Bahia Genealogical Records

Bahia 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.

Bahia 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.

Bahia 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 Bahia

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.

Bahia 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.

Bahia 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.

Bahia Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Bahia 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.

Bahia 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 Bahia

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.

Bahia 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.

Bahia 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 Bahia

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Brazil
1dos Santos977,1831:1513.16%2
2Santos725,1001:2124.98%11
3de Jesus669,9241:2234.11%14
4da Silva624,6911:244.96%1
5Silva496,7211:3012.17%7
6Pereira464,2211:328.30%3
7Alves374,2781:407.68%4
8Oliveira332,5281:4514.44%12
9Ferreira331,3481:456.83%5
10Souza305,7961:4919.75%19
11de Souza283,4271:537.88%9
12de Oliveira224,9611:675.66%8
13Rodrigues204,1131:744.86%6
14Santana183,4081:8226.27%47
15Ribeiro172,3261:878.17%13
16Gomes165,7741:915.69%10
17Lima165,7421:9110.96%21
18Barbosa146,8701:1028.58%17
19Batista126,9001:1188.71%22
20Nascimento125,3801:12014.71%38
21da Conceiçao124,1611:12110.11%27
22Almeida120,4231:12515.83%43
23Costa119,0991:1268.53%24
24Dias111,4341:1358.69%26
25Bispo111,3281:13540.74%99
26Araujo106,6861:14110.94%33
27Moreira96,4411:1568.88%30
28Soares96,2351:1565.39%15
29Lopes86,0811:1755.60%20
30Vieira83,7661:1795.35%18
31Nunes77,8901:1937.34%31
32Rocha76,2441:19710.56%46
33Carvalho75,9051:1989.50%41
34Rosa75,2711:2009.64%42
35Cardoso73,7501:2048.00%35
36de Almeida70,9481:2127.87%36
37Ramos68,4761:2198.27%40
38de Santana64,8581:23228.05%112
39Sousa64,5131:2338.72%44
40Brito62,7841:23919.01%85
41Andrade62,1391:24212.33%57
42Fernandes61,9451:2434.33%23
43da Cruz59,5001:25312.80%59
44Martins58,9771:2553.39%16
45do Nascimento58,4881:2575.31%29
46Reis58,3871:25716.08%80
47Mendes55,1781:2726.23%37
48Teixeira54,7461:2756.58%39
49Borges53,8101:2798.55%49
50Marques52,3591:2875.65%34
51Cerqueira47,9511:31352.95%226
52de Araujo44,6751:3366.52%48
53de Sousa41,9771:3583.22%25
54Correia41,5861:36110.72%74
55Miranda40,7351:3699.81%65
56Matos40,4081:37219.10%121
57Barreto39,1131:38419.91%126
58dos Reis37,4581:4019.34%68
59de Carvalho36,5661:4116.73%53
60Cruz36,5301:41114.20%101
61dos Anjos36,4601:41217.06%119
62Neves36,1501:41611.39%87
63Xavier35,4061:4248.88%69
64de Lima35,2831:4262.92%28
65Pinheiro34,8671:4316.35%52
66Machado33,1371:4544.49%45
67Dantas31,9391:47112.52%102
68da Costa31,1981:4823.03%32
69Evangelista30,0821:50015.56%131
70Pinto29,9111:5026.01%58
71Macedo28,9561:51912.52%111
72Freitas28,9521:5197.45%73
73Carneiro28,5821:52610.13%93
74do Carmo28,3331:5307.13%70
75Pires27,1561:5536.72%66
76Menezes27,0271:55612.44%116
77Mota26,3731:57013.54%130
78Sena26,3631:57025.47%203
79Moura25,8071:5828.17%88
80Viana24,9611:6026.95%81
81Queiroz24,3431:61712.40%127
82Leite23,7041:6345.59%63
83Sampaio23,0961:65113.54%148
84Guimaraes23,0461:6527.36%89
85Sales22,5071:66810.67%122
86Amorim21,8891:68711.54%134
87de Andrade21,8131:6895.56%72
88Bastos21,7281:69214.71%164
89Teles21,4941:69916.72%176
90Felix21,4391:7016.39%84
91Bomfim20,5981:73046.13%371
