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 8 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
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)