Brest Genealogical Records

Brest Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Brest 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 Brest

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.

Brest 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.

Brest 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.

Brest Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Brest 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 Brest

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.

Brest 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.

Brest 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.

Brest 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 Brest

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Brest Region
1Ivanov1,3681:24934.64%4
2Kovalchuk1,3521:25234.94%5
3Ivanova9921:34434.40%10
4Savchuk9651:35328.27%7
5Panasyuk8711:39242.26%26
6Zhuk8301:41117.10%1
7Kravchuk8271:41226.23%8
8Romanyuk7721:44232.82%19
9Novik7511:45418.60%3
10Petrov7171:47634.18%25
11Marchuk6711:50827.65%17
12Makarevich6421:53125.31%14
12Semenyuk6421:53142.02%42
14Levchuk6211:54930.76%27
15Kovalevich6141:55616.56%6
16Gritsuk6031:56627.97%20
17Pashkevich5981:57013.47%2
18Kuzmich5931:57519.27%9
19Tarasyuk5781:59027.46%24
20Petrova5731:59541.19%51
21Dmitruk5521:61832.24%35
22Vasilyuk5431:62843.10%60
23Karpuk5381:63438.57%50
24Klimuk5321:64159.18%122
25Danilyuk5291:64535.36%44
26Kotova5231:65224.60%22
26Shevchuk5231:65220.82%15
28Sidoruk5221:65337.94%52
29Kot4951:68923.29%23
30Kondratyuk4831:70626.11%31
31Borisyuk4811:70932.52%46
31Mironova4811:70935.03%53
33Denisyuk4701:72634.92%54
34Khomich4651:73419.14%16
35Moroz4631:73716.73%12
36Boyko4451:76723.17%30
36Fedoruk4451:76738.90%78
38Klimovich4281:79717.84%18
39Ivanyuk4061:84050.69%164
40Novikova3991:85536.84%85
41Tarasevich3971:85925.08%40
42Stepanyuk3941:86631.80%63
43Mikhalchuk3821:89334.05%80
44Smirnova3781:90231.21%68
45Korol3691:92422.93%39
45Romanova3691:92436.00%95
45Zdanevich3691:92486.21%472
48Demchuk3671:92932.62%79
48Smirnov3671:92932.86%82
50Kotov3661:93233.49%84
51Martynyuk3601:94842.11%144
52Andreyuk3571:95547.60%186
53Petruchik3511:97243.12%159
53Verenich3511:97212.66%11
53Volkova3511:97224.06%48
56Nesteruk3481:98040.56%143
57Sakharchuk3461:98635.41%101
58Ignatyuk3421:99733.69%96
58Kornelyuk3421:99747.24%200
60Karpovich3371:1,01212.82%13
60Romanovich3371:1,01220.10%36
62Kozak3341:1,02120.57%38
63Melnik3301:1,03415.51%21
64Brestsky3281:1,04098.80%698
65Yaroshuk3271:1,04326.41%64
66Nichiporuk3161:1,07956.13%297
67Voytovich3121:1,09320.74%43
68Andreeva3111:1,09744.11%211
68Volkov3111:1,09729.93%90
70Kozel3091:1,10418.54%37
71Melnichuk3021:1,12935.08%141
72Morozova2911:1,17231.84%116
72Sergeeva2911:1,17233.88%142
74Abramchuk2801:1,21815.47%32
75Mironov2771:1,23139.51%212
76Antonyuk2751:1,24038.84%209
77Kulik2731:1,24931.93%144
78Tkachuk2711:1,25930.42%126
79Bondar2701:1,26322.30%68
79Novikov2701:1,26336.99%195
81Kolyada2641:1,29222.11%71
82Kirilyuk2631:1,29725.34%91
82Volk2631:1,29729.75%130
82Yanchuk2631:1,29738.06%219
85Popov2591:1,31733.08%171
86Demidyuk2561:1,33235.16%197
87Shevchenko2541:1,34325.20%97
88Sokolov2501:1,36448.36%347
89Morozov2481:1,37536.05%222
90Litvinchuk2451:1,39213.73%33
90Lukashevich2451:1,39212.34%28
92Naumchik2411:1,41519.19%61
93Gavrilyuk2401:1,42140.40%275
