Ceará Genealogical Records

Ceará 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.

Ceará 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.

Ceará 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 Ceará

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.

Ceará 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.

Ceará 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.

Ceará Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Ceará 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.

Ceará 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 Ceará

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.

Ceará 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.

Ceará 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 Ceará

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Brazil
1da Silva564,4761:164.48%1
2Alves314,0281:296.44%4
3Ferreira290,2261:325.99%5
4Pereira275,1381:334.92%3
5Rodrigues273,7051:346.52%6
6de Sousa233,2401:3917.89%25
7dos Santos219,7931:422.96%2
8Silva189,0861:494.63%7
9Gomes188,9451:496.49%10
10de Oliveira161,3631:574.06%8
11Lima134,4091:698.89%21
12Oliveira117,1211:795.09%12
13do Nascimento113,5311:8110.30%29
14de Souza104,1291:882.89%9
15Sousa103,1361:8913.94%44
16de Lima91,0301:1017.53%28
17Soares87,7711:1054.91%15
18Vieira87,1301:1065.56%18
19Araujo86,4091:1078.86%33
20Martins86,1481:1074.95%16
21Barbosa84,8831:1094.96%17
22Bezerra84,8311:10913.89%50
23Lopes83,8991:1105.46%20
24Ribeiro79,1381:1163.75%13
25Costa73,8631:1255.29%24
26Fernandes69,9321:1324.88%23
27Moreira65,3231:1416.01%30
28Batista63,8491:1444.38%22
29da Costa61,8301:1496.00%32
30Santos60,4911:1522.08%11
31Marques50,6161:1825.46%34
32Teixeira50,5391:1826.08%39
33Nascimento49,6651:1855.83%38
34de Araujo47,9121:1926.99%48
35Pinheiro43,3251:2137.89%52
36Mendes43,2351:2134.88%37
37Nogueira40,6861:2269.49%62
38Cavalcante40,5801:22716.26%106
39da Conceiçao40,4671:2283.29%27
40Rocha39,4821:2335.47%46
41Souza39,3671:2342.54%19
42Nunes38,6421:2383.64%31
43Almeida38,4981:2395.06%43
44Carneiro36,3001:25412.86%93
45Freitas34,7681:2658.95%73
46de Freitas34,2731:2697.60%61
47Monteiro31,7281:2905.85%54
48Barros31,0021:2978.24%76
49Dias30,8101:2992.40%26
50de Almeida29,4471:3133.27%36
51Viana29,0651:3178.09%81
52Felix29,0371:3178.66%84
53Moura28,7111:3219.09%88
54Pinto27,1091:3405.44%58
55Braga26,4501:34810.59%105
56Carvalho26,2681:3513.29%41
57Sales26,1901:35212.41%122
58Duarte25,1041:3676.38%71
59de Jesus24,8221:3711.26%14
60Andrade24,0831:3824.78%57
61de Castro23,6751:3897.83%92
62Xavier23,2351:3965.83%69
63Farias21,8861:4217.06%90
64Vasconcelos21,8431:42215.24%166
65Nonato21,4971:42817.29%180
66Maia21,3371:43211.25%133
67Coelho21,1761:4355.67%77
68Cardoso20,8301:4422.26%35
69Sampaio20,5951:44712.07%148
70Freire20,4051:45111.42%143
71Leite20,2061:4564.77%63
72Tavares19,5441:4714.62%64
73Das Chagas19,4411:47416.66%192
74Maciel19,3531:4767.60%103
75Matias19,0481:48410.95%146
76Correia19,0131:4844.90%74
77de Assis18,9631:4866.89%98
78Melo18,4531:4996.59%96
79Magalhaes18,3831:5019.36%128
80Brito17,9421:5135.43%85
81Feitosa17,6921:52113.41%174
82Mesquita17,5341:52517.66%211
83Morais17,4001:5296.94%104
84de Carvalho17,2771:5333.18%53
85Mota17,1691:5378.82%130
86do Carmo17,1141:5384.31%70
87Ramos16,1171:5721.95%40
88Holanda16,0361:57441.06%404
89de Fatima16,0071:5754.22%75
90Paulino15,9101:5799.19%147
