Vitebsk Region Genealogical Records

Vitebsk Region Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Vitebsk Region 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 Vitebsk Region

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.

Vitebsk Region 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.

Vitebsk Region 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.

Vitebsk Region Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Vitebsk Region 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 Vitebsk Region

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.

Vitebsk Region 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.

Vitebsk Region 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.

Vitebsk Region 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 Vitebsk Region

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Belarus
1Ivanova8,6961:15525.69%2
2Ivanov8,2911:16222.48%1
3Novikov3,6891:36525.96%9
4Volkova3,1781:42423.49%10
5Novikova3,1381:42919.59%6
6Petrov3,0161:44619.46%8
7Kovalenko3,0091:44723.76%12
8Kozlov2,9051:46326.43%18
9Morozov2,7491:49027.01%24
10Smirnov2,7331:49227.01%26
11Moroz2,7251:49416.91%5
12Morozova2,6001:51825.39%22
12Petrova2,6001:51821.11%13
14Kotova2,5791:52216.44%7
15Kozlova2,4561:54825.07%27
16Volkov2,3981:56121.91%19
17Savchenko2,3261:57927.20%38
18Zaytseva2,2041:61125.45%36
19Kotov2,2031:61121.28%21
20Zaytsev2,0251:66523.16%34
21Zhuk1,9811:67910.72%4
22Shinkevich1,9781:68043.84%152
23Bogdanova1,9141:70345.57%178
24Smirnova1,8971:71018.73%25
25Mikhaylova1,8361:73333.27%97
26Marchenko1,7791:75720.02%33
27Pashkevich1,7621:76415.60%17
28Romanenko1,7281:77926.86%69
29Andreeva1,7191:78323.69%49
30Sidorovich1,5961:84332.07%127
31Golubeva1,5921:84543.34%237
32Kravchenko1,5801:85212.46%11
33Sokolov1,5791:85225.34%74
34Kuznetsova1,5701:85721.15%47
35Savitskaya1,5691:85820.26%44
36Yurchenko1,5621:86224.95%73
37Matskevich1,5541:86621.81%51
38Goncharova1,5301:88027.05%87
39Golubev1,5151:88846.34%279
40Nikitina1,4791:91028.67%115
41Shevchenko1,4721:91414.17%20
42Mironova1,4671:91716.25%32
43Krasko1,4491:92966.96%530
44Solovyova1,4031:95944.90%305
45Egorov1,3911:96836.02%216
46Sokolova1,3881:97022.11%72
47Kovalyova1,3651:98616.01%39
48Kuznetsov1,3591:99021.09%67
49Kovalevsky1,3551:99331.50%168
50Kostyukovich1,3521:99661.51%516
51Sinkevich1,3431:1,00218.94%52
52Stepanova1,3341:1,00932.68%189
53Poznyak1,3221:1,01822.79%81
54Bogdanovich1,3161:1,02315.61%40
55Vasilevskaya1,2981:1,03720.55%71
56Baranov1,2911:1,04323.08%90
57Romanov1,2901:1,04319.16%59
58Bogdanov1,2641:1,06536.73%257
58Meleshko1,2641:1,06529.89%175
58Stepanov1,2641:1,06530.07%177
61Bondarenko1,2631:1,06613.48%29
62Kovalevskaya1,2571:1,07126.63%137
63Tarasevich1,2551:1,07213.88%31
64Lebedeva1,2391:1,08624.55%122
65Zhernosek1,2171:1,10673.49%785
66Goncharov1,2121:1,11122.85%105
67Petkevich1,1941:1,12734.98%261
68Orlov1,1901:1,13122.67%108
69Shulga1,1831:1,13827.40%166
70Lebedev1,1761:1,14528.41%182
71Mikhaylov1,1751:1,14525.32%140
72Andreev1,1541:1,16622.46%117
73Frolov1,1451:1,17620.89%100
74Bondarev1,1391:1,18232.30%250
75Romanova1,1341:1,18712.07%28
76Medvedeva1,1311:1,19026.02%163
77Kulik1,1261:1,19521.54%109
78Kozlovsky1,1221:1,20017.05%65
79Pavlova1,1081:1,21520.06%96
80Zuev1,1051:1,21851.90%548
81Markevich1,1031:1,22016.28%58
82Pavlov1,1021:1,22121.33%113
83Kovalyov1,1001:1,22414.07%42
84Tomashevich1,0901:1,23549.86%519
85Sergeeva1,0731:1,25417.82%77
86Kuzmich1,0711:1,25714.32%46
87Kachan1,0701:1,25826.56%193
88Shibeko1,0671:1,26171.32%882
