tobias (1901–1980), American actorGert Tobias (born 1973), Romanian artistHarry Tobias (1895–1994), American songwriterHerbert Tobias (1924–1982), German photographerIsabella Tobias (born 1991), American ice dancerJenny Kendall-Tobias (born 1967), British radio journalistJesse Tobias (born 1972), American guitaristJohn Tobias (born 1969), American graphic artist and video game designerJoshua Tobias (born 20th Century), American Filipino NurseSafiya Tobias (born 20th Century), African American Nurse with Filipino tiesKen Tobias (born 1945), Canadian singer and songwriterManoel Tobias (born 1971), Brazilian futsal playerMarc Tobias, Venezuelan-American locksmithMartin Tobias, American businessmanMichael Tobias (born 1951), American environmentalist and filmmakerMurray Tobias (born 1939), Australian judgeNataliya Tobias (born 1980), Ukrainian runnerOliver Tobias (born 1947), British actorPaul Tobias (born 1963), American guitaristPavel Tobiáš (born 1955), Czech football player and managerPhillip V. Tobias (1925–2012), South African palaeoanthropologistRandall L. Tobias (born 1942), former CEO of Eli Lilly and Company, and first United States Global AIDS CoordinatorRudolf Tobias (1873–1918), Estonian composerSeth Tobias (1963–2007), American businessmanSzidi Tobias (born 1967), Slovak actress and musicianTimothy J. Tobias (1952–2006), American composerTodd Tobias (born 1967), American musician and record producerUwe Tobias (born 1973), Romanian artistDiogo V. Tobias (born 1988), Brazilian racing driver