Alagoas Genealogical Records

Alagoas Birth & Baptism Records

Brazil Baptism Index (1688-1935)

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

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Alagoas Marriage & Divorce Records

Brazil Marriage Index (1730-1955)

An index to over 470,000 Catholic marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

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

Alagoas Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Brazil Catholic Death Index (1750-1890)

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 Alagoas

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.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Alagoas Immigration & Travel Records

Irish Famine Immigrants (1846-1851)

A record of over 600,000 immigrants arriving in the United States; being predominantly those escaping the Irish famine. Records may contain numerous useful details, such as age or year of birth, native county and intended destination.

São Paulo, Brazil Immigration Cards (1902-1980)

An index to and images of millions of documents detailing foreigners with granted permanent residency in São Paulo.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Immigration Cards (1900-1965)

Indexes and images of millions of immigration cards issued by Brazilian consulates around the world and presented at the port of entry by foreigners visiting or immigrating to Brazil.

Swedish Emigration Records (1783-1951)

Abstracts of details found in passenger lists, passport records, correspondence and seaman records, which may list name, age, gender, birthplace, occupation, residence, destination, emigration date and more. Most passengers were traveling to North America.

Alagoas 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.

Alagoas Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Alagoas 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.

Alagoas Occupation & Business Records

Slave Voyages Database (1514-1866)

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has information on more than 35,000 slave voyages that forcibly embarked over 12 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Alagoas

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.

Alagoas 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.

