Belarus Genealogical Records

Belarus Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Belarus Census & Population Lists

Jewish-Belorussian Census & Family Lists (1795-1890)

Transcripts of documents recording around 34,000 Jews, including family relationships and more.

Newspapers Covering Belarus

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.

Belarus Military Records

Records from Ten Ghettos (1940-1945)

A database containing genealogical and biographical details of hundreds-of-thousands of Jews living in ghettos in Eastern Europe.

Duma Voter Lists (1906-1907)

An index to over 200,000 names found in lists of registered voters for parts of Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland and Latvia. The index lists name, voting qualification, residence, property value, age and more.

Belarus 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.

Belarus Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Belarus 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.

Records from Ten Ghettos (1940-1945)

A database containing genealogical and biographical details of hundreds-of-thousands of Jews living in ghettos in Eastern Europe.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Belarus

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.

Belarus 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.

Belarus 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.

Belarus Reference Works

Dictionary of Jewish Surnames in Russian Empire (1500-1900)

A work which list the history and etymology of Jewish surnames found in the Ukraine, Belorussia, Bessarabia, Lithuania, and Russia.

Jewish Name Database (1400-Present)

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

Miriam Weiner Eastern European Archival Database (1800-1960)

An index to predominantly Jewish records held in the archives of Belarus, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland and Ukraine.

