Walloon Region Genealogical Records

Walloon Region Birth & Baptism Records

Belgium Birth & Baptism Index (1560-1890)

An index to over 410,000 birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

A small index to several-hundred-thousand records from select countries.

Walloon Region Marriage & Divorce Records

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

An index to more than 30,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Walloon 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.

Belgium Marriage Index (1563-1890)

An index to more than 70,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Belgium Death & Burial Index (1564-1900)

An index of around 70,000 death and burial records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Newspapers Covering Walloon 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.

Walloon Region Military Records

UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls (1914-1920)

An index to over 6.5 million medals and awards bestowed on British military personnel. The awards are the British War Medal, Allied Victory Medal, 1914 Star, Territorial War Force Medal and Allied Subjects Medal; the latter of which contains many French, Belgians and Dutch.

War Diaries of Lt. J.P.H.Guy (1940-1944)

A series of letters forming a war diary, penned by a British solider during WWII. They cover his time in Norway, France and Belgium.

Walloon 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.

Walloon Region Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Walloon Region Histories & Books

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.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Walloon Region Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Walloon Region

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.

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval France (451-1608)

The lineages of French 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.

Walloon Region 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.

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval France (451-1608)

The lineages of French 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.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

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

Walloon 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.

Most Common Surnames in Walloon Region

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Belgium
1Dubois13,3111:27472.85%10
2Lambert12,3181:29675.55%15
3Martin9,8221:37175.23%22
4Dupont9,6901:37764.79%18
5Dumont9,2831:39378.35%31
6Simon8,4201:43381.02%39
7Leclercq8,2041:44581.50%42
8Laurent8,0151:45579.40%41
9Renard7,9751:45881.84%43
10Lejeune7,8301:46684.09%46
11Denis7,5021:48678.56%44
11Leroy7,5021:48667.80%36
13Charlier7,3371:49784.09%51
14Michel6,7431:54181.21%58
15Petit6,7151:54376.95%50
16Evrard6,5861:55484.16%73
17Bertrand6,4991:56180.09%61
18Lemaire6,4701:56474.82%53
19Mathieu6,4061:57081.47%71
20Bernard6,1871:59081.06%78
21Gerard5,9051:61881.53%86
22Collard5,8001:62988.39%101
23Fontaine5,7921:63078.54%83
24Lefebvre5,6561:64571.62%70
25Marchal5,4631:66878.97%92
26Legrand5,3921:67778.33%95
27Thiry5,2721:69285.10%115
28Thomas5,2591:69460.44%52
29Henry5,2571:69483.08%110
30Servais5,1521:70888.01%132
31Noel5,1191:71386.40%129
32Carlier5,0881:71764.78%72
33Delvaux5,0661:72073.58%94
34Bastin5,0451:72386.65%134
35Adam4,8981:74572.55%98
36Moreau4,8661:75074.19%102
37Robert4,8271:75676.80%111
38Gillet4,7451:76984.54%142
39Guillaume4,6041:79383.82%153
40Lebrun4,5291:80681.69%148
41Hubert4,5191:80781.38%147
42Jacques4,5131:80972.63%113
43Toussaint4,4071:82882.20%159
44Janssens4,2911:85011.42%2
45Antoine4,2811:85285.71%188
46Louis4,2651:85681.42%171
47Cornet4,2491:85985.46%190
48Michaux4,1441:88180.70%178
49Collin4,0931:89178.22%172
50Remy4,0581:89985.43%205
51Goffin4,0161:90975.14%162
52Lecomte4,0011:91285.20%209
53Peeters3,9771:9179.64%1
54Poncelet3,9021:93582.15%205
55François3,8241:95463.94%125
56Meunier3,7781:96687.62%242
57Rousseau3,7571:97168.32%152
58Lefevre3,7241:98059.40%112
59Willems3,7141:98215.92%6
60Gilson3,6771:99284.06%232
61Mertens3,6731:99315.57%5
62Maes3,6481:1,00011.43%3
63Gérard3,5341:1,03289.02%273
64Georges3,4901:1,04687.93%275
