Hong Kong Genealogical Records

Hong Kong Birth & Baptism Records

British Nationals Born Overseas (1818-2006)

An index to births of British citizens born overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner. Provides a reference that can be used to order a birth certificate.

Hong Kong Marriage & Divorce Records

British Nationals Married Overseas (1818-2005)

An index to marriages of British citizens overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner Provides a reference that can be used to order a marriage certificate.

Hong Kong Death & Burial Records

British Nationals Overseas Deaths (1818-2005)

A name index linked to original indices of British citizens who died overseas. Records record the area in which the deceased died and their age.

Newspapers Covering Hong Kong

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Hong Kong Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

Medical Directory (1915)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Loxton's Medical Directory (1911)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Hong Kong Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Hong Kong Obituaries

Medical Directory (1915)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Loxton's Medical Directory (1911)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Hong Kong Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Hong Kong Occupation & Business Records

Medical Directory (1915)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Loxton's Medical Directory (1911)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Hong Kong

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Hong Kong Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Hong Kong Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Most Common Surnames in Hong Kong

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Chan712,0291:10
2Leung320,6651:23
3Cheung281,8571:26
4Lau252,0311:29
5Li224,5801:33
6Cheng178,0421:41
7Lai152,6721:48
8Yeung145,9111:50
9Tang140,3731:52
10Chow130,4641:56
11Fung121,0051:61
12Tsang118,7561:62
13Kwok113,0631:65
14Yu108,9731:67
15Chu94,9461:77
16Tse94,9181:77
17Yip93,4841:78
18Law90,9961:81
19Liu90,2651:81
20Wong86,5401:85
21Hui86,1471:85
22Mak80,9041:91
23Yuen79,7801:92
24Wu79,5551:92
25Chiu78,1631:94
26Choi77,6571:94
27So77,3901:95
28Au75,8021:97
29Poon72,7661:101
30Ma70,0811:105
31Kwan69,9271:105
32Chen60,8471:121
33Wang60,7761:121
34Wan60,7201:121
35Lui59,1601:124
36Tong58,8651:125
37Siu58,5281:125
38Man54,9291:134
39Ip53,6501:137
40Tsui52,7651:139
41Pang52,2311:140
42Zhang44,2891:166
43Mok43,3621:169
44Kong42,8561:171
45Lam42,5601:172
46Ko41,9141:175
47Kwong40,7191:180
48Luk38,3581:191
49Ng37,9781:193
50Yiu37,7811:194
51Chong35,4201:207
52Lin33,5651:219
53Ho33,3541:220
54Yung33,1571:221
55Yan32,7921:224
56Chui31,0071:237
57Fan29,9951:245
58Yang29,0391:253
59Chang27,0151:272
60Choy25,9891:282
61Huang25,9191:283
62Sin25,0331:293
63Tai24,7941:296
64Sze24,6681:297
65Shum24,5551:299
66Kan24,5271:299
67Fu23,9511:306
68Yim23,2621:315
69Sun23,0231:319
70Ling22,4471:327
71Tan21,6881:338
72Ngai20,5771:356
73Fok18,9331:387
74Xu17,7801:413
75Hong17,2041:426
76Lee16,7841:437
77Lu16,5861:442
78Suen16,4311:446
79Tam15,5741:471
80Chung15,4891:474
81Zhou14,3511:511
82Tsoi13,5501:541
83Pun13,4511:545
84Yin12,9311:567
85Zhao12,5521:584
86Zhu12,4391:590
87Hu12,1581:603
88Szeto12,1021:606
89Cheuk11,9611:613
90Cho11,3291:647
91Yue11,0901:661
92Keung10,7671:681
93Liang10,1201:725
94He10,0501:730
94Lung10,0501:730
96Mo10,0221:732
97Kim9,9791:735
98Shiu9,7551:752
99Zheng9,7121:755
100Ku9,6001:764
100Kung9,6001:764
102Jiang9,1361:803
103Wei8,9671:818
104Tso8,7711:836
105Han8,7001:843
106Pak8,6301:850
107Or8,5601:857
108Shen8,4471:868
109Hung8,3631:877
110Pan8,2931:885
111Shi8,2651:888
112Chau7,9271:925
113Luo7,7591:945
114Guo7,6741:956
115Song7,6181:963
116Gao7,5481:972
117Pong7,4071:990
118Yao7,0561:1,040
119Fong7,0281:1,044
120Tao6,6761:1,099
121Su6,1001:1,203
121Xie6,1001:1,203
123Feng5,8891:1,246
124Xiao5,8191:1,261
125Peng5,8051:1,264
126Fang5,7631:1,273
127Chou5,6081:1,308
128Yi5,4541:1,345
128Ying5,4541:1,345
130Yuan5,4251:1,352
131Cai5,3131:1,381
132Ye5,2291:1,403
133Jin5,1721:1,418
134Dong5,1161:1,434
135Au-Yeung4,9761:1,474
136Dai4,9051:1,496
137Ding4,8491:1,513
138Heung4,8071:1,526
139Deng4,7931:1,530
140Cao4,7791:1,535
141Chi4,6811:1,567
141Wen4,6811:1,567
143To4,6381:1,582
144Ming4,5541:1,611
145Hou4,3991:1,668
145Liao4,3991:1,668
147Chao4,3571:1,684
148Lei4,1751:1,757
149Gu4,1181:1,781
149Zeng4,1181:1,781
151Shu3,9921:1,838
152Zhong3,9361:1,864
153Ching3,6541:2,008
154Yun3,6261:2,023
155Hei3,5001:2,096
156Chai3,4441:2,130
157Kang3,4011:2,157
158Yick3,3591:2,184
159Woo3,3311:2,202
160Huen3,2891:2,230
160Xia3,2891:2,230
162Che3,2611:2,249
162Mao3,2611:2,249
164Qian3,1631:2,319
164Qiu3,1631:2,319
164Tian3,1631:2,319
167Auyeung3,1201:2,351
168Jia3,0641:2,394
168Meng3,0641:2,394
170Kam3,0501:2,405
171Qin2,9661:2,473
172Chun2,8531:2,571
172Ji2,8531:2,571
174Lan2,7831:2,636
175Cui2,7411:2,676
176Ren2,7271:2,690
177Lo2,6851:2,732
178Gong2,6711:2,746
179Seto2,6141:2,806
180Lao2,5721:2,852
180Sim2,5721:2,852
180Zou2,5721:2,852
183Nip2,5441:2,883
184Guan2,5161:2,916
185Shao2,4741:2,965
185Xue2,4741:2,965
187Lim2,4601:2,982
188Qi2,4461:2,999
189Lok2,4181:3,034
190Lou2,4041:3,051
191Ting2,3891:3,071
192Gan2,3751:3,089
192Wo2,3751:3,089
194Hon2,3611:3,107
195Hwang2,3471:3,125
195Shin2,3471:3,125
197Hang2,2351:3,282
197Ngan2,2351:3,282
199Ni2,2071:3,324
200Tung2,1791:3,366
200You2,1791:3,366