Valparaíso Region Genealogical Records

Valparaíso 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.

Valparaíso 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.

Valparaíso 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 Valparaíso 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.

Valparaíso 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.

Valparaíso 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.

Valparaíso 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.

Valparaíso Region Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Valparaíso 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.

Valparaíso 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.

Valparaíso 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 Valparaíso Region

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Chile
1Gonzalez39,3701:4610.81%1
2Muñoz23,5701:778.33%2
3Rojas21,8071:8310.50%3
4Diaz21,3201:8510.55%4
5Perez18,6781:9711.62%5
6Tapia17,9431:10119.97%29
7Silva17,9231:10213.82%8
8Olivares16,1141:11326.19%50
9Fernandez15,8811:11517.91%30
10Araya15,2161:12013.28%14
11Lopez15,1541:12012.76%13
12Herrera13,3521:13615.72%34
13Martinez12,8411:14210.36%9
14Arancibia12,3821:14735.81%111
15Contreras12,3251:1488.99%7
16Rodriguez12,2781:14810.20%12
17Morales11,9461:1529.71%11
18Ramirez11,4961:15811.02%22
19Espinoza11,4191:15910.47%18
20Castro11,0951:16411.24%25
21Alvarez11,0911:16411.64%27
22Vargas11,0301:16511.47%26
23Soto10,8511:1687.52%6
24Figueroa10,7381:16915.14%41
25Torres10,7261:1709.69%17
26Vergara10,5021:17313.72%39
27Nuñez10,2401:17812.46%36
28Flores10,0211:1829.23%19
29Vasquez9,7051:18710.46%28
30Hernandez9,5261:1918.57%16
31Fuentes9,4041:1938.28%15
32Vera9,3011:19613.96%45
33Reyes9,2891:1969.03%23
34Castillo9,2881:1968.65%20
35Gomez9,2811:19610.91%33
36Pizarro9,2071:19817.05%58
37Leiva9,0211:20218.34%70
38Cortes8,7251:2099.98%32
39Valenzuela8,4571:2157.96%21
40Saavedra8,4261:21615.72%60
41Sanchez8,3611:2189.50%31
42Zamora8,2561:22045.56%214
43Sepulveda8,0541:2266.54%10
44Salinas7,8751:23116.67%74
45Gutierrez7,5141:2427.59%24
46Garcia7,5071:24210.64%42
47Vega7,4181:24511.43%46
48Gallardo7,3381:24812.80%54
49Ahumada7,0061:26027.29%154
50Aguilera6,8661:26512.76%59
51Ponce6,6611:27322.31%134
52Carrasco6,5891:2767.86%35
53Carvajal6,5321:27915.71%85
54Donoso6,5141:27916.66%92
55Miranda6,3421:2877.79%37
56Molina6,2281:2929.75%47
57Guerra6,0811:29922.34%146
58Rivera6,0261:3028.19%40
59Henriquez6,0081:30311.40%63
60Cisternas5,9871:30427.59%183
61Godoy5,9051:30811.46%67
62Escobar5,8931:30912.24%71
63Cabrera5,8331:31217.94%118
64Astudillo5,8311:31222.14%149
65Campos5,7191:3189.27%48
66Guzman5,6871:32010.71%62
67Toro5,6471:32214.30%91
68Farias5,6321:32314.80%98
69Aravena5,5341:32910.72%66
70Zuñiga5,4071:3369.06%52
71Orellana5,3881:3388.80%51
72Villarroel5,3781:33816.90%125
73Valencia5,3651:33926.44%196
74Bravo5,3601:3397.67%43
75Calderon5,3221:34217.25%129
76Riquelme5,2731:3457.57%44
77Leon5,2451:34716.33%123
78Ortiz5,1861:3519.02%53
79Navarro5,1051:3569.82%64
80Romero5,1021:3579.58%61
81Jimenez5,0671:35910.96%76
82Hidalgo5,0011:36414.89%113
83Peña4,9791:3659.64%65
84Caceres4,9281:3699.56%68
85Estay4,7041:38741.88%311
86Jara4,6781:3895.97%38
87Bustamante4,6281:39311.97%95
