Argentina Genealogical Records
Argentina Birth & Baptism Records
An index to over 2.5 million Catholic church records, listing parents' names.
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.
A small index to several-hundred-thousand records from select countries.
Argentina Marriage & Divorce Records
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.
An index to over 140,000 marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
An index to more than 30,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.
Argentina Death & Burial Records
A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.
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.
Argentina Census & Population Lists
An index to and images of records detailing close to 3.9 million inhabitants of Argentina. Records include names, age, residence and more.
An index to and images of registers recording 1.8 million people living in Argentina.
Newspapers Covering Argentina
An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.
An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.
An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.
Argentina Immigration & Travel Records
Abstracts of details found in passenger lists, passport records, correspondence and seaman records, which may list name, age, gender, birthplace, occupation, residence, destination, emigration date and more. Most passengers were traveling to North America.
Details of 60,000 Jews who received assisted passage from Europe to the US, South American and South Africa.
Argentina Directories & Gazetteers
A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.
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.
Argentina Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Argentina Histories & Books
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.
Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.
Argentina Occupation & Business Records
A database of cricket scores and players.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Argentina
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.
A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.
A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.
A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.
Argentina Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
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.
A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.
Argentina Maps
An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.
Historical Description
Fourteen provinces and ten territories are comprised in the Republic, which has one of the richest agricultural and pastoral territories in South America, and is about 1,132,000 square miles in area. Its population in 1919 was 8,462,030. The principal products are wool, hides, sugar, cereals, and tobacco, also a large quantity of fruits for export. There are immense cattle and sheep ranches and the export of frozen beef and mutton is an important industry. Britain has a large trade with the Argentine, and the railways are almost entirely in the hands of British companies. The imports from Britain include machinery, hardware, cotton and linen goods, and woollens. In 1920 the Imports from the United Kingdom amounted to £43,841,651 ; Exports to United Kingdom, 1920: £128,046,279. In 1913 the value of German goods imported into Argentina amounted to nearly £14,000,000 and consisted chiefly of electrical machinery, paper printing machinery, chemicals, cheap jewellery, photo graphic accessories, soap, etc. The principal ports a Buenos Aires, Rosario, La Plata and Bahia Blane. The population of Buenos Aires, the capital, was (1920) 1,658,269.
Most Common Surnames in Argentina
