Lower Austria Genealogical Records

Lower Austria Birth & Baptism Records

Austria Birth & Baptism Index (1651-1940)

An index to around 85,000 birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Lower Austria Marriage & Divorce Records

Austria Marriage Index (1722-1898)

An index to more than 25,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Lower Austria Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Austria Burial Index (1768-1918)

An index of around 30,000 burial records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Newspapers Covering Lower Austria

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.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

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

Lower Austria Immigration & Travel Records

Polish, Austrian & Galician Immigrants to the US (1890-1891)

An index to around 100,000 immigrants from Poland, Austria and Galacia who arrived in New York.

Records Relating to Kindertransport (1938-1939)

An index to records detailing the evacuation of Jewish children from Germany to Britain.

British University Women Holocaust Records (1938-1951)

An index to minutes concerning meetings helping Jewish women immigrate to the UK.

Religious Society of Friends Holocaust Records (1933-1942)

An index to records relating to the evacuation of Jews from Germany.

Lower Austria Military Records

Germany & Austria Military & Marine Officers (1600-1918)

This collection consists of over 200 military books listing military officers and other details of military organization for the German army and its predecessor states.

WWII Nuernberg Interrogation Records (1945-1947)

Transcripts of interrogations of Nazi war criminals, collaborators and witnesses to their acts.

Nazi Military Strategy in WWII (1944-1954)

Over 130,000 documents detailing the tactics, strategy, and policy of the German military during World War II through reports, interviews, and questionnaires.

Germany & Austria Military & Marine Unit Histories (1760-1933)

Generalized volumes recording the history of German military branches, lists of military personnel and officers, casualty lists, and campaign or military unit histories with details of specific regiments and individual contributions are included.

US WWII European Theater Army Records (1942-1946)

Administrative, strategic, and other documents relating to U.S. operations in Europe during World War II.

Nazi Death Camp Records (1939-1945)

A collection of various camp records, transport lists, medical data cards, inmate cards, death lists, and strength reports salvaged by the United States.

Mauthausen Death Books (1938-1945)

Contains the names of 38,206 prisoners who were killed at the camp, including biographical information and details of prisoners' incarcerations.

Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1944-1946)

The names of over 33,000 Jews who survived the holocaust and ended up in displaced persons camps.

Holocaust Survivor Lists (1937-1945)

An index to over 70,000 Holocaust survivors mentioned in records of the World Jewish Congress.

Jewish Names in US State Department Files (1910-1929)

An index of close to 10,000 Jews named in State Department files. The records cover Palestine, Romania, and Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Georgia, Yugoslavia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey, Tripoli, Barca, Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.

Lower Austria 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.

Lower Austria Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Lower Austria 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.

Nazi Death Camp Records (1939-1945)

A collection of various camp records, transport lists, medical data cards, inmate cards, death lists, and strength reports salvaged by the United States.

Germany & Austria Historical Postcards (1890-1950)

A collection of over 25,000 photographic postcards, depicting life and scenes in Germany and Austria. Each postcard caption has been indexed and may be searched by keyword or location.

Holocaust Survivor Lists (1937-1945)

An index to over 70,000 Holocaust survivors mentioned in records of the World Jewish Congress.

Lower Austria School & Education Records

British University Women Holocaust Records (1938-1951)

An index to minutes concerning meetings helping Jewish women immigrate to the UK.

Lower Austria Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Lower Austria

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Germany (514-1600)

The lineages of German, Dutch, Luxembourgish, Czech and Austrian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

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.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

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

Lower Austria Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Germany (514-1600)

The lineages of German, Dutch, Luxembourgish, Czech and Austrian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

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.

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Lower Austria 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.

Lower Austria Reference Works

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Jewish Name Database (1400-Present)

A database containing variants of 100,000s of given names used by Jews.

