Bulgaria Genealogical Records

Bulgaria Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Bulgaria Marriage & Divorce Records

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

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

Bulgaria Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Newspapers Covering Bulgaria

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.

Bulgaria Military Records

Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1944-1946)

The names of over 33,000 Jews who survived the holocaust and ended up in displaced persons camps.

Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1944-1946)

The names of over 33,000 Jews who survived the holocaust and ended up in displaced persons camps.

Jewish Names in US State Department Files (1910-1929)

An index of close to 10,000 Jews named in State Department files. The records cover Palestine, Romania, and Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Georgia, Yugoslavia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey, Tripoli, Barca, Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.

Bulgaria 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.

Bulgaria Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Bulgaria 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.

Bulgaria Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Bulgaria

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.

Lineages of Bulgarian Nobility (802-1439)

The lineages of Bulgarian nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Lineages of Bulgarian Nobility (467-1540)

The lineages of Bulgarian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

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.

Emperors and Nobility of Byzantium (395-1453)

The lineages of Byzantine Emperors and noble families, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Bulgaria 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.

Lineages of Bulgarian Nobility (802-1439)

The lineages of Bulgarian nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Lineages of Bulgarian Nobility (467-1540)

The lineages of Bulgarian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Emperors and Nobility of Byzantium (395-1453)

The lineages of Byzantine Emperors and noble families, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Bulgaria 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.

Historical Description

Bulgaria hath East, the Euxine Sea; West, Rascia; North, Danubius; and South, Thrace. The chief Cities are, 1. Sophia, the Seat of the Beglerbeg of Greece. 2. Nicopolis.

A Geographical Description of the World (1671) by George Meriton

The Kingdom of Bulgaria, which includes Eastern Roumelia, was considerably extended as a result of the war with Turkey, but its boundaries have been considerably altered under later territorial adjustments. Its area now is 71,457 square miles. The Exports of Bulgaria consist mainly of grain, wool, skins and timber; the Imports of iron, coal, and all sorts of manufactured goods. Bulgaria has a population now estimated to be 5,000,000. Imports from the United Kingdom in 1920, £1,048,776; Exports £206,395. Chief cities : Sofia (pop. in 1920 estimates to 200,000 inhabitants), Philippopolis (47,929), Varna (41,317), Rustchuk (35,823), Slevno (25,142), Plevna (23,000), Schoumia (23,000).

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertisers' Guide (1922)

