Taiwan Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering Taiwan

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.

Taiwan Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

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.

Taiwan Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Taiwan Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

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

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.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Taiwan

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.

Taiwan 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.

Taiwan 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 Taiwan

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Chen2,573,4911:9
2Lin1,838,0991:13
3Huang1,347,0751:17
4Zhang1,277,5561:18
5Li1,153,3011:20
6Wang943,8291:25
7Wu933,8551:25
8Xu785,5861:30
9Liu733,6091:32
10Cai636,2861:37
11Yang596,5121:39
12Zheng411,9291:57
13Xie383,4791:61
14Hong337,9171:69
15Guo323,8591:72
16Lu323,5281:72
17Qiu321,3761:73
18Ceng317,0171:74
19Liao291,6781:80
20Lai282,5201:83
21Jiang270,2741:87
22Zhou267,9351:88
23Ye255,4891:92
24Su248,7811:94
25Zhuang210,8311:111
26He194,6151:120
27Luo193,5661:121
28Xiao181,3591:129
29Zhong169,5191:138
30Shi169,4311:138
31Gao166,7491:141
32You158,0461:148
33Zhu150,4681:156
34Jian145,9601:161
35Pan143,5811:163
36Yu142,4701:165
37Hu134,7421:174
38Zhan132,1231:177
39Peng132,0781:178
40Yan128,7051:182
41Zhao101,3341:231
42Liang98,9811:237
43Ke97,0261:242
44Wei93,7211:250
45Weng89,9991:261
46Sun82,7351:283
47Fang77,8251:301
48Dai77,2881:303
49Fan76,9501:305
50Tang75,3331:311
51Song72,7521:322
52Deng58,1881:403
53Gu57,3781:409
54Wen56,5021:415
55Fu52,2951:448
56Du50,6851:463
57Hou50,6561:463
58Cao48,5461:483
59Xue47,7051:491
60Ding45,9651:510
61Ji44,8191:523
62Ma44,5361:526
63Dong42,2531:555
64Lan41,2271:569
65Feng40,3851:581
66Zhuo40,3581:581
67Cheng39,6061:592
68Lian39,4851:594
69Yao38,6851:606
70Ou36,5771:641
71Tu36,2801:646
72Kang33,5731:698
73Bai32,8701:713
74Tian32,3071:726
75Zou31,2111:751
76Ruan26,9071:871
77Gong23,4721:999
78Yuan23,3441:1,004
79Han21,7431:1,078
80Guan20,9371:1,120
81Jin20,3921:1,150
82Tong19,5201:1,201
83Yin16,2531:1,442
84Tan16,1051:1,456
85Xia16,0191:1,464
86Qian14,7671:1,588
87Shao14,6571:1,600
88Ni14,5291:1,614
89Mao12,3861:1,893
90Ren12,1781:1,925
91Gan11,6011:2,021
92Wan11,4351:2,050
93Xiong11,4031:2,056
94Qin10,8771:2,155
95Lei10,0271:2,338
96Bao9,9921:2,346
97Chu9,3581:2,505
98Yi9,0161:2,600
99Rao8,9851:2,609
100Xin8,6681:2,705
101Chang8,6021:2,725
102Ling8,2541:2,840
103Que8,1891:2,863
104Cui8,0921:2,897
105Kong8,0111:2,927
106Zhangjian7,6151:3,079
107Qi7,5371:3,111
108Chenlin7,5341:3,112
109Mai7,5061:3,123
110Long7,3321:3,198
111Chi7,3241:3,201
112Tao7,2931:3,215
113Hua7,0951:3,304
114Linchen6,9661:3,366
115Meng6,9271:3,385
116Ouyang6,8311:3,432
117Xiang6,8131:3,441
118Ge6,7651:3,466
119Duan6,7541:3,471
120Qu6,1711:3,799
121Jia5,8421:4,013
122Mo5,5271:4,242
123Chenhuang5,3541:4,379
124Huangchen5,1571:4,546
125Lee4,8411:4,843
126Pu4,3981:5,331
127Zhangchen4,3031:5,448
128S4,2631:5,500
129Lichen4,2461:5,522
130Chenli4,2141:5,564
131An4,1421:5,660
132ChenZhang4,0971:5,722
133Mei4,0871:5,736
134Xing3,9831:5,886
135Mu3,9101:5,996
136Mou3,8951:6,019
137Nguyen3,8621:6,071
138Wangchen3,8351:6,113
139Huanglin3,7491:6,254
140Chenwu3,6741:6,381
141Zuo3,5451:6,613
142Dan3,4661:6,764
143Hao3,4501:6,796
144Chenwang3,4461:6,803
145Shu3,4121:6,871
146Linhuang3,3641:6,969
147Shang3,3511:6,996
148So3,3331:7,034
149Di3,3131:7,077
150Fanjiang3,3111:7,081
151Zhanglin3,3001:7,104
152Pang3,2901:7,126
153Sheng3,2821:7,143
154Wuchen3,2671:7,176
155Shen3,1691:7,398
156Linzhang3,0831:7,605
157Yue3,0741:7,627
158Jie3,0481:7,692
159Bi3,0411:7,710
160Ba2,9951:7,828
161Lilin2,9791:7,870
162Nie2,9011:8,082
163Hsu2,8161:8,326
164Cha2,8061:8,355
165Quan2,7671:8,473
166Bo2,7301:8,588
167She2,7211:8,616
168Chencai2,7161:8,632
169Si2,7091:8,654
170Sa2,6691:8,784
171Ying2,6631:8,804
172Chenxu2,6301:8,914
173Geng2,6281:8,921
174Niu2,6221:8,942
175Caichen2,6161:8,962
176Linli2,6071:8,993
177Wanglin2,6041:9,003
178Xuchen2,6031:9,007
179Linwu2,5531:9,183
180Wulin2,5091:9,344
181Chenliu2,5001:9,378
182Qiao2,4081:9,736
183Jiao2,3901:9,810
184Jing2,3471:9,989
185Zhanghuang2,3421:10,011
186Cruz2,2881:10,247
187Chou2,2791:10,287
188Lou2,2771:10,296
189Liuchen2,2751:10,305
190Tsai2,2691:10,333
191Yangchen2,2401:10,466
192Pei2,2391:10,471
193Lihuang2,2221:10,551
194Kuang2,1651:10,829
195Huangzhang2,1521:10,894
196Linwang2,1431:10,940
196Miao2,1431:10,940
198Sam2,1381:10,966
199Che2,1341:10,986
200Chenyang2,0911:11,212