Cape Verde Genealogical Records

Cape Verde 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 Cape Verde

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.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

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

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Cape Verde 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.

Cape Verde Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Cape Verde 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.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Cape Verde

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.

Cape Verde 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.

Cape Verde 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

A prosperous colony off the West Coast of Africa, saving an area of 1,475 square miles and a population over 150,000. Its imports are included in those of Portuguese West Africa. See above.

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertisers' Guide (1922)

Most Common Surnames in Cape Verde

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Lopes29,0071:18
2Gomes23,3531:23
3Mendes20,3321:26
4Tavares17,9371:30
5Monteiro15,7411:34
6dos Santos14,3321:37
7Silva11,2051:47
8Pereira9,5511:55
9Semedo9,5361:56
10Fernandes9,2061:58
11Ramos8,8961:60
12Rodrigues8,7841:60
13Delgado8,3191:64
14Fortes8,0591:66
15Correia7,8991:67
16Andrade7,5791:70
17Varela7,4631:71
18Lima7,4471:71
19da Cruz7,2771:73
20Gonçalves6,8521:77
21de Pina6,4541:82
22Soares6,2501:85
23Moreira5,8781:90
24Dias5,8391:91
24Rocha5,8391:91
26Borges5,6171:94
27Sanches5,3561:99
28Vieira5,2821:100
29Santos5,2561:101
30da Luz4,8811:109
31Pires4,7381:112
32Alves4,6631:114
33Vaz4,5621:116
34Almeida4,4261:120
34da Veiga4,4261:120
36dos Reis4,3341:122
37Cardoso3,9001:136
38Duarte3,8281:138
39Cabral3,8031:139
40Neves3,7591:141
41Furtado3,7331:142
42Brito3,6231:146
43Martins3,5921:147
44da Silva3,3431:158
45do Rosário3,3301:159
46Barbosa2,9701:178
47Sousa2,8591:185
48Moreno2,8161:188
49Fonseca2,7651:192
50Teixeira2,7231:195
51Nascimento2,6951:197
52Ferreira2,6401:201
53Oliveira2,6391:201
54Ribeiro2,4221:219
55de Brito2,2501:235
56da Graça2,0871:254
57Barros2,0241:262
58Baptista1,9381:273
59de Barros1,7971:295
60Pina1,7471:303
61da Costa1,7351:305
62de Andrade1,7121:309
63Freire1,7011:311
64Carvalho1,5251:347
65Garcia1,5151:350
66Miranda1,4951:354
67Évora1,4891:356
68Costa1,4331:370
69Pinto1,4321:370
70Morais1,3071:405
71Nunes1,2821:413
72Medina1,2711:417
73da Conceição1,1361:466
74de Oliveira1,0461:506
75Landim1,0011:529
76de Carvalho8761:605
77Moniz8671:611
78Conceio8611:615
79Mendonça7961:665
80Livramento7471:709
81da Moura7281:728
82Mota7091:747
83Barreto6961:761
84Centeio6761:783
85Horta6681:793
86da Rosa6511:814
87Veiga6341:835
88Leal6231:850
89Sequeira5831:908
90Chantre5711:928
91Baessa5681:932
92Cruz5631:941
93Araújo5461:970
94de Sousa5291:1,001
95Afonso5101:1,039
95Domingos5101:1,039
97Robalo4911:1,079
98Marques4711:1,125
99de Almeida4291:1,235
99Lobo4291:1,235
101do Livramento4281:1,237
101do Nascimento4281:1,237
103Montrond4081:1,298
104Antunes4021:1,318
105de Melo3661:1,447
106Coelho3601:1,471
107Melo3411:1,553
108Faria3121:1,698
109da Conceição Lopes3041:1,742
110Mascarenhas3011:1,760
111da Lomba2961:1,789
111Fontes2961:1,789
113Freitas2941:1,802
114Leite2611:2,029
115Jesus2571:2,061
116Lopes Tavares2521:2,102
117da Rocha2431:2,180
117do Rosario2431:2,180
119Veríssimo2391:2,216
120Timas2371:2,235
121Gomes de Pina2361:2,244
122Tomar2331:2,273
123Bento2311:2,293
123do Carmo2311:2,293
125de Deus2171:2,441
125Gomes Lopes2171:2,441
125Mendes Tavares2171:2,441
128Pinheiro2111:2,510
129Resende2081:2,546
130da Fonseca2051:2,584
131Matias1971:2,689
132Piedade1961:2,702
133Das Dores1951:2,716
134Ledo1901:2,788
135Almada1861:2,848
135Assunção1861:2,848
137dos Anjos1851:2,863
138Ascenção1801:2,942
139Nobre1761:3,009
140Diniz1741:3,044
141Batista1721:3,079
142Coronel1691:3,134
143da Conceição Tavares1671:3,172
143Sábado1671:3,172
145Mendes Lopes1661:3,191
146Reis1651:3,210
147Maocha1591:3,331
147Santiago1591:3,331
149da Conceição Gomes1571:3,374
150da Fátima1561:3,395
150Spínola1561:3,395
152Lopes Correia1541:3,439
152Santana1541:3,439
154Brandão1521:3,484
155Tavares Lopes1501:3,531
156Aleixo1491:3,555
156da Luz Gomes1491:3,555
158da Conceição Mendes1461:3,628
158Sena1461:3,628
160Ramalho1441:3,678
161Amador1421:3,730
161Lourenço1421:3,730
163Spencer1411:3,756
164da Luz Lopes1401:3,783
164Souto1401:3,783
166Barradas1391:3,810
167dos Reis Borges1381:3,838
167Evangelista1381:3,838
167Gomes Tavares1381:3,838
170Boaventura1371:3,866
171Agues1351:3,923
171Spinola1351:3,923
173Tavares Mendes1311:4,043
174da Luz Mendes1301:4,074
175Batalha1291:4,106
176Evora1261:4,204
177Inocêncio1251:4,237
178Estrela1241:4,271
179Ortet1231:4,306
180Quebra1221:4,341
180Torres1221:4,341
182Alfama1211:4,377
182Barbosa Vicente1211:4,377
184da Conceição Semedo1201:4,414
185de Jesus1181:4,488
186Galvão1161:4,566
186Mendes Furtado1161:4,566
186Silveira1161:4,566
189Afonseca1151:4,606
189Lopes Mendes1151:4,606
191Lopes Gomes1141:4,646
192Lopes Monteiro1131:4,687
193de Sena1111:4,772
193do Canto1111:4,772
195Nicolau1101:4,815
196Lopes da Silva1091:4,859
196Mendes Semedo1091:4,859
198Anes1081:4,904
199Bandeira1071:4,950
199Fernandes Lopes1071:4,950
199Gomes Mendes1071:4,950