89Orlova1,0631:1,26619.23%95
90Vasileva1,0551:1,27623.26%149
91Kozlovskaya1,0521:1,27919.15%98
92Stankevich1,0501:1,28211.50%30
93Yakovleva1,0481:1,28427.71%221
94Naumenko1,0451:1,28823.47%158
95Fyodorova1,0351:1,30033.22%307
96Semyonov1,0331:1,30329.64%253
96Zueva1,0331:1,30351.94%602
98Kravtsov1,0251:1,31320.72%129
99Chernyavskaya1,0211:1,31826.38%214
100Zakharenko1,0181:1,32222.23%144
101Korolyov1,0171:1,32334.80%349
102Bykova1,0141:1,32741.46%451
102Lavrinovich1,0141:1,32734.44%343
104Nikitin1,0131:1,32921.43%136
105Savitsky9961:1,35125.64%210
106Buevich9931:1,35584.73%1,167
106Sidorenko9931:1,35514.86%62
108Lazarenko9881:1,36238.79%424
109Romanovskaya9851:1,36624.62%197
109Sinitsa9851:1,36650.15%616
111Fedorenko9841:1,36833.02%328
112Kazakevich9831:1,36924.16%190
113Korsak9811:1,37232.50%318
114Baranova9761:1,37921.93%159
115Solovyov9681:1,39032.86%341
116Vysotskaya9651:1,39520.92%141
117Adamovich9641:1,39616.56%80
117Novik9641:1,3965.03%3
119Titova9631:1,39821.29%150
120Kovaleva9541:1,41114.22%61
121Voronova9501:1,41747.17%588
122Voronov9431:1,42743.70%534
123Mironov9421:1,42917.94%107
124Dashkevich9401:1,43214.70%70
125Chernyavsky9371:1,43624.93%223
126Prudnikova9301:1,44741.35%498
127Popova9281:1,45022.19%179
128Yankovskaya9171:1,46829.23%301
129Makarov9161:1,46918.23%124
130Sergeev9151:1,47120.58%161
131Titov9091:1,48122.21%185
132Yakovlev9081:1,48226.91%265
133Isachenko9071:1,48435.96%429
134Krivko9061:1,48663.85%932
135Tarasov9051:1,48730.66%337
136Rudakova9041:1,48971.35%1,067
137Vasilyev9001:1,49625.02%243
138Makarova8911:1,51119.89%155
139Demeshko8901:1,51269.97%1,062
140Karpovich8881:1,5167.77%16
141Nikolaev8871:1,51722.71%205
142Litvinova8801:1,52930.14%350
143Zhukov8771:1,53518.65%138
144Sokolovskaya8701:1,54717.39%125
145Nikolaeva8651:1,55621.10%184
146Sadovsky8471:1,58925.74%274
147Ignatovich8441:1,59514.65%84
148Alekseeva8411:1,60031.16%387
149Shaytor8381:1,60689.53%1,518
150Alexandrovich8251:1,63119.88%181
151Popov8221:1,63715.60%106
152Petrovich8171:1,64711.75%55
152Troyan8171:1,64762.32%1,014
154Yakimovich8151:1,65120.16%192
155Melnikov8121:1,65811.84%56
155Zhukova8121:1,65818.89%169
157Drozdov8061:1,67021.48%224
158Zhuravlyova8051:1,67241.97%635
159Kovalev8001:1,68213.27%76
160Vasilevsky7981:1,68714.38%93
161Vasilyonok7971:1,68970.78%1,215
162Frolova7961:1,69114.82%103
162Rybakov7961:1,69140.24%609
164Volk7931:1,69717.56%151
165Semyonova7921:1,69924.70%283
166Pakhomenko7881:1,70876.43%1,372
167Tkachenko7871:1,71025.14%304
168Vasilenko7851:1,71515.41%120
169Antonov7761:1,73421.27%238
170Savitskiy7721:1,74326.26%344
171Vasilev7711:1,74621.51%244
172Medvedev7701:1,74818.15%173
173Gavrilenko7681:1,75314.94%116
174Abramenko7661:1,75746.85%804
175Borisevich7651:1,75911.36%60
176Matveev7641:1,76228.22%386
177Radkevich7611:1,76918.60%186
178Chernevich7591:1,77384.33%1,603
179Yaskevich7571:1,77819.36%203
180Vasilyeva7541:1,78523.91%295
181Lukashevich7531:1,7878.66%35
182Maltsev7521:1,79044.03%750
183Bykov7511:1,79226.17%359
184Makarenko7451:1,80712.74%79
184Scherbakova7451:1,80746.77%822
184Zhavoronok7451:1,80773.18%1,392
187Polyakov7441:1,80922.09%268
188Sushko7301:1,84419.70%230
189Misnik7291:1,84664.00%1,202
190Matveeva7271:1,85121.57%266
190Safranovich7271:1,85194.05%1,910
192Antonova7261:1,85422.73%284
193Mikhalchenko7251:1,85639.36%677
194Bobkov7231:1,86237.93%646
194Zakharov7231:1,86222.79%292
196Korolyova7201:1,86923.21%309
197Oryol7171:1,87768.48%1,346
197Shpak7171:1,87716.12%160
199Babich7131:1,88818.13%200
200Eryomenko7111:1,89350.79%948