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzalez | 648,730 | 1:66 | |
| 2 | Rodriguez | 541,922 | 1:79 | |
| 3 | Gomez | 492,130 | 1:87 | |
| 4 | Fernandez | 460,797 | 1:93 | |
| 5 | Lopez | 445,374 | 1:96 | |
| 6 | Diaz | 397,338 | 1:108 | |
| 7 | Martinez | 381,687 | 1:112 | |
| 8 | Perez | 330,820 | 1:129 | |
| 9 | Garcia | 320,032 | 1:134 | |
| 10 | Sanchez | 308,149 | 1:139 | |
| 11 | Romero | 296,144 | 1:144 | |
| 12 | Sosa | 216,540 | 1:197 | |
| 13 | Torres | 192,977 | 1:221 | |
| 14 | Alvarez | 192,942 | 1:222 | |
| 15 | Ruiz | 187,546 | 1:228 | |
| 16 | Ramirez | 179,144 | 1:239 | |
| 17 | Flores | 165,661 | 1:258 | |
| 18 | Benitez | 160,980 | 1:266 | |
| 19 | Acosta | 158,202 | 1:270 | |
| 20 | Medina | 155,525 | 1:275 | |
| 21 | Herrera | 149,507 | 1:286 | |
| 22 | Suarez | 147,327 | 1:290 | |
| 23 | Aguirre | 145,998 | 1:293 | |
| 24 | Gimenez | 144,375 | 1:296 | |
| 25 | Gutierrez | 143,475 | 1:298 | |
| 26 | Pereyra | 141,610 | 1:302 | |
| 27 | Rojas | 140,086 | 1:305 | |
| 28 | Molina | 136,383 | 1:313 | |
| 29 | Castro | 131,344 | 1:325 | |
| 30 | Ortiz | 124,792 | 1:343 | |
| 31 | Silva | 122,455 | 1:349 | |
| 32 | Nuñez | 119,777 | 1:357 | |
| 33 | Luna | 119,402 | 1:358 | |
| 34 | Juarez | 116,653 | 1:366 | |
| 35 | Cabrera | 113,902 | 1:375 | |
| 36 | Rios | 113,851 | 1:375 | |
| 37 | Morales | 111,252 | 1:384 | |
| 38 | Godoy | 110,604 | 1:386 | |
| 39 | Moreno | 108,439 | 1:394 | |
| 40 | Ferreyra | 108,039 | 1:396 | |
| 41 | Dominguez | 107,804 | 1:396 | |
| 42 | Carrizo | 104,267 | 1:410 | |
| 43 | Peralta | 104,103 | 1:411 | |
| 44 | Castillo | 103,513 | 1:413 | |
| 45 | Ledesma | 101,912 | 1:419 | |
| 46 | Quiroga | 101,826 | 1:420 | |
| 47 | Vega | 99,028 | 1:432 | |
| 48 | Vera | 95,803 | 1:446 | |
| 49 | Muñoz | 93,416 | 1:458 | |
| 50 | Ojeda | 93,261 | 1:458 | |
| 51 | Ponce | 91,634 | 1:466 | |
| 52 | Villalba | 89,460 | 1:478 | |
| 53 | Cardozo | 88,612 | 1:482 | |
| 54 | Navarro | 85,006 | 1:503 | |
| 55 | Coronel | 84,643 | 1:505 | |
| 56 | Vazquez | 84,390 | 1:506 | |
| 57 | Ramos | 84,255 | 1:507 | |
| 58 | Vargas | 83,588 | 1:511 | |
| 59 | Caceres | 82,553 | 1:518 | |
| 60 | Arias | 82,215 | 1:520 | |
| 61 | Figueroa | 81,755 | 1:523 | |
| 62 | Cordoba | 79,402 | 1:538 | |
| 63 | Correa | 79,274 | 1:539 | |
| 64 | Maldonado | 79,195 | 1:540 | |
| 65 | Paz | 78,650 | 1:543 | |
| 66 | Rivero | 77,564 | 1:551 | |
| 67 | Miranda | 77,355 | 1:553 | |
| 68 | Mansilla | 76,831 | 1:556 | |
| 69 | Farias | 74,709 | 1:572 | |
| 70 | Roldan | 74,270 | 1:576 | |
| 71 | Mendez | 73,665 | 1:580 | |
| 72 | Guzman | 72,678 | 1:588 | |
| 73 | Aguero | 71,935 | 1:594 | |
| 74 | Hernandez | 71,162 | 1:601 | |
| 75 | Lucero | 71,055 | 1:602 | |
| 76 | Cruz | 70,025 | 1:610 | |
| 77 | Paez | 69,888 | 1:612 | |
| 78 | Escobar | 69,534 | 1:615 | |
| 79 | Mendoza | 69,434 | 1:616 | |
| 80 | Barrios | 69,355 | 1:616 | |
| 81 | Bustos | 68,208 | 1:627 | |
| 82 | Avila | 67,498 | 1:633 | |
| 83 | Ayala | 66,073 | 1:647 | |
| 84 | Blanco | 66,005 | 1:648 | |
| 85 | Soria | 65,762 | 1:650 | |
| 86 | Maidana | 64,253 | 1:665 | |
| 87 | Acuña | 64,170 | 1:666 | |
| 88 | Leiva | 64,001 | 1:668 | |
| 89 | Duarte | 61,341 | 1:697 | |
| 90 | Moyano | 60,532 | 1:706 | |
| 91 | Campos | 60,424 | 1:707 | |
| 92 | Soto | 60,022 | 1:712 | |
| 93 | Martin | 59,442 | 1:719 | |
| 94 | Valdez | 58,370 | 1:732 | |
| 95 | Bravo | 58,348 | 1:733 | |
| 96 | Chavez | 57,810 | 1:739 | |
| 97 | Velazquez | 57,773 | 1:740 | |
| 98 | Olivera | 57,435 | 1:744 | |
| 99 | Toledo | 57,309 | 1:746 | |
| 100 | Franco | 57,221 | 1:747 | |
| 101 | Ibañez | 56,760 | 1:753 | |
| 102 | Leguizamon | 56,502 | 1:756 | |
| 103 | Montenegro | 56,160 | 1:761 | |