Most Common Surnames in Lower Austria

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Austria
1Bauer9,9371:15630.66%3
2Gruber7,9131:19620.21%1
3Wagner7,7921:19925.77%4
4Mayer6,7521:23025.45%8
5Huber6,1151:25416.17%2
6Berger5,0721:30621.39%11
7Müller5,0691:30617.20%5
8Fischer5,0061:31023.88%15
9Schmid4,8861:31723.94%16
10Steiner4,4871:34616.83%7
11Fuchs4,4311:35019.75%13
12Schwarz4,3441:35722.88%19
13Weber4,1691:37221.10%17
14Eder4,1461:37419.71%14
15Schneider4,0911:37921.35%18
16Pichler3,9541:39214.73%6
17Lechner3,8931:39827.47%32
18Baumgartner3,4821:44522.06%26
19Binder3,4501:44926.26%35
20Aigner3,2691:47424.79%34
21Hofbauer3,1011:50035.60%57
22Schmidt3,0781:50418.25%23
23Wimmer3,0201:51319.54%28
24Böhm3,0091:51531.79%50
25Winkler2,9511:52515.55%20
26Hofer2,9401:52712.23%10
27Schuster2,9161:53225.17%40
28Moser2,8361:54710.97%9
29Graf2,8171:55025.46%41
30Leitner2,7551:56311.91%12
31Riegler2,7381:56632.71%67
32Wallner2,6961:57519.23%33
33Holzer2,6501:58524.26%42
34Müllner2,5621:60537.19%87
35Brunner2,4711:62715.92%27
36Auer2,4391:63615.99%29
37Hackl2,4091:64428.65%66
38Lang2,3891:64914.82%25
39Karner2,3871:65028.33%65
40Koller2,3581:65818.98%38
41Wolf2,3481:66015.56%31
42Winter2,3161:66926.35%56
43Lehner2,3131:67018.90%39
44Reiter2,2801:68013.46%22
45Haider2,2741:68221.12%43
46Haas2,1241:73017.05%37
47König2,0731:74822.22%51
48Hahn2,0711:74938.73%117
48Weiss2,0711:74920.57%48
50Bruckner2,0551:75442.24%134
51Mayerhofer1,9991:77641.06%132
52Hofmann1,9871:78023.49%62
53Brandstetter1,9611:79137.13%119
54Wieser1,9251:80518.70%45
55Hauer1,9241:80638.10%126
56Maier1,9031:81510.59%21
57Krenn1,8731:82820.10%52
58Frank1,8531:83726.25%83
59Pfeiffer1,8511:83832.69%106
60Steininger1,7771:87331.00%103
61Seidl1,7761:87321.02%63
62Kainz1,7381:89226.55%91
63Maurer1,7001:91220.09%61
64Ebner1,6951:91513.18%36
65Resch1,6631:93220.02%68
66Stadler1,6501:94017.14%49
67Schweiger1,6441:94326.86%97
68Strasser1,6371:94716.16%46
69Riedl1,6351:94820.82%75
70Strobl1,6231:95519.72%69
71Kaiser1,6091:96417.56%53
72Kern1,6071:96518.48%58
73Mayr1,6051:9669.53%24
74Kaufmann1,5941:97317.84%54
75Braun1,5751:98432.37%133
75Steindl1,5751:98433.42%140
77Prinz1,5401:1,00737.31%165
78Mayrhofer1,5261:1,01619.24%74
79Haslinger1,4871:1,04325.90%102
80Klein1,4751:1,05119.79%80
81Koch1,4641:1,05914.49%47
82Grabner1,4621:1,06120.74%84
83Grill1,4431:1,07429.88%136
84Herzog1,4241:1,08925.16%107
85Lackner1,4091:1,10013.66%44
86Redl1,3981:1,10945.96%259
87Reisinger1,3971:1,11017.51%72
88Kraus1,3611:1,13930.06%147
89Burger1,3351:1,16136.34%196
90Hager1,3181:1,17620.92%94
91Weiß1,3171:1,17721.13%96
92Zimmermann1,2841:1,20819.61%90
93Stangl1,2761:1,21525.03%125
94Neubauer1,2691:1,22216.99%79
95Brandl1,2601:1,23125.23%128
96Handler1,2581:1,23346.77%313
97Stockinger1,2391:1,25129.31%155
98Stöger1,2311:1,26030.56%171
99Richter1,2261:1,26521.15%101
100Rauscher1,2231:1,26830.04%170
101Ecker1,2121:1,27922.89%118
102Schober1,2061:1,28615.20%73
