Oruro Department Genealogical Records

Oruro Department 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.

Oruro Department 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.

Oruro Department 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 Oruro Department

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.

Oruro Department 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.

Oruro Department Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Oruro Department 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 Oruro Department

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.

Oruro Department 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.

Oruro Department 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.

Oruro Department 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 Oruro Department

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Bolivia
1Mamani25,5821:207.71%1
2Flores17,1011:317.61%2
3Choque15,7321:3311.30%4
4Quispe9,8951:534.71%3
5Lopez9,4391:559.21%10
6Condori8,6641:606.87%6
7Gutierrez8,1171:647.34%9
8Fernandez7,2511:727.73%11
9Colque5,5631:9411.49%30
10Rodriguez5,4721:954.50%7
11Vargas5,3811:973.89%5
12Rojas4,8341:1084.33%8
13Gonzales4,7431:1105.88%12
14Martinez4,3321:1217.06%18
15Chambi4,1041:12710.57%43
15Villca4,1041:1279.41%36
17Aguilar4,0591:1297.96%27
18Perez3,7851:1385.22%15
19Garcia3,7391:1404.85%13
20Vasquez3,6941:1417.95%33
21Calle3,6031:1459.57%45
21Ramirez3,6031:1457.75%32
23Cruz3,4201:1534.53%14
23Huanca3,4201:1535.87%22
25Morales3,2831:1597.54%37
26Calizaya3,1461:16620.64%140
27Nina3,1011:1688.53%49
28Guzman3,0101:1735.66%25
29Miranda2,9641:1766.65%35
29Soliz2,9641:1766.58%34
31Mendoza2,9181:1794.39%16
31Rios2,9181:1799.07%58
33Ramos2,8731:1824.69%20
34Rocha2,7821:1887.88%51
35Gomez2,7361:1917.68%50
36Torrez2,6901:1944.97%24
37Huarachi2,6451:19717.36%141
38Caceres2,5991:20114.10%119
39Herrera2,5081:2087.39%56
40Canaviri2,4621:21212.00%103
40Magne2,4621:21230.88%267
42Mollo2,3711:22018.55%171
42Yucra2,3711:22011.06%94
44Apaza2,3261:2243.94%21
45Alvarez2,2801:2295.30%38
45Zarate2,2801:2299.97%87
47Chavez2,2341:2343.65%19
48Sanchez2,1431:2443.42%17
49Ajhuacho1,9151:27345.19%437
50Ticona1,8701:2794.69%41
51Luna1,7781:29410.12%126
52Callejas1,6871:30920.04%250
52Escobar1,6871:3096.00%68
52Zambrana1,6871:3096.05%70
55Blanco1,6421:3188.27%111
55Camacho1,6421:3184.87%57
55Marca1,6421:3189.83%129
58Cabezas1,5961:32720.56%270