93Stasyuk2401:1,42131.96%185
95Pavlovich2381:1,43316.12%47
96Frolova2361:1,44534.60%224
96Ostapuk2361:1,44527.06%135
98Bondaruk2341:1,45830.27%175
98Kotovich2341:1,45835.19%230
98Pilipchuk2341:1,45822.63%92
98Shpak2341:1,45822.67%93
98Smal2341:1,45852.12%435
98Yakimuk2341:1,45843.58%324
104Androsyuk2321:1,47029.29%167
105Koval2291:1,49019.76%76
105Trofimuk2291:1,49037.85%265
107Belov2271:1,50336.20%250
108Kholod2241:1,52331.02%201
108Kovalenko2241:1,52331.37%207
108Kravchenko2241:1,52327.69%162
111Makarova2201:1,55035.66%259
112Filatova2181:1,56538.86%300
113Leshkevich2151:1,58712.41%34
114Kostyuchik2131:1,60131.74%227
115Kivachuk2111:1,61735.64%278
115Levonyuk2111:1,61731.63%228
115Romanov2111:1,61734.25%260
118Orlova2091:1,63242.31%372
119Nazaruk2081:1,64030.45%223
119Vlasyuk2081:1,64043.42%395
121Kisel2061:1,65617.50%72
121Zayats2061:1,65621.13%102
123Kuznetsov2041:1,67232.54%250
123Sych2041:1,67251.65%529
125Andreev2011:1,69741.44%388
126Prokopchuk1991:1,71426.39%184
127Makarov1971:1,73127.29%201
127Solovey1971:1,73127.63%208
129Budnik1951:1,74937.14%333
129Sokolova1951:1,74939.63%374
131Kruk1931:1,76725.26%178
131Suprunyuk1931:1,76746.84%496
133Kozlovsky1921:1,77721.12%117
133Lis1921:1,77726.16%191
133Sergeev1921:1,77738.87%372
136Vasilevskaya1901:1,79521.49%130
137Trotsyuk1881:1,81447.72%532
138Belova1861:1,83433.94%310
138Gerasimuk1861:1,83430.39%263
138Kontsevich1861:1,83430.00%255
141Orlov1851:1,84442.05%448
141Protasevich1851:1,84424.31%179
141Samosyuk1851:1,84420.56%121
144Kuznetsova1831:1,86423.34%170
144Matskevich1831:1,86415.22%70
144Omelyanyuk1831:1,86452.29%637
144Romanchuk1831:1,86431.77%289
148Bondarenko1811:1,88536.35%366
148Doroshuk1811:1,88573.58%1,029
148Kovalyova1811:1,88532.26%300
148Mikhalyuk1811:1,88532.04%295
148Prokopovich1811:1,88514.48%62
148Satsyuk1811:1,88536.13%363
148Veremchuk1811:1,88545.82%529
155Klimchuk1791:1,90614.61%66
155Masyuk1791:1,90630.19%277
155Nikityuk1791:1,90634.82%350
158Kononovich1771:1,9279.09%29
158Nikolayuk1771:1,92758.03%789
158Olesik1771:1,92725.29%213
158Soroka1771:1,92716.50%87
158Stelmashuk1771:1,92755.84%746
163Grinevich1741:1,96022.86%179
163Kostyuk1741:1,96021.07%154
165Kozlova1721:1,98330.07%293
165Shtyk1721:1,98329.66%287
165Vakulchik1721:1,98318.26%107
168Gorbach1701:2,00614.48%74
168Guk1701:2,00622.94%188
168Petrovich1701:2,00624.67%221
168Stankevich1701:2,00617.19%100
168Yurkevich1701:2,00619.02%124
173Bozhko1671:2,04323.26%203
173Mikhnyuk1671:2,04318.60%123
173Pavlov1671:2,04335.31%403
176Demidovich1651:2,06713.45%65
176Viktorovich1651:2,06717.95%113
178Osipuk1631:2,09340.25%510
178Prikhodko1631:2,09338.00%468
178Zaytseva1631:2,09340.65%519
181Frolov1611:2,11942.71%571
181Mironyuk1611:2,11934.77%411
183Aleksandrova1601:2,13232.59%377
183Korolyuk1601:2,13233.97%405
183Stasevich1601:2,13220.36%169
183Uglyanitsa1601:2,13236.87%460
183Zhukovich1601:2,13216.79%105
188Golub1581:2,15916.60%106
188Grishkevich1581:2,15925.20%250
190Kapuza1561:2,18720.00%173
190Kazak1561:2,18726.35%278
190Vasilevsky1561:2,18715.57%98
193Bely1541:2,21530.99%367
193Kukharchuk1541:2,21517.76%138
193Tur1541:2,21535.40%458
193Vorobey1541:2,21517.00%120
193Voytyuk1541:2,21554.80%874
198Martysyuk1531:2,22939.13%538
198Nikolaevich1531:2,22920.43%187
198Yarmoshuk1531:2,22941.80%596
198Yaroshevich1531:2,22911.92%57