92Barros20,5591:7315.46%76
93Nogueira20,4401:7354.77%62
94Franca20,2101:74410.97%139
95Campos19,8651:7575.62%82
96Santiago19,6671:76412.72%159
97Farias19,2431:7816.21%90
98Monteiro18,8111:7993.47%54
99da Rocha18,4861:8136.00%91
100de Brito18,3831:8189.15%125
101da Paixao17,8531:84230.09%305
102Coelho17,3501:8664.65%77
103Cordeiro16,9881:8855.25%86
104Magalhaes16,9251:8888.62%128
105Novais16,2071:92732.79%340
106Melo16,1251:9325.76%96
107de Lourdes16,0141:9386.07%100
108Azevedo15,9611:9428.17%129
109Bezerra15,9311:9432.61%50
110Sántos15,7841:9529.89%154
111Tavares15,6271:9623.69%64
112Brandao15,0021:1,00212.38%185
113Muniz14,9191:1,0079.94%162
114Castro14,5211:1,0356.53%115
115de Matos14,2001:1,05811.26%177
116Fonseca14,1841:1,0606.16%113
117Leal14,1431:1,0637.92%144
118Passos13,8731:1,08316.02%235
119Trindade13,7071:1,0969.92%170
120Morais13,6201:1,1035.44%104
121Das Neves13,5201:1,11212.10%196
122de Assis12,9791:1,1584.72%98
123de Castro12,7491:1,1794.22%92
124Duarte12,7371:1,1803.23%71
125Cavalcante12,7171:1,1825.10%106
126de Freitas12,6111:1,1922.80%61
127Cunha12,4231:1,2106.02%123
128Moraes12,3841:1,2143.63%83
129Bonfim12,2721:1,22525.06%344
130Gonzaga12,1421:1,2388.86%171
131Guedes12,0631:1,2466.65%142
132Freire11,9631:1,2566.70%143
133Chaves11,9591:1,2575.92%124
134Amaral11,9201:1,2616.50%141
135Gama11,9021:1,26313.86%237
136Damasceno11,8651:1,26711.88%208
137Maia11,7281:1,2816.18%133
138Paixao11,5251:1,30417.00%280
139Sacramento11,4001:1,31849.17%550
140Figueiredo11,2931:1,3317.39%160
141Braga11,1821:1,3444.48%105
142Dourado11,1131:1,35223.93%358
143Messias10,8871:1,3808.81%181
144Simoes10,3541:1,4518.49%183
145da Hora10,3351:1,45441.39%526
146Marinho10,2821:1,4625.59%140
147Assis10,2761:1,46210.24%207
148Mascarenhas10,1801:1,47636.85%495
149Nery10,1621:1,47922.07%361
150Neres9,9171:1,51514.79%281
151Maciel9,9021:1,5183.89%103
152de Melo9,8591:1,5242.71%79
153Novaes9,8441:1,52721.33%359
154Domingos9,8251:1,5304.21%110
155Aguiar9,7221:1,5466.20%155
156Silveira9,4901:1,5843.37%94
157Lisboa9,4711:1,58710.79%233
158de Sena9,4261:1,59416.01%308
159das Virgens9,4161:1,59653.41%684
160Rios9,3091:1,61421.63%375
161Coutinho9,0631:1,6587.27%179
162Neri9,0591:1,65923.93%418
163Meira8,9761:1,67419.52%362
164Caetano8,9591:1,6774.01%114
165Lemos8,8891:1,6915.88%161
166Vasconcelos8,7961:1,7096.14%166
167Alcantara8,5761:1,75213.26%290
168Porto8,3881:1,79210.43%249
169Henrique8,3081:1,8091.37%51
170do Rosario8,2881:1,81310.79%257
171Conceição8,2721:1,81725.40%460
172Fagundes8,2361:1,8256.78%184
173do Espirito Santo8,1791:1,83710.42%253
174Pimentel8,1051:1,8548.04%206
175Gonçalves8,0301:1,8722.20%78
176Medeiros8,0111:1,8762.91%97
177Lacerda7,8601:1,9127.73%205
178Torres7,8351:1,9184.23%138
179Bento7,7501:1,9394.03%132
180Chagas7,6931:1,9546.23%182
181Goes7,6621:1,96118.70%387
182da Luz7,6341:1,9695.47%168
183da Cunha7,5671:1,9863.52%117
184da Anunciacao7,5291:1,99639.98%645
185Ferraz7,4921:2,0066.85%198
186Anunciacao7,4891:2,00748.93%746
187Pacheco7,4051:2,0304.62%153
188de Queiroz7,1721:2,0958.50%241
189Celestino7,1521:2,10110.95%288
190Figueredo7,0281:2,13821.46%456
191Matias6,9981:2,1484.02%146
192Carmo6,8951:2,18017.47%401
193Aragao6,8701:2,18816.99%394
194Cabral6,8301:2,2003.62%135
195Candido6,8271:2,2012.43%95
196Garcia6,4171:2,3421.60%67
197de Moura6,3881:2,3532.65%109
198Barboza6,3461:2,3685.43%191
199Couto6,2531:2,4039.54%286
200Peixoto6,2411:2,4085.66%197