Roraima Genealogical Records

Roraima 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.

Roraima 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.

Roraima 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 Roraima

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.

Roraima 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.

Roraima 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.

Roraima Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Roraima 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.

Roraima 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 Roraima

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.

Roraima 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.

Roraima 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 Roraima

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Brazil
1da Silva50,1801:120.40%1
2Pereira22,2961:270.40%3
3Silva19,0651:320.47%7
4de Souza15,9901:380.44%9
5dos Santos14,9141:410.20%2
6Alves14,3091:420.29%4
7Rodrigues13,7271:440.33%6
8Ferreira11,8401:510.24%5
9Lima10,1631:600.67%21
10Gomes9,9511:610.34%10
11Oliveira9,6301:630.42%12
12Souza8,1751:740.53%19
13de Oliveira8,0601:750.20%8
14Santos7,4031:820.26%11
15Costa6,9261:880.50%24
16Ribeiro6,1391:990.29%13
17Sousa6,0321:1010.82%44
18de Sousa5,8961:1030.45%25
19Araujo5,6711:1070.58%33
20Barbosa5,5971:1080.33%17
21Soares5,0021:1210.28%15
22Vieira4,9941:1220.32%18
23Nascimento4,5471:1340.53%38
24Lopes4,2211:1440.27%20
25Almeida3,8701:1570.51%43
26da Conceiçao3,8231:1590.31%27
27Batista3,6581:1660.25%22
28da Costa3,6081:1680.35%32
29Martins3,3491:1810.19%16
30de Lima3,1221:1940.26%28
31Fernandes3,0851:1970.22%23
32Carvalho2,9271:2070.37%41
33do Nascimento2,9161:2080.26%29
34Bezerra2,6471:2290.43%50
35de Almeida2,6321:2310.29%36
36Dias2,5291:2400.20%26
37de Jesus2,5141:2410.13%14
38Moreira2,4411:2490.22%30
39Marques2,4351:2490.26%34
40Mendes2,3971:2530.27%37
41Nunes2,2451:2700.21%31
42Magalhaes2,2211:2731.13%128
43Barros2,2141:2740.59%76
44Cardoso2,1651:2800.23%35
45Andrade2,1271:2850.42%57
46de Araujo2,0031:3030.29%48
47Teixeira1,9811:3060.24%39
48Rocha1,9511:3110.27%46
49Ramos1,9201:3160.23%40
50Monteiro1,8731:3240.35%54
51Santana1,8221:3330.26%47
52Cavalcante1,7461:3480.70%106
53Viana1,7371:3500.48%81
54Pinheiro1,7121:3550.31%52
55Freitas1,6441:3690.42%73
56Cruz1,5901:3820.62%101
57Brito1,5881:3820.48%85
58Melo1,5801:3840.56%96
59Mota1,5421:3940.79%130
60Castro1,5341:3960.69%115
61Pinto1,5151:4010.30%58
62Moraes1,4481:4190.42%83
63Macedo1,4181:4280.61%111
64Duarte1,4141:4290.36%71
65Carneiro1,3841:4390.49%93
66Matos1,3721:4420.65%121
67Morais1,3151:4620.52%104
68Farias1,3101:4630.42%90
69Leite1,2871:4720.30%63
69Sales1,2871:4720.61%122
71Coelho1,2531:4850.34%77
72Moura1,2291:4940.39%88
73Machado1,2011:5050.16%45
74Menezes1,1741:5170.54%116
75Tavares1,1631:5220.27%64
76de Melo1,1621:5220.32%79
77Reis1,1601:5230.32%80
78Peixoto1,1541:5261.05%197
79Sampaio1,1461:5300.67%148
80Garcia1,1451:5300.28%67
81Queiroz1,1021:5510.56%127
82Correa1,1011:5510.21%55
83Borges1,0991:5520.17%49
84Campos1,0711:5670.30%82
85Peres1,0601:5731.16%224
86Nogueira1,0361:5860.24%62
87Braga9861:6160.39%105