88Osorio4,5971:39614.66%127
89Valdes4,5651:3999.51%73
90Alvarado4,5381:40111.86%96
91Salazar4,3321:4207.75%57
92Guerrero4,2951:42411.51%100
93Acevedo4,1401:43910.83%97
94Maldonado4,1061:4439.55%82
95Pacheco4,0121:45313.44%135
96Lobos3,9971:45516.55%163
97Bernal3,9191:46445.78%372
98Yañez3,8981:4678.11%72
99Moreno3,8911:4689.35%84
100Garrido3,8371:4746.83%56
101Delgado3,8301:47513.62%144
102Vidal3,7021:4917.91%75
103Aranda3,6961:49230.70%293
104Jorquera3,6881:49314.85%158
105Montenegro3,6791:49530.01%292
106Cerda3,6401:5009.76%101
107Vilches3,6131:50419.85%213
108Olguin3,5941:50623.25%242
109Bustos3,5101:5188.14%80
110Alarcon3,4891:5216.12%55
110Vicencio3,4891:52134.48%336
112Abarca3,4551:52714.77%167
113Toledo3,4531:5279.53%106
114Varas3,4011:53517.09%201
115Barrera3,3891:53711.68%140
116Pinto3,3461:5449.00%102
117Ortega3,3311:5468.53%93
118Villalobos3,3251:54711.29%136
119Ramos3,3211:5489.32%109
120Quiroz3,3151:54915.17%181
121Catalan3,2621:55810.91%133
122Gaete3,2491:56015.18%187
123Mena3,2001:56919.62%228
124Duran3,1981:5699.94%122
125Sandoval3,1891:5705.18%49
126Rios3,1771:5739.79%119
127Marin3,1751:57310.21%128
128Alfaro3,1531:57711.45%145
129Salas3,1491:5789.40%114
130Barraza3,1421:57913.09%164
131Cruz3,1051:58614.02%177
132Maturana3,0951:58819.28%233
133Palma3,0761:5917.42%86
134Valdivia3,0711:59213.22%168
135Brito3,0621:59429.27%332
136Berrios3,0271:60116.11%209
137Ruiz3,0231:6026.87%78
138Cordova3,0101:60415.33%204
139Parra2,9721:6125.81%69
140Pino2,8831:6316.77%83
141Lazcano2,8811:63150.80%481
142Venegas2,8701:6347.39%94
143Aguirre2,8601:63611.60%159
144Cornejo2,8041:6497.75%107
145Meza2,7971:65011.00%155
146Quezada2,7721:6567.59%104
147Cardenas2,7691:6576.40%79
148Cortez2,7681:65720.63%271
149Correa2,7441:6639.43%139
150Pereira2,7261:66711.78%169
151Huerta2,7241:66816.75%229
152Velasquez2,6811:6797.82%112
153Lagos2,6631:6836.02%77
154Guajardo2,6071:69811.31%171
154Suarez2,6071:69816.38%235
156Poblete2,6041:6996.53%88
157Carreño2,5871:70312.76%197
158Medina2,5021:7275.81%81
159Aguilar2,4901:7317.61%116
160Lara2,4791:7348.08%130
161Ordenes2,4541:74122.02%314
162Ibaceta2,4061:75654.81%564
163Cuevas2,3991:7587.59%126
164Collao2,3821:76425.34%352
165Mendez2,3711:7677.82%131
166Moya2,3521:7748.08%138
167Palacios2,3511:77416.33%253
168Ibacache2,3301:78130.65%406
169Paredes2,3121:7876.29%103
170Navarrete2,3041:7905.81%89
171Fuenzalida2,2931:79311.99%207
172Chavez2,2841:7977.62%132
173Pulgar2,2521:80827.93%392
174Santibañez2,2511:80811.39%203
175Baez2,2471:81024.35%358
176Olmos2,2431:81134.41%447
177Ojeda2,2101:8237.55%137
178Arias2,2081:8246.90%124
179Meneses2,2011:82713.32%224
180Cataldo2,1991:82739.92%492
181Mora2,1881:8316.12%108
182Briones2,1691:83913.34%230
183Avila2,1401:8508.17%152
183Galvez2,1401:8508.85%162
185Mondaca2,1341:85317.03%287
186Plaza2,1241:85712.63%220
187Riveros2,1001:8669.52%179
188Aros2,0851:87321.46%344
189Concha2,0811:8747.33%142
190Roman2,0641:88113.27%240
191Urbina2,0631:88218.38%312
192Ulloa2,0541:8866.28%117
193Valdebenito2,0521:8878.59%165
194Saez2,0271:8985.12%90
195Acuña2,0241:8995.39%99
196Astorga2,0191:90113.31%245
197Arriagada2,0171:9025.70%110
198Arredondo2,0071:90623.16%368
198Moraga2,0071:9068.47%166
200Inostroza1,9941:9126.17%120