Bolivia Genealogical Records

Bolivia Birth & Baptism Records

Bolivia Catholic Church Records (1566-1996)

An index to and images of registers recording around 16 million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Bolivia Baptism Index (1560-1938)

An index to over 3 million baptism records, listing parents' names.

Bolivia Marriage & Divorce Records

Bolivia Catholic Church Records (1566-1996)

An index to and images of registers recording around 16 million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Bolivia Death & Burial Records

Bolivia Catholic Church Records (1566-1996)

An index to and images of registers recording around 16 million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Bolivia Catholic Death Index (1750-1920)

An index to around 50,000 death records. The index may contain name, age, gender, parents' names, place of burial and date of burial.

Newspapers Covering Bolivia

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.

Bolivia 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.

Bolivia Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Bolivia 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.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Bolivia

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.

Bolivia 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.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

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

Bolivia Church Records

Bolivia Catholic Church Records (1566-1996)

An index to and images of registers recording around 16 million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Bolivia 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.

Historical Description

Together with Paraguay this country alone amongst the South American States does not possess a seaboard. Its mineral products are of the greatest value : the famous silver mines of Potosi are considered to be practically inexhaustible. Gold is also found in the eastern Cordillera of the Andes, The other products comprise lead, copper, tin, salt, and sulphur. Its vegetable produce, cotton, cocoa, all sorts of grain, cinchona bark, indigo, india rubber, etc., form a large part of the exports. The Imports from the United Kingdom include metal goods and silks, and other textile fabrics, and in 1920 amounted to £768,429 the Exports to the United Kingdom £1,930,979. The population of Bolivia is 2,820,074 (1918), that of Sucre being 29,000, and La Paz, which is the seat of the Government, 107,252.

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertisers' Guide (1922)