65Schmitz3,4811:1,04880.41%238
66Delhaye3,4711:1,05179.76%236
67Bodart3,4661:1,05386.13%268
68Lacroix3,4571:1,05577.37%224
69Libert3,4371:1,06275.17%219
70Descamps3,4341:1,06362.97%155
71Gilles3,3961:1,07486.50%279
72Roland3,3471:1,09083.47%270
73Piette3,3251:1,09781.80%262
74Boulanger3,3201:1,09983.40%271
75Leonard3,2611:1,11979.87%261
76Massart3,2521:1,12273.34%229
77Dethier3,2401:1,12687.78%306
78Collignon3,2241:1,13287.97%312
79Devos3,1981:1,14125.55%28
80Delfosse3,1601:1,15582.85%293
80Mahieu3,1601:1,15548.96%105
82Etienne3,1141:1,17282.82%300
83Francois3,0851:1,18371.88%243
84André3,0441:1,19978.90%288
85Jacobs3,0381:1,20112.01%4
86Claes2,9961:1,21814.58%7
87Pirotte2,9941:1,21984.84%329
88Hardy2,9911:1,22076.48%282
89Brasseur2,9421:1,24077.77%296
90Lecocq2,9241:1,24879.50%308
91Nicolas2,9061:1,25683.87%333
92Marechal2,9021:1,25781.79%326
93Deprez2,8831:1,26640.77%88
94Pierre2,8781:1,26874.37%286
95Parmentier2,8741:1,27050.54%139
95Piron2,8741:1,27072.58%276
97Cuvelier2,8691:1,27264.20%223
98Bodson2,8391:1,28584.85%349
99Herman2,8171:1,29552.92%165
100Urbain2,8151:1,29687.07%365
101Vincent2,7981:1,30468.24%259
102Pirard2,7571:1,32379.82%336
103Pirson2,7081:1,34787.38%383
104Jacquet2,6591:1,37283.77%372
105Piret2,6521:1,37683.37%370
106Arnould2,6491:1,37788.62%403
107Gregoire2,6451:1,38081.56%363
108Remacle2,6181:1,39492.02%434
109Jacquemin2,5691:1,42084.37%391
110Gillard2,5481:1,43281.56%380
111Demoulin2,5191:1,44985.30%413
112Gobert2,5081:1,45583.18%396
113Masson2,5071:1,45572.50%335
114Mercier2,5051:1,45776.51%358
115Jacob2,4961:1,46268.53%317
116Chevalier2,4761:1,47477.16%367
117Thirion2,4661:1,48080.56%388
118Dufour2,4541:1,48766.98%314
119Delcourt2,4511:1,48978.21%377
120Léonard2,4411:1,49587.74%452
121Paquet2,4351:1,49989.00%467
122Dujardin2,4321:1,50055.61%233
123Legros2,4121:1,51387.11%456
124Peters2,3971:1,52246.33%176
125Pierard2,3771:1,53587.10%471
126Bourguignon2,3441:1,55781.08%423
127Cordier2,3401:1,55978.16%402
128Cambier2,3261:1,56971.88%364
129Godart2,3201:1,57382.59%441
130Janssen2,3121:1,57818.63%29
131Bourgeois2,2751:1,60457.28%272
132Desmet2,2521:1,62017.37%24
133Michiels2,2401:1,62914.94%17
134Allard2,2211:1,64369.97%372
135Collet2,2091:1,65276.86%428
136Olivier2,2041:1,65669.95%374
137Philippe2,1951:1,66275.12%420
138Goossens2,1821:1,67211.16%9
139Noël2,1801:1,67478.73%456
140Jadot2,1771:1,67686.91%522
140Orban2,1771:1,67680.99%475
142Durieux2,1721:1,68077.96%448
143Thibaut2,1681:1,68374.02%417
144Berger2,1591:1,69071.14%393
145Dupuis2,1561:1,69284.48%510
146Beckers2,1451:1,70131.15%93
147Lallemand2,1301:1,71385.10%523
148Colin2,1251:1,71771.84%411
149Charles2,1131:1,72780.28%486
150Grégoire2,1031:1,73586.72%534
151Delmotte2,0401:1,78970.78%425
152Lenoir2,0351:1,79371.43%432
153Poncin1,9821:1,84192.10%632
154Druart1,9791:1,84485.15%565
155Paquay1,9731:1,84987.03%585
156Godefroid1,9661:1,85679.92%530
157Andre1,9651:1,85785.55%575
158Huart1,9541:1,86788.06%603
159Barbier1,9421:1,87967.55%427
160Dardenne1,9321:1,88984.59%581
161Hermans1,9011:1,91911.54%14
162Muller1,8891:1,93260.68%381
163Maréchal1,8881:1,93385.94%614
164Thys1,8851:1,93623.12%60
165Mathy1,8791:1,94288.26%644
166Declercq1,8771:1,94421.04%48
167Henrard1,8611:1,96182.90%591
168Gustin1,8571:1,96584.10%610
169Demaret1,8491:1,97378.08%555
170Minet1,8371:1,98687.52%658
171Marchand1,8021:2,02557.33%375
172Lardinois1,7921:2,03689.78%698
173Smets1,7751:2,05613.35%21
174Renson1,7711:2,06076.60%569
175David1,7651:2,06739.71%228
176Grandjean1,7581:2,07685.46%676
177Paulus1,7461:2,09066.77%495
178Lemmens1,7441:2,09215.57%35
179Delforge1,7251:2,11578.77%620
180Colson1,7191:2,12349.68%334
181Richard1,7141:2,12981.46%653
182Sauvage1,7121:2,13186.73%708
183Timmermans1,6941:2,15419.96%55
184Wouters1,6751:2,1788.43%8
185Lemoine1,6661:2,19072.53%575
186Dieu1,6551:2,20577.70%642
187Lahaye1,6451:2,21869.23%551
188Collette1,6381:2,22883.19%714
189Wery1,6341:2,23377.96%660
190Pire1,6311:2,23786.02%755
191Bovy1,6301:2,23984.94%737
192Flament1,6261:2,24474.01%614
193Stevens1,6251:2,24513.22%30
194Dumoulin1,6181:2,25559.14%467
195Duvivier1,6091:2,26881.72%714
195Joly1,6091:2,26871.86%596
197Carpentier1,5881:2,29847.46%349
198Motte1,5851:2,30280.99%718
199Romain1,5831:2,30584.61%767
200Doyen1,5741:2,31874.35%648