103Sommer1,1981:1,29419.01%93
104Hoffmann1,1881:1,30518.62%92
105Bayer1,1831:1,31128.35%158
106Nagl1,1821:1,31234.19%218
107Krammer1,1711:1,32420.85%110
108Fritz1,1611:1,33513.75%64
109Posch1,1571:1,34014.20%71
110Böck1,1491:1,34943.26%317
110Mader1,1491:1,34923.75%135
112Bichler1,1471:1,35231.69%203
113Weninger1,1331:1,36842.85%318
114Plank1,1291:1,37323.74%138
115Amon1,1271:1,37641.88%312
116Friedl1,1211:1,38314.85%78
117Unger1,1201:1,38416.02%86
118Artner1,1181:1,38734.92%244
119Hartl1,1091:1,39816.69%89
120Walter1,1071:1,40119.61%108
121Hirsch1,1061:1,40234.23%240
122Trimmel1,1051:1,40346.20%357
123Fichtinger1,1021:1,40759.09%498
124Kellner1,0851:1,42932.98%233
124Köck1,0851:1,42920.81%121
124Wiesinger1,0851:1,42918.10%98
127Denk1,0831:1,43233.01%234
128Koppensteiner1,0811:1,43456.89%489
129Schuh1,0691:1,45030.30%211
130Raab1,0681:1,45229.82%207
131Langer1,0621:1,46023.38%146
132Fellner1,0611:1,46121.16%127
133Fasching1,0541:1,47125.13%156
133Schauer1,0541:1,47123.61%148
135Zehetner1,0521:1,47435.72%274
136Wittmann1,0511:1,47534.01%254
137Fink1,0451:1,48411.78%55
137Karl1,0451:1,48428.35%195
139Schindler1,0441:1,48530.57%223
140Horvath1,0281:1,50814.60%85
140Zöchling1,0281:1,50872.60%717
142Kurz1,0241:1,51420.58%129
142Schlager1,0241:1,51424.88%167
144Höller1,0201:1,52017.40%100
145Zeilinger1,0171:1,52537.01%304
146Zeller1,0131:1,53141.58%350
147Jäger1,0121:1,53214.13%82
148Zach1,0111:1,53421.06%137
149Lindner1,0061:1,54116.07%95
150Heindl1,0041:1,54443.52%373
151Heigl9891:1,56849.67%463
152Fürst9881:1,56929.85%230
153Leeb9871:1,57128.15%215
154Brandstätter9751:1,59014.44%88
155Brenner9381:1,65329.20%241
156Schön9361:1,65732.30%283
157Führer9321:1,66440.03%366
157Glaser9321:1,66430.56%258
159Luger9291:1,66929.29%247
160Ertl9281:1,67119.61%139
161Frühwirth9221:1,68225.47%202
162Teufel9211:1,68369.67%782
163Traxler9201:1,68529.41%249
164Mandl9121:1,70016.20%109
165Schrammel9111:1,70250.53%525
165Wurzer9111:1,70225.92%214
167Dangl9081:1,70857.29%621
168Vogl9011:1,72123.63%185
169Rath8911:1,74019.54%145
170Sonnleitner8861:1,75030.64%284
171Eichinger8841:1,75426.96%235
172Loibl8821:1,75851.46%566
172Schütz8821:1,75823.14%186
174Ernst8781:1,76624.96%213
175Buchinger8741:1,77435.54%343
176Friedrich8731:1,77625.34%220
176Hörmann8731:1,77632.55%314
178Schreiber8721:1,77824.67%210
179Aichinger8681:1,78624.96%216
180Geyer8611:1,80141.08%421
180Hauser8611:1,80110.01%59
182Weigl8491:1,82636.88%377
183Pfeffer8441:1,83734.70%351
184Kastner8421:1,84120.38%164
185Haller8311:1,86620.06%161
185Simon8311:1,86627.41%263
187Nowak8301:1,86823.22%208
188Novak8251:1,87915.85%122
189Widhalm8211:1,88958.68%724
190Putz8141:1,90516.36%129
190Renner8141:1,90526.28%253
192Edlinger8121:1,90923.49%218
193Kogler8071:1,92110.47%76
194Kitzler8021:1,93363.35%830
195Swoboda7961:1,94826.06%257
196Wurm7921:1,95817.22%142
197Dorner7891:1,96525.95%260
197Holzinger7891:1,96516.01%131
199Aschauer7831:1,98029.97%323
200Schweighofer7771:1,99522.68%221