Most Common Surnames in Belarus

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Ivanov36,8821:258
2Ivanova33,8441:281
3Novik19,1651:496
4Zhuk18,4791:514
5Moroz16,1101:590
6Novikova16,0221:593
7Kotova15,6831:606
8Petrov15,4951:613
9Novikov14,2111:669
10Volkova13,5281:702
11Kravchenko12,6781:749
12Kovalenko12,6641:750
13Petrova12,3181:771
14Makarevich12,1631:781
15Kovalchuk12,0841:786
16Karpovich11,4221:832
17Pashkevich11,2981:841
18Kozlov10,9911:864
19Volkov10,9471:868
20Shevchenko10,3851:915
21Kotov10,3541:918
22Morozova10,2391:928
23Klimovich10,2221:929
24Morozov10,1771:934
25Smirnova10,1281:938
26Smirnov10,1191:939
27Kozlova9,7951:970
28Romanova9,3971:1,011
29Bondarenko9,3671:1,014
30Stankevich9,1321:1,040
31Tarasevich9,0391:1,051
32Mironova9,0271:1,053
33Marchenko8,8851:1,069
34Zaytsev8,7431:1,087
35Lukashevich8,6921:1,093
36Zaytseva8,6591:1,097
37Kot8,6091:1,104
38Savchenko8,5511:1,111
39Kovalyova8,5241:1,115
40Bogdanovich8,4291:1,127
41Pinchuk7,9831:1,190
42Kovalyov7,8181:1,215
43Boyko7,7561:1,225
44Savitskaya7,7451:1,227
45Melnikova7,5641:1,256
46Kuzmich7,4811:1,270
47Kuznetsova7,4241:1,280
48Melnik7,3621:1,291
49Andreeva7,2551:1,310
50Korol7,2081:1,318
51Matskevich7,1261:1,333
52Sinkevich7,0891:1,340
53Bondar7,0861:1,341
54Pavlovich7,0821:1,342
55Petrovich6,9531:1,366
56Melnikov6,8591:1,385
57Kazak6,8151:1,394
58Markevich6,7751:1,402
59Romanov6,7341:1,411
60Borisevich6,7321:1,411
61Kovaleva6,7101:1,416
62Sidorenko6,6841:1,421
63Yushkevich6,6631:1,426
64Kovalevich6,5961:1,440
65Kozlovsky6,5791:1,444
66Zayats6,4881:1,464
67Kuznetsov6,4451:1,474
68Abramovich6,4371:1,476
69Romanenko6,4341:1,477
70Dashkevich6,3931:1,486
71Vasilevskaya6,3161:1,504
72Sokolova6,2791:1,513
73Yurchenko6,2601:1,518
74Sokolov6,2321:1,525
75Borisenko6,0901:1,560
76Kovalev6,0301:1,576
77Sergeeva6,0211:1,578
78Rusak5,9291:1,602
79Makarenko5,8501:1,624
80Adamovich5,8231:1,632
81Poznyak5,8021:1,638
82Drozd5,7771:1,645
83Kozel5,7761:1,645
84Ignatovich5,7611:1,649
85Khomich5,7511:1,652
86Vorobey5,6801:1,673
87Goncharova5,6561:1,680
88Kravchuk5,6161:1,692
89Romanyuk5,5941:1,698
90Baranov5,5931:1,699
91Shevchuk5,5761:1,704
92Dubovik5,5541:1,711
93Vasilevsky5,5511:1,712
94Akulich5,5391:1,715
95Orlova5,5291:1,718
96Pavlova5,5241:1,720
97Mikhaylova5,5181:1,722
98Kozlovskaya5,4931:1,730
99Kisel5,4891:1,731
100Frolov5,4811:1,733
101Romanovich5,4801:1,734
102Savchuk5,4441:1,745
103Frolova5,3701:1,769
104Sakovich5,3591:1,773
105Goncharov5,3041:1,791
106Popov5,2681:1,804
107Mironov5,2511:1,809
108Orlov5,2501:1,810
109Kulik5,2271:1,818
110Murashko5,2221:1,819
111Kravtsova5,2151:1,822
112Golub5,2051:1,825
113Pavlov5,1661:1,839
114Gorbach5,1591:1,842
115Nikitina5,1581:1,842
116Gavrilenko5,1421:1,848
117Andreev5,1381:1,849
118Vashkevich5,1281:1,853
119Timoshenko5,1241:1,854
120Vasilenko5,0941:1,865
121Solovey5,0761:1,872
122Lebedeva5,0461:1,883
123Malinovskaya5,0321:1,888
124Makarov5,0261:1,890
125Sokolovskaya5,0021:1,899
126Vasilevich5,0011:1,900
127Sidorovich4,9771:1,909
128Prokopovich4,9541:1,918
129Kravtsov4,9461:1,921
130Lis4,9451:1,921
131Zhdanovich4,9321:1,926
132Kholod4,8821:1,946
133Fedorovich4,8561:1,957
134Matusevich4,7621:1,995
135Gerasimovich4,7521:1,999
136Nikitin4,7281:2,010
137Kovalevskaya4,7211:2,013
138Zhukov4,7021:2,021
139Yaroshevich4,6761:2,032
140Mikhaylov4,6411:2,047
141Belaya4,6121:2,060
141Vysotskaya4,6121:2,060
143Yurkevich4,6061:2,063
144Zakharenko4,5791:2,075
145Bely4,5781:2,075
146Burak4,5741:2,077
147Novitskaya4,5691:2,079
148Demidovich4,5451:2,090
149Vasileva4,5361:2,095
150Titova4,5231:2,101
151Volk4,5151:2,104
152Shinkevich4,5121:2,106
153Vishnevskaya4,4981:2,112
154Zhukovsky4,4841:2,119
155Makarova4,4801:2,121
156Gurinovich4,4681:2,126
157Belov4,4541:2,133
158Naumenko4,4531:2,134
159Baranova4,4511:2,135
160Shpak4,4481:2,136
161Sergeev4,4451:2,137
162Koval4,3581:2,180
163Medvedeva4,3471:2,186
164Golovach4,3351:2,192
165Zhukovskaya4,3241:2,197
166Shulga4,3171:2,201
167Mitskevich4,3121:2,203
168Kovalevsky4,3021:2,209
169Zhukova4,2981:2,211
170Nesterovich4,2801:2,220
171Prikhodko4,2601:2,230
172Filatova4,2521:2,234
173Belova4,2421:2,240
173Medvedev4,2421:2,240
175Meleshko4,2291:2,247
176Kasperovich4,2201:2,251
177Stepanov4,2031:2,261
178Bogdanova4,2001:2,262
179Popova4,1821:2,272
180Korotkevich4,1791:2,274
181Alexandrovich4,1491:2,290
182Lebedev4,1401:2,295
183Baranovsky4,1131:2,310
184Nikolaeva4,0991:2,318
185Titov4,0921:2,322
186Radkevich4,0911:2,322
187Ignatenko4,0851:2,326
187Prokopenko4,0851:2,326
189Stepanova4,0821:2,328
190Kazakevich4,0681:2,336
191Savich4,0551:2,343
192Yakimovich4,0421:2,351
193Kachan4,0291:2,358
194Sergeevich4,0101:2,369
195Ermakovich4,0081:2,371
196Baranovskaya4,0041:2,373
197Romanovskaya4,0011:2,375
198Nikitenko3,9531:2,404
199Polyakova3,9491:2,406
200Babich3,9331:2,416