Atacama Region Genealogical Records

Atacama Region Birth & Baptism Records

Chile Civil Registration Records (1885-1903)

An index to and images of over 1.6 million birth, marriage and death records. They records details such as occupations and parents' names.

Chile Baptism Index (1585-1932)

An index to over 2.3 million baptism records, listing parents' names.

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Atacama Region Marriage & Divorce Records

Chile Civil Registration Records (1885-1903)

An index to and images of over 1.6 million birth, marriage and death records. They records details such as occupations and parents' names.

Chile Marriage Index (1579-1930)

An index to over 410,000 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.

Atacama Region Death & Burial Records

Chile Civil Registration Records (1885-1903)

An index to and images of over 1.6 million birth, marriage and death records. They records details such as occupations and parents' names.

Chile Death Index (1700-1920)

An index of around 260,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Newspapers Covering Atacama Region

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.

Atacama Region 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.

Atacama Region Cemeteries

Chile Cemetery Records (1821-2013)

An index to and images of burial registers, authorizations for the burial of individuals, proofs of payment for the right to use the grave recording millions of burials.

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Atacama Region 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.

Atacama Region Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Atacama Region

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.

Atacama Region 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.

Atacama Region 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 Atacama Region

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Chile
1Rojas8,0961:353.90%3
2Cortes6,6511:437.61%32
3Araya6,3551:455.55%14
4Gonzalez5,7941:501.59%1
5Diaz4,5091:642.23%4
6Castillo3,7431:773.49%20
7Tapia3,3631:853.74%29
8Alvarez3,1471:913.30%27
9Godoy3,1111:926.04%67
10Muñoz2,9001:991.02%2
11Olivares2,8071:1024.56%50
12Rivera2,6011:1103.53%40
13Perez2,5341:1131.58%5
14Contreras2,4931:1151.82%7
15Flores2,4521:1172.26%19
16Torres2,3771:1212.15%17
17Morales2,3761:1211.93%11
18Rodriguez2,2651:1271.88%12
19Vega2,2621:1273.49%46
20Carvajal2,1821:1325.25%85
21Lopez2,1141:1361.78%13
22Pizarro2,0881:1383.87%58
23Gomez1,9211:1492.26%33
24Alfaro1,7931:1606.51%145
25Campillay1,7681:16240.60%566
26Ramirez1,7451:1651.67%22
27Castro1,6261:1771.65%25
28Barraza1,5951:1806.65%164
29Aguirre1,5601:1846.33%159
30Herrera1,5531:1851.83%34
31Gallardo1,4181:2032.47%54
32Nuñez1,3941:2061.70%36
32Villalobos1,3941:2064.73%136
34Espinoza1,3651:2101.25%18
35Martinez1,2641:2271.02%9
36Zepeda1,2431:23111.82%330
37Avalos1,2351:23312.60%341
38Miranda1,1921:2411.46%37
39Silva1,1631:2470.90%8
40Escobar1,1461:2512.38%71
41Varas1,1331:2535.69%201
42Paez1,1311:25415.24%413
42Valenzuela1,1311:2541.06%21
44Garcia1,0921:2631.55%42
45Molina1,0681:2691.67%47
46Vargas1,0661:2691.11%26
47Ramos1,0551:2722.96%109
48Galleguillos1,0531:2736.98%247
48Marin1,0531:2733.39%128
50Villegas1,0291:2794.53%175
51Fernandez1,0191:2821.15%30
52Saavedra1,0171:2821.90%60
53Vergara1,0081:2851.32%39
54Guerrero1,0031:2862.69%100
55Guerra9881:2913.63%146
56Carmona9751:2957.76%286
57Aguilera9591:2991.78%59
58Peña9531:3011.84%65
59Ardiles9521:30217.17%489
60Soto9441:3040.65%6
61Fuentes9261:3100.82%15
62Bugueño8931:3228.57%333