Alagoas 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 Alagoas

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Brazil
1da Silva494,0691:73.93%1
2dos Santos360,2931:94.85%2
3Ferreira104,3791:322.15%5
4Silva91,0131:372.23%7
5Santos89,2191:383.07%11
6Alves78,3681:431.61%4
7da Conceiçao74,9711:456.10%27
8Pereira65,6421:511.17%3
9Gomes60,6441:552.08%10
10de Oliveira53,7831:631.35%8
11Rodrigues43,5991:771.04%6
12Barbosa42,1321:802.46%17
13Vieira39,0691:862.49%18
14de Lima38,3311:883.17%28
15Lima35,2621:952.33%21
16Soares34,9341:961.96%15
17Oliveira32,6581:1031.42%12
18de Souza29,9151:1120.83%9
19do Nascimento26,9251:1252.44%29
20Bezerra24,8481:1354.07%50
21Correia23,1161:1455.96%74
22Batista19,3221:1741.33%22
23Lopes18,8841:1781.23%20
24Costa16,8941:1991.21%24
25Araujo16,8811:1991.73%33
26Marques16,6501:2021.80%34
27de Araujo16,1811:2082.36%48
28Souza16,1261:2081.04%19
29Cavalcante16,0801:2096.44%106
30Nunes14,7511:2281.39%31
31Nascimento14,7281:2281.73%38
32de Melo14,4851:2323.98%79
33Martins13,1601:2550.76%16
34Barros12,7281:2643.38%76
35Tenorio12,2431:27520.18%302
36Rocha12,0281:2801.67%46
37Tavares11,8741:2832.80%64
38Felix11,8231:2843.52%84
39Fernandes11,4791:2930.80%23
40de Almeida11,3081:2971.25%36
41Ribeiro10,2051:3290.48%13
42Monteiro9,9951:3361.84%54
43de Jesus9,9941:3360.51%14
44Farias9,7791:3443.16%90
45Melo9,5071:3543.40%96
46Teixeira9,2581:3631.11%39
47Leite9,2341:3642.18%63
48Santana8,8531:3801.27%47
49Ramos8,8311:3811.07%40
50Henrique8,5911:3911.41%51
51Almeida8,1021:4151.06%43
52da Costa7,8861:4260.76%32
53Moreira7,8001:4310.72%30
54de Lourdes7,7871:4322.95%100
55Firmino7,6581:4396.40%188
56Dias7,4041:4540.58%26
57do Carmo7,3641:4571.85%70
58Lins7,2941:46110.64%278
59da Rocha7,1431:4712.32%91
60Mendes6,8751:4890.78%37
61Rosa6,7141:5010.86%42
62Candido6,6811:5032.38%95
63Paulino6,6251:5073.83%147
64Bispo6,5541:5132.40%99
65Inacio6,5181:5163.05%120
66de Farias6,4821:5198.32%254
67Matias6,3811:5273.67%146
68Domingos6,2641:5372.69%110
69Messias5,8931:5714.77%181
70Cardoso5,8821:5720.64%35
71Feitosa5,6971:5904.32%174
72Caetano5,6661:5932.54%114
73Pinheiro5,6151:5991.02%52
74Dantas5,5371:6072.17%102
75de Barros5,4111:6213.45%156
76Cordeiro5,3881:6241.66%86
77Moura5,0631:6641.60%88
78Viana4,9011:6861.36%81
79Duarte4,8441:6941.23%71
80Amaro4,5181:7444.75%216
81Nogueira4,3701:7691.02%62
82Galdino4,3041:7813.71%193
83Xavier4,3011:7821.08%69
84Medeiros4,2451:7921.54%97
85Marinho4,1811:8042.27%140
86Freitas4,0411:8321.04%73
87Carvalho4,0381:8330.51%41
88de Fatima3,8951:8631.03%75
89Torres3,8421:8752.07%138
90de Franca3,8261:8793.67%202
91de Andrade3,7551:8950.96%72
92Cabral3,7301:9011.97%135
93Das Dores3,7281:9023.10%186
94dos Anjos3,7221:9031.74%119
95Guedes3,6831:9132.03%142
96Amorim3,6731:9151.94%134
97de Albuquerque3,6611:9185.66%289
98de Freitas3,6171:9300.80%61
99Franca3,5411:9491.92%139
100Andrade3,5321:9520.70%57
101Gonzaga3,4941:9622.55%171
102de Carvalho3,4501:9750.63%53
103Balbino3,3991:9895.89%312
104Menezes3,3721:9971.55%116
105Borges3,3591:1,0010.53%49
106de Santana3,2981:1,0191.43%112
107Albuquerque3,2891:1,0223.35%212
108Lira3,2271:1,0423.59%227
109Mendonca3,1691:1,0611.93%150
110Vasconcelos3,0631:1,0982.14%166
111de Moura3,0601:1,0991.27%109
112Machado3,0311:1,1090.41%45
113Brito3,0031:1,1200.91%85
114Laurindo2,9371:1,1456.91%378
115Freire2,9361:1,1451.64%143
116Morais2,8981:1,1601.16%104
117Bento2,8481:1,1801.48%132
118Faustino2,8131:1,1953.19%232
119Peixoto2,7981:1,2022.54%197
120Sabino2,7831:1,2082.97%219
121Mariano2,7671:1,2151.48%137
122Pinto2,7281:1,2320.55%58
123Vital2,7141:1,2396.34%376
124de Assis2,6431:1,2720.96%98
125Brandao2,6291:1,2792.17%185
126Amancio2,6271:1,2804.26%299
127Gama2,6161:1,2853.05%237
128Justino2,5701:1,3083.17%247
129Lisboa2,5581:1,3142.91%233
130de Brito2,5481:1,3191.27%125
131de Sousa2,5231:1,3330.19%25
132Miranda2,5191:1,3350.61%65
133de Lira2,4451:1,3755.99%390
134da Paz2,4271:1,3854.65%334
135Moraes2,4171:1,3910.71%83
136Honorato2,4081:1,3964.12%311
137Teles2,3751:1,4161.85%176
138Braz2,3711:1,4181.88%178
139Silvestre2,3251:1,4463.21%265
140do Socorro2,3211:1,4492.62%230
141Queiroz2,3091:1,4561.18%127
142Neto2,2561:1,4902.14%201
143Camilo2,2371:1,5032.43%223
144Severo2,2261:1,5104.56%346
145Maciel2,2171:1,5160.87%103
146Calheiros2,2151:1,51833.84%1,382
147Porfirio2,2061:1,5245.95%426
148Siqueira2,1821:1,5410.89%108
149da Cruz2,1811:1,5420.47%59
150Neves2,1551:1,5600.68%87
151Ramalho2,1291:1,5793.18%282
152Rufino2,1191:1,5872.76%258
153de Amorim2,1001:1,6012.93%266
154Florencio2,0961:1,6043.02%273
155Henrique da Silva2,0801:1,6162.95%271
156Das Gracas2,0341:1,6531.23%149
156Ventura2,0341:1,6532.94%274
158Belarmino2,0311:1,6555.88%445
159Honorio1,9991:1,6823.18%294
160Pimentel1,9831:1,6951.97%206
161Guimaraes1,9801:1,6980.63%89
162Cassiano1,9631:1,7134.02%345
163Campos1,9591:1,7160.55%82
164Barboza1,9501:1,7241.67%191
165Lessa1,9281:1,7446.40%475
166Simao1,9141:1,7572.79%277
167Mota1,9101:1,7600.98%130
168Nobre1,9071:1,7633.60%331
169Sampaio1,8831:1,7851.10%148
170Palmeira1,8461:1,8218.60%581
171Quirino1,8371:1,8303.25%319
172Januario1,8331:1,8343.20%315
173Claudino1,8321:1,8353.74%342
174Sántos1,8281:1,8391.15%154
175Macena1,8161:1,8518.75%592
176Belo1,8021:1,8664.56%400
177de Morais1,7971:1,8711.15%157
178Sales1,7781:1,8910.84%122
179Reis1,7661:1,9040.49%80
180Romao1,7651:1,9053.70%350
181Cavalcanti1,7551:1,9162.27%256
182de Mendonca1,7481:1,9234.79%428
183Florentino1,7431:1,9294.42%402
184Ferreira da Silva1,7191:1,9563.01%317
185de Castro1,7111:1,9650.57%92
186Terto1,7101:1,96615.98%958
187Simplicio1,6861:1,9945.15%454
188Vilela1,6401:2,0502.79%309
189Valentim1,6391:2,0513.01%325
190Santiago1,6041:2,0961.04%159
191Muniz1,6011:2,1001.07%162
192Aparecido1,5951:2,1080.31%56
192Das Neves1,5951:2,1081.43%196
194Braga1,5941:2,1090.64%105
195Celestino1,5891:2,1162.43%288
196Canuto1,5871:2,1187.14%565
197Timoteo1,5631:2,1516.77%553
198Serafim1,5541:2,1632.01%255
199Clemente1,5331:2,1932.54%303
200Feliciano1,5321:2,1952.41%293