| 104 | Delgado | 54,527 | 1:784 | |
| 105 | Arce | 53,919 | 1:793 | |
| 106 | Ibarra | 53,915 | 1:793 | |
| 107 | Gallardo | 53,840 | 1:794 | |
| 108 | Santillan | 53,123 | 1:805 | |
| 109 | Acevedo | 52,947 | 1:807 | |
| 110 | Aguilar | 52,723 | 1:811 | |
| 111 | Vallejos | 52,484 | 1:814 | |
| 112 | Contreras | 52,425 | 1:815 | |
| 113 | Alegre | 52,243 | 1:818 | |
| 114 | Galvan | 51,547 | 1:829 | |
| 115 | Oviedo | 51,183 | 1:835 | |
| 116 | Aranda | 50,823 | 1:841 | |
| 117 | Albornoz | 50,532 | 1:846 | |
| 118 | Baez | 49,931 | 1:856 | |
| 119 | Sandoval | 49,805 | 1:858 | |
| 120 | Barrionuevo | 48,009 | 1:890 | |
| 121 | Veron | 46,754 | 1:914 | |
| 122 | Gauna | 46,321 | 1:923 | |
| 123 | Zarate | 46,256 | 1:924 | |
| 124 | Heredia | 45,740 | 1:934 | |
| 125 | Mercado | 44,991 | 1:950 | |
| 126 | Monzon | 44,880 | 1:952 | |
| 127 | Marquez | 44,739 | 1:955 | |
| 128 | Zalazar | 44,601 | 1:958 | |
| 129 | Mamani | 44,571 | 1:959 | |
| 130 | Coria | 44,451 | 1:962 | |
| 131 | Segovia | 44,100 | 1:969 | |
| 132 | Romano | 43,765 | 1:977 | |
| 133 | Jimenez | 43,541 | 1:982 | |
| 134 | Salinas | 43,228 | 1:989 | |
| 135 | Quinteros | 43,156 | 1:990 | |
| 136 | Barrera | 43,106 | 1:992 | |
| 137 | Ortega | 42,834 | 1:998 | |
| 138 | Cabral | 42,739 | 1:1,000 | |
| 139 | Palacios | 42,188 | 1:1,013 | |
| 140 | Cejas | 42,138 | 1:1,014 | |
| 141 | Quintana | 42,008 | 1:1,018 | |
| 142 | Zapata | 41,971 | 1:1,018 | |
| 143 | Rosales | 40,838 | 1:1,047 | |
| 144 | Altamirano | 40,548 | 1:1,054 | |
| 145 | Nieva | 40,539 | 1:1,054 | |
| 146 | Bazan | 40,294 | 1:1,061 | |
| 147 | Alonso | 40,271 | 1:1,061 | |
| 148 | Burgos | 40,153 | 1:1,065 | |
| 149 | Bustamante | 40,145 | 1:1,065 | |
| 150 | Varela | 40,003 | 1:1,069 | |
| 151 | Lescano | 39,301 | 1:1,088 | |
| 152 | Aguilera | 38,934 | 1:1,098 | |
| 153 | Paredes | 38,335 | 1:1,115 | |
| 154 | Avalos | 37,840 | 1:1,130 | |
| 155 | Cuello | 37,612 | 1:1,136 | |
| 156 | Aquino | 37,459 | 1:1,141 | |
| 157 | Orellana | 37,305 | 1:1,146 | |
| 158 | Caballero | 37,300 | 1:1,146 | |
| 159 | Reynoso | 36,723 | 1:1,164 | |
| 160 | Reyes | 36,641 | 1:1,167 | |
| 161 | Villarreal | 36,588 | 1:1,168 | |
| 162 | Alarcon | 36,432 | 1:1,173 | |
| 163 | Pacheco | 36,019 | 1:1,187 | |
| 164 | Tapia | 35,875 | 1:1,191 | |
| 165 | Galarza | 35,533 | 1:1,203 | |
| 166 | Ocampo | 35,489 | 1:1,204 | |
| 167 | Meza | 35,439 | 1:1,206 | |
| 168 | Guerrero | 34,899 | 1:1,225 | |
| 169 | Salas | 34,818 | 1:1,228 | |
| 170 | Frias | 34,785 | 1:1,229 | |
| 171 | Videla | 34,686 | 1:1,232 | |
| 172 | Miño | 34,618 | 1:1,235 | |
| 173 | Jara | 34,547 | 1:1,237 | |
| 174 | Garay | 34,478 | 1:1,240 | |
| 175 | Rossi | 34,476 | 1:1,240 | |
| 176 | Lezcano | 34,474 | 1:1,240 | |
| 177 | Valenzuela | 34,287 | 1:1,247 | |
| 178 | Oliva | 33,741 | 1:1,267 | |
| 179 | Fuentes | 33,677 | 1:1,269 | |
| 180 | Robledo | 33,667 | 1:1,270 | |
| 181 | Espindola | 33,522 | 1:1,275 | |
| 182 | Nieto | 33,469 | 1:1,277 | |
| 183 | Pereira | 33,359 | 1:1,281 | |
| 184 | Brizuela | 33,325 | 1:1,283 | |
| 185 | Andrada | 33,037 | 1:1,294 | |
| 186 | Maciel | 32,946 | 1:1,297 | |
| 187 | Funes | 32,722 | 1:1,306 | |
| 187 | Robles | 32,722 | 1:1,306 | |
| 189 | Sotelo | 32,591 | 1:1,312 | |
| 190 | Cortez | 32,567 | 1:1,312 | |
| 191 | Almiron | 32,307 | 1:1,323 | |
| 192 | Rivas | 32,225 | 1:1,326 | |
| 193 | Gil | 31,695 | 1:1,349 | |
| 194 | Villegas | 31,637 | 1:1,351 | |
| 195 | Calderon | 30,681 | 1:1,393 | |
| 196 | Vergara | 30,649 | 1:1,395 | |
| 197 | Carabajal | 30,557 | 1:1,399 | |
| 198 | Ceballos | 30,132 | 1:1,419 | |
| 199 | Gallo | 29,454 | 1:1,451 | |
| 200 | Palavecino | 29,432 | 1:1,452 | |