Most Common Surnames in Bulgaria

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Ivanov150,3841:46
2Ivanova137,7311:51
3Georgieva106,1251:66
4Georgiev103,2141:68
5Dimitrova100,4741:69
6Dimitrov99,0711:70
7Petrova69,4491:100
8Petrov67,1481:104
9Nikolova60,9601:114
10Nikolov58,6741:119
11Stoyanova56,2821:124
12Hristova55,8991:125
13Stoyanov55,2421:126
14Todorova54,1771:129
15Hristov53,1001:131
16Todorov52,0651:134
17Ilieva45,3281:154
18Angelova43,7871:159
19Iliev43,4261:161
20Angelov42,0281:166
21Atanasova40,8971:171
22Atanasov39,8681:175
23Vasileva39,1421:178
24Vasilev37,9651:184
25Yordanova37,2231:187
26Yordanov36,4491:191
27Petkova35,3061:198
28Petkov33,6521:207
29Marinova33,2511:210
30Koleva32,3251:216
31Marinov31,9811:218
32Kolev30,4631:229
33Stefanova26,8791:260
34Stefanov25,4211:275
35Mehmed25,2661:276
36Mihaylova24,5201:285
37Mihaylov23,0901:302
38Ahmed22,3851:312
39Asenov18,9751:368
40Asenova18,7391:372
41Kostova18,0261:387
42Krasteva17,9851:388
43Dimova17,8181:392
44Kostadinov17,6371:396
45Kostadinova17,6041:396
46Miteva17,4631:400
47Mustafa17,3141:403
48Borisov17,0521:409
49Krastev16,9181:413
50Kostov16,8781:413
51Dimov16,7311:417
52Ali16,6851:418
53Aleksandrova16,3621:427
54Borisova16,1481:432
55Popova16,0481:435
56Aleksandrov15,9771:437
57Mitev15,8651:440
58Hasan15,8201:441
59Simeonova15,2301:458
60Simeonov14,7851:472
61Pavlova14,7091:474
62Popov14,4501:483
63Pavlov13,7521:507
64Yankova12,1571:574
65Yankov11,7211:595
66Markova11,6731:598
67Dobreva11,6521:599
68Tsvetkova11,2811:619
69Dobrev11,2761:619
70Markov10,9711:636
71Spasova10,8771:642
72Radeva10,7841:647
73Lazarova10,7451:650
74Tsvetkov10,5621:661
75Spasov10,4951:665
76Radev10,4021:671
77Mladenova10,3621:674
78Ismail10,3561:674
79Lazarov10,3481:674
80Ruseva10,1411:688
81Andreeva10,0921:692
82Yusein9,7641:715
83Slavova9,7391:717
84Mladenov9,7151:718
85Osman9,6711:722
86Yaneva9,6651:722
87Andreev9,4831:736
88Rusev9,4481:739
88Yanev9,4481:739
90Naydenova9,3781:744
91Kirilov9,3401:747
92Slavov9,1681:761
93Naydenov8,8901:785
94Valcheva8,7791:795
95Kirilova8,7011:802
96Peneva8,6441:807
97Mincheva8,1561:856
98Penev8,1341:858
99Valchev8,0641:865
100Sali8,0291:869
101Kirova7,9781:875
102Stancheva7,9011:883
103Andonova7,8711:887
104Minchev7,7641:899
105Staneva7,7371:902
106Stoycheva7,6521:912
107Aleksieva7,5881:920
108Halil7,5811:921
109Mehmedova7,5331:926
110Andonov7,5101:929
111Kirov7,5061:930
112Stoychev7,3951:944
113Stanchev7,3741:946
114Mehmedov7,3401:951
115Zheleva7,3281:952
116Hyusein7,3101:955
117Grigorova7,2691:960
118Stanev7,1891:971
119Tsvetanov7,1811:972
120Aleksiev7,1641:974
121Stoeva7,1571:975
122Ahmedov7,1521:976
123Gospodinova7,1391:978
124Zhelev7,1271:979
125Zhelyazkova7,1221:980
126Velikova7,0521:990
127Ahmedova7,0061:996
128Zhelyazkov6,9851:999
129Grigorov6,9621:1,002
130Tsvetanova6,9411:1,005
131Filipova6,9261:1,008
132Velikov6,9181:1,009
133Gospodinov6,9051:1,011
134Ibryam6,8831:1,014
135Trifonova6,8201:1,023
136Stoykova6,7781:1,030
137Panayotova6,7311:1,037
138Stoev6,7131:1,040
139Uzunova6,6531:1,049
140Filipov6,6401:1,051
141Panayotov6,5601:1,064
142Trifonov6,5361:1,068
143Stoykov6,4941:1,075
144Valkova6,4801:1,077
145Pencheva6,4561:1,081
146Milanova6,3301:1,103
147Kovacheva6,2781:1,112
148Milanov6,2771:1,112
149Stoilova6,2761:1,112
150Uzunov6,2581:1,115
151Stoilov6,2401:1,118
152Savova6,2081:1,124
153Nedelcheva6,1471:1,135
154Valkov6,0951:1,145
155Nedelchev6,0741:1,149
156Genova6,0611:1,151
157Penchev6,0501:1,154
158Rangelova6,0241:1,159
159Dineva5,9181:1,179
160Mileva5,8331:1,196
161Kovachev5,7991:1,203
162Veleva5,7911:1,205
163Genov5,7491:1,214
164Boneva5,7431:1,215
165Gancheva5,7381:1,216
166Myumyun5,7321:1,218
167Rangelov5,7071:1,223
168Mitova5,6781:1,229
169Syuleyman5,6651:1,232
170Stankova5,6291:1,240
171Tomova5,6081:1,244
172Dinev5,6051:1,245
173Metodiev5,5871:1,249
174Manolova5,5831:1,250
175Savov5,5751:1,252
176Yumer5,5721:1,252
177Doncheva5,5611:1,255
178Nedyalkova5,4651:1,277
179Velev5,4591:1,278
180Milev5,4241:1,287
181Hadzhiev5,4191:1,288
182Kamenova5,4161:1,289
183Stankov5,4091:1,290
184Hadzhieva5,4071:1,291
185Damyanova5,4011:1,292
186Donchev5,3971:1,293
187Mitov5,3961:1,293
188Ganchev5,3941:1,294
189Zaharieva5,3801:1,297
190Manolov5,3651:1,301
191Metodieva5,3491:1,305
192Taneva5,3471:1,305
193Bogdanova5,3021:1,316
194Vladimirov5,2851:1,321
195Bonev5,2761:1,323
196Tomov5,2731:1,324
197Alieva5,2421:1,331
198Bogdanov5,2401:1,332
199Gencheva5,1701:1,350
200Zahariev5,1581:1,353