91Dantas15,8971:5796.23%102
92Cordeiro15,7791:5844.87%86
93Paiva15,6851:58711.75%173
94Saraiva15,4521:59616.64%221
95de Melo15,1641:6074.16%79
96da Rocha15,1161:6094.91%91
97Chaves14,7531:6247.31%124
98Queiroz14,6491:6297.46%127
99Castro14,4311:6386.49%115
100Matos14,2591:6466.74%121
101Inacio14,0641:6556.58%120
102Candido14,0481:6565.00%95
103de Andrade13,5951:6783.46%72
104Cruz13,5741:6795.28%101
105de Brito13,4501:6856.70%125
106Menezes13,4441:6856.19%116
107Barroso13,0531:70616.19%248
108Albuquerque12,9821:71013.22%212
109Pires12,9351:7123.20%66
110Santana12,6521:7281.81%47
111Bento12,6201:7306.57%132
112de Moura12,5731:7335.22%109
113Machado12,2471:7521.66%45
114Aguiar12,1221:7607.72%155
115Silveira11,8641:7764.21%94
116Borges11,8091:7801.88%49
117Miranda11,6851:7882.81%65
118Medeiros11,6841:7884.24%97
119Domingos11,6761:7895.01%110
120Henrique11,4801:8021.89%51
121Furtado11,4511:80410.78%200
122Evangelista11,3341:8135.86%131
123Nobre11,2441:81921.24%331
124de Paula10,9991:8372.41%60
125Santiago10,9611:8407.09%159
126do Socorro10,7891:85412.16%230
127Torres10,7481:8575.80%138
128Chagas10,7141:8608.68%182
129Abreu10,4721:8809.32%195
130Firmino10,3631:8898.66%188
131Cunha10,3261:8925.00%123
132Alencar10,2871:89514.59%270
133de Lourdes10,1411:9083.85%100
134Damasceno9,4041:9809.41%208
135Pessoa9,3321:9879.56%213
136da Cruz9,2621:9951.99%59
137Bandeira9,2381:99712.51%262
138Pontes9,2111:1,0009.72%217
139Mariano9,1521:1,0064.88%137
140de Vasconcelos8,9271:1,03219.03%355
141Rosa8,9181:1,0331.14%42
142Campos8,8461:1,0412.50%82
143de Morais8,8261:1,0445.64%157
144Caetano8,6921:1,0603.90%114
145Teles8,6421:1,0666.72%176
146Gonzaga8,5481:1,0786.24%171
147Macedo8,4921:1,0853.67%111
148Lemos8,3791:1,0995.54%161
149Das Gracas8,2931:1,1115.03%149
150Neto8,1851:1,1257.76%201
151Arruda8,1351:1,1328.50%214
152Galdino8,0901:1,1396.96%193
153Azevedo8,0651:1,1424.13%129
154Barreto8,0071:1,1504.08%126
155Rufino7,9371:1,16110.36%258
156de Abreu7,8291:1,1775.94%175
157Marinho7,7901:1,1824.23%140
158Siqueira7,7491:1,1893.15%108
159Sabino7,6671:1,2018.18%219
160Vidal7,4971:1,2299.95%259
161Muniz7,3931:1,2464.93%162
162Amorim7,3261:1,2573.86%134
163Peixoto7,2851:1,2646.60%197
164de Queiroz7,2071:1,2788.55%241
165Rabelo7,1991:1,28010.16%268
166Gadelha7,1911:1,28137.18%627
167Moraes7,1811:1,2832.10%83
168de Paiva7,1701:1,2858.63%246
169Fontenele7,1281:1,29247.95%763
170Linhares7,0861:1,30015.64%366
170Veras7,0861:1,30020.26%438
172Garcia7,0631:1,3041.76%67
173de Alencar6,9301:1,32916.40%379
174Guedes6,9291:1,3293.82%142
175Lira6,8091:1,3537.57%227
176Bastos6,7881:1,3574.59%164
177Mendonca6,7851:1,3584.13%150
178Braz6,6901:1,3775.32%178
179Ximenes6,6351:1,38833.15%609
180da Cunha6,6131:1,3933.08%117
181de Matos6,6011:1,3955.23%177
182Beserra6,4211:1,43519.73%461
183Uchoa6,4101:1,43734.72%655
184de Mesquita6,3241:1,45727.64%556
185Brandao6,2241:1,4805.14%185
186Tomaz6,1691:1,4937.35%245
187Guimaraes5,9981:1,5361.92%89
188de Aguiar5,9431:1,5506.67%229
189Neves5,9161:1,5571.86%87
190Reboucas5,8661:1,57032.24%665
191de Paulo5,8651:1,57114.32%388
192Das Dores5,8351:1,5794.86%186
193Justino5,8321:1,5797.18%247
194de Menezes5,8101:1,5858.68%283
195Camelo5,7991:1,58827.41%583
196Amaro5,7291:1,6086.03%216
197Faustino5,6101:1,6426.36%232
198Gonçalves5,5831:1,6501.53%78
199dos Reis5,4661:1,6851.36%68
200Venancio5,4401:1,6936.15%231