88Paulino9731:6240.56%147
89Miranda9501:6390.23%65
90Barreto9421:6440.48%126
91Raposo9371:6485.88%728
92Amorim9231:6580.49%134
93da Cruz9181:6610.20%59
94Xavier9171:6620.23%69
95Mesquita9061:6700.91%211
96Chaves9001:6750.45%124
97Rosa8991:6750.12%42
98Feitosa8931:6800.68%174
99Caetano8861:6850.40%114
100de Carvalho8771:6920.16%53
100Felix8771:6920.26%84
102Barroso8681:6991.08%248
103Guimaraes8581:7080.27%89
104Maciel8561:7090.34%103
105Cunha8551:7100.41%123
106Paiva8191:7410.61%173
107Vasconcelos7931:7660.55%166
108Bento7901:7680.41%132
109dos Reis7891:7690.20%68
110de Castro7881:7700.26%92
110Medeiros7881:7700.29%97
112Das Chagas7851:7730.67%192
113de Andrade7571:8020.19%72
114Franco7331:8280.46%152
115Maia7241:8390.38%133
116Dantas7181:8460.28%102
117Nonato7031:8640.57%180
118Lira6971:8710.78%227
119Aguiar6921:8770.44%155
120de Freitas6841:8880.15%61
121Henrique6711:9050.11%51
122Neves6691:9070.21%87
123Albuquerque6551:9270.67%212
124Brasil6501:9341.23%332
125Franca6471:9380.35%139
125Trajano6471:9381.91%449
127Figueiredo6431:9440.42%160
128Leal6411:9470.36%144
129Cabral6331:9590.34%135
130Marinho6261:9700.34%140
131Ambrosio6171:9842.14%486
132Rodriguez6161:9864.14%761
133Azevedo6151:9870.31%129
134Pires6101:9950.15%66
135Alencar5981:1,0150.85%270
135do Carmo5981:1,0150.15%70
137Pinho5891:1,0311.63%431
138Torres5761:1,0540.31%138
139Cordeiro5721:1,0610.18%86
140Santiago5711:1,0630.37%159
141Correia5671:1,0710.15%74
142Veras5601:1,0841.60%438
143Simao5561:1,0920.81%277
144de Matos5481:1,1080.43%177
145Saraiva5431:1,1180.58%221
146de Assis5381:1,1280.20%98
147Evangelista5361:1,1330.28%131
148Tomaz5291:1,1480.63%245
149Inacio5221:1,1630.24%120
150Silveira5191:1,1700.18%94
151Gonzalez5141:1,1812.43%582
152Pimentel5131:1,1830.51%206
153Cadete4931:1,23111.36%1,921
154Diniz4811:1,2620.31%158
155Yanomami4761:1,27548.97%8,536
156Simplicio4681:1,2971.43%454
157Matias4661:1,3030.27%146
158de Brito4651:1,3060.23%125
159Chagas4631:1,3110.38%182
160Sarmento4591:1,3231.68%499
161de Paula4561:1,3310.10%60
162Galvao4451:1,3640.50%228
163Perez4421:1,3731.39%465
164da Cunha4411:1,3770.21%117
165Mendonca4351:1,3960.26%150
166Abreu4331:1,4020.39%195
166Freire4331:1,4020.24%143
168Bastos4321:1,4050.29%164
169Gama4311:1,4090.50%237
170Amaro4211:1,4420.44%216
170Fonseca4211:1,4420.18%113
172Sobral4201:1,4451.34%466
173Manduca4141:1,46617.52%3,409
174Siqueira4091:1,4840.17%108
175Pacheco4051:1,4990.25%153
176Damasceno4041:1,5030.40%208
176Fidelis4041:1,5030.99%392
176Mariano4041:1,5030.22%137
176Sena4041:1,5030.39%203
180de Moura4011:1,5140.17%109
181Estevao3971:1,5291.04%415
182Xirixana3931:1,54599.24%20,255
183Teles3891:1,5610.30%176
184Trindade3881:1,5650.28%170
185da Rocha3861:1,5730.13%91
186Brandao3801:1,5980.31%185
187Hernandez3771:1,6105.33%1,281
188Guedes3751:1,6190.21%142
189Clementino3721:1,6321.00%423
190Messias3671:1,6540.30%181
191dos Anjos3551:1,7100.17%119
192Saldanha3541:1,7150.93%412
193Afonso3511:1,7300.37%218
194Pessoa3381:1,7960.35%213
195Furtado3371:1,8010.32%200
196Roque3351:1,8120.39%238
196Rufino3351:1,8120.44%258
198de Morais3341:1,8180.21%157
199Coutinho3311:1,8340.27%179
199Firmino3311:1,8340.28%188