63Arancibia8871:3242.57%111
64Paredes8841:3252.41%103
65Gutierrez8791:3270.89%24
66Sepulveda8671:3310.70%10
67Hidalgo8601:3342.56%113
68Ortiz8451:3401.47%53
69Veliz8111:3544.42%211
70Toro8041:3572.04%91
71Pinto7971:3602.14%102
72Orellana7841:3661.28%51
73Cruz7831:3673.54%177
74Campusano7761:37013.79%483
75Salinas7661:3751.62%74
76Aguilar7641:3762.33%116
77Carrizo7631:37620.75%622
78Pasten7521:3826.06%289
79Reyes7421:3870.72%23
80Segovia7261:3965.69%281
81Bordones7171:40151.58%1,001
82Salazar7121:4031.27%57
83Astudillo7091:4052.69%149
84Bravo7011:4101.00%43
85Barrera6841:4202.36%140
86Guzman6771:4241.27%62
87Campos6721:4271.09%48
88Santibañez6571:4373.32%203
89Santander6511:4413.64%217
90Hernandez6341:4530.57%16
91Sanchez6321:4540.72%31
92Cortez6281:4574.68%271
93Maldonado6271:4581.46%82
93Ordenes6271:4585.63%314
93Ossandon6271:4588.41%412
96Leiva6211:4621.26%70
97Figueroa6181:4650.87%41
97Robles6181:4653.75%225
99Yañez6151:4671.28%72
100Carrasco6091:4720.73%35
101Vasquez6081:4720.66%28
102Aracena5901:4879.30%453
103Arostica5771:49853.98%1,152
104Jimenez5631:5101.22%76
105Zuleta5621:51118.35%677
106Barrios5541:5184.77%303
107Gajardo5451:5272.01%147
108Romero5441:5281.02%61
109Zamora5431:5293.00%214
110Cerda5421:5301.45%101
111Plaza5321:5403.16%220
112Ahumada5181:5542.02%154
112Cisternas5181:5542.39%183
112Moreno5181:5541.25%84
115Leon5161:5571.61%123
116Farias5151:5581.35%98
117Tabilo5071:5669.65%501
118Valdes5051:5691.05%73
119Peralta5021:5723.29%243
120Ponce4881:5881.63%134
121Alcayaga4871:59010.36%545
122Valdivia4861:5912.09%168
123Iriarte4751:60517.34%713
124Cuello4741:60614.46%655
125Poblete4731:6071.19%88
126Delgado4631:6201.65%144
126Trujillo4631:6204.91%350
128Alvarado4611:6231.21%96
129Donoso4541:6331.16%92
130Rojo4511:6375.76%400
131Jofre4481:6412.79%232
132Fritis4471:64235.50%1,062
133Jorquera4421:6501.78%158
134Acuña4361:6591.16%99
134Henriquez4361:6590.83%63
136Vera4281:6710.64%45
137Acevedo4271:6731.12%97
138Astorga4231:6792.79%245
139Duran4161:6901.29%122
139Fredes4161:6904.77%367
141Pereira4151:6921.79%169
142Caceres4131:6950.80%68
143Huerta4121:6972.53%229
144Lobos4111:6991.70%163
144Zuñiga4111:6990.69%52
146Cabrera4061:7071.25%118
147Leyton4001:7183.03%274
147Sandoval4001:7180.65%49
149Avila3991:7201.52%152
150Mercado3971:7235.79%432
151Villarroel3961:7251.24%125
152Chavez3951:7271.32%132
153Valencia3941:7291.94%196
154Olmos3831:7505.88%447
155Varela3821:7523.43%313
156Concha3811:7541.34%142
157Angel3801:7568.41%557
157Iribarren3801:75626.78%991
159Riquelme3771:7620.54%44
160Ortega3731:7700.96%93
161Cuevas3711:7741.17%126
161Espejo3711:7747.46%525
161Mancilla3711:7741.72%185
164Parra3701:7760.72%69
165Calderon3681:7801.19%129
166Alarcon3651:7870.64%55
166Piñones3651:78711.72%669
168Navarro3631:7910.70%64
168Rios3631:7911.12%119
170Tello3591:8004.54%398
171Briceño3541:8113.56%339
171Meneses3541:8112.14%224
173Suarez3531:8142.22%235
174Collao3521:8163.75%352
175Troncoso3501:8211.05%115
176Berrios3471:8281.85%209
177Vicencio3461:8303.42%336
178Borquez3441:8353.17%321
179Cubillos3401:8454.23%394
180Neira3391:8471.39%161
180Toledo3391:8470.94%106
182Galvez3331:8621.38%162
183Aravena3311:8680.64%66
184Vallejos3301:8701.59%193
185Cordero3191:9002.82%309
185Sierra3191:9005.09%457
187Robledo3171:9068.38%606
187Trigo3171:9067.97%596
189Bustamante3121:9200.81%95
190Bruna3101:9265.21%471
191Alcota3091:92928.51%1,145
192Julio3071:93511.22%715
192Neyra3071:93548.96%1,595
194Jara3061:9380.39%38
195Monardes3051:94212.00%734
195Villanueva3051:9422.26%269
197Mena3011:9541.85%228
198Palma2981:9640.72%86
199Ruiz2961:9700.67%78
199Tamblay2961:97045.96%1,562