Most Common Surnames in Bolivia

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Mamani331,9231:32
2Flores224,7611:47
3Quispe210,0931:51
4Choque139,1731:76
5Vargas138,4581:77
6Condori126,2051:84
7Rodriguez121,5031:87
8Rojas111,6061:95
9Gutierrez110,6161:96
10Lopez102,4861:104
11Fernandez93,8161:113
12Gonzales80,6851:132
13Garcia77,1311:138
14Cruz75,4501:141
15Perez72,5291:146
16Mendoza66,4701:160
17Sanchez62,5921:170
18Martinez61,3531:173
19Chavez61,2611:173
20Ramos61,2141:173
21Apaza58,9991:180
22Huanca58,2781:182
23Vaca57,7451:184
24Torrez54,1391:196
25Guzman53,1891:200
26Suarez51,2651:207
27Aguilar50,9701:208
28Justiniano50,9091:209
29Romero48,7231:218
30Colque48,4361:219
31Cuellar48,3291:220
32Ramirez46,4651:228
33Vasquez46,4431:229
34Soliz45,0121:236
35Miranda44,5421:238
36Villca43,5931:244
37Morales43,5151:244
38Alvarez43,0151:247
39Ortiz42,2221:251
40Espinoza41,2931:257
41Ticona39,8501:266
42Villarroel39,4271:269
43Chambi38,8121:274
44Castro38,4171:276
45Calle37,6611:282
46Duran37,1691:286
47Mendez36,9521:287
48Jimenez36,8541:288
49Nina36,3691:292
50Gomez35,6071:298
51Rocha35,2941:301
52Salazar35,2141:301
53Cespedes34,8631:305
54Hurtado34,2951:310
55Torrico34,0361:312
56Herrera33,9171:313
57Camacho33,6921:315
58Rios32,1791:330
59Velasquez31,5691:336
60Rivero31,1741:341
61Mercado31,0251:342
62Roca30,9611:343
63Rivera30,3831:349
64Poma29,5481:359
65Limachi29,0001:366
66Salvatierra28,9491:367
67Ruiz28,7481:369
68Escobar28,1341:377
69Arias27,9331:380
70Zambrana27,8991:381
71Saavedra27,4591:387
72Tapia27,3881:388
73Orellana27,3701:388
74Pinto27,3481:388
75Paz26,0061:408
76Padilla25,8551:411
77Molina25,8381:411
78Quisbert25,5011:416
79Montaño25,0791:423
80Ortega24,5451:433
81Velasco24,4311:435
82Laura24,3391:436
83Ayala23,9151:444
84Cabrera23,8541:445
85Zurita23,7101:448
86Callisaya22,9601:462
87Zarate22,8631:464
88Cortez22,4591:473
89Medina22,0691:481
90Leon21,9051:485
91Terrazas21,7981:487
92Quiroga21,7161:489
93Calderon21,5461:493
94Yucra21,4381:495
95Claros21,1921:501
96Montero21,1221:503
97Aguilera20,9371:507
98Zeballos20,8781:508
99Mejia20,7981:510
100Paredes20,6881:513
101Soto20,6601:514
102Yujra20,6001:515
103Canaviri20,5101:518
104Vallejos20,2861:523
105Paco20,2661:524
106Copa20,2111:525
107Moreno20,1401:527
108Llanos20,0341:530
109Diaz20,0241:530
110Castillo19,8571:535
111Blanco19,8431:535
112Sandoval19,6961:539
113Arancibia19,5661:543
114Hinojosa19,2071:553
115Ribera18,8441:563
116Arce18,7211:567
117Arteaga18,6201:570
118Melgar18,4871:574
119Caceres18,4381:576
120Maldonado18,0301:589
121Bautista17,9471:592
122Coca17,9111:593
123Chura17,8781:594
124Fuentes17,8551:595
125Medrano17,8381:595
126Luna17,5761:604
127Campos17,5601:605
128Parada17,0101:624
129Marca16,7031:636
130Menacho15,9421:666
131Zenteno15,9161:667
132Heredia15,8651:669
133Alarcon15,7321:675
134Aguirre15,6121:680
135Aruquipa15,5701:682
136Vega15,4821:686
137Zabala15,4061:689
138Daza15,3751:690
139Aramayo15,3281:693
140Calizaya15,2391:697
141Huarachi15,2331:697
142Franco15,1501:701
142Valencia15,1501:701
144Veizaga14,9941:708
145Saucedo14,9831:709
146Vera14,6481:725
147Cardozo14,6431:725
148Soria14,5621:729
149Lima14,3491:740
150Salinas14,2071:747
151Santos14,1441:751
152Machaca14,1401:751
153Delgado13,9801:759
154Pereira13,9761:760
155Valdez13,9621:760
156Mayta13,9541:761
157Sejas13,8961:764
158Quiroz13,7481:772
159Siles13,6671:777
160Vedia13,6381:778
161Pacheco13,6181:780
162Salas13,3801:793
163Nuñez13,3571:795
164Tola13,3201:797
165Zapata13,3081:798
166Peña13,1141:810
167Villegas12,9921:817
168Balderrama12,9191:822
169Silva12,8221:828
170Ledezma12,7971:830
171Mollo12,7791:831
172Alvarado12,6581:839
173Paniagua12,5681:845
174Delgadillo12,5381:847
175Bejarano12,3671:858
176Loza12,3421:860
177Herbas12,3321:861
178Barrios12,3121:862
179Muñoz12,1271:875
180Guarachi12,0731:879
181Marquez11,9861:886
182Eguez11,9031:892
183Tarqui11,8091:899
184Carrasco11,7551:903
185Alanoca11,7511:903
186Barrientos11,7381:904
187Carvajal11,7091:907
188Serrano11,6871:908
189Conde11,6131:914
190Pedraza11,5131:922
191Vidal11,4551:927
192Caballero11,4001:931
193Montano11,3901:932
194Antelo11,3331:937
195Escalante11,2791:941
196Torres11,2351:945
197Beltran11,2061:947
198Estrada11,2001:948
199Loayza11,1321:954
200Chuquimia11,1041:956