El Paso Genealogical Records

El Paso Birth & Baptism Records

Colombia Catholic Church Records (1600-2012)

An index to and images of registers recording around 50 million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Colombia Baptism Index (1630-1950)

An index of over 520,000 records of births and baptisms, including parents' names and other details.

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

El Paso Marriage & Divorce Records

Colombia Catholic Church Records (1600-2012)

An index to and images of registers recording around 50 million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Colombia Catholic Marriage Index (1750-1960)

An index to and image of around 90,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

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

El Paso Death & Burial Records

Colombia Catholic Church Records (1600-2012)

An index to and images of registers recording around 50 million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Colombia Death Index (1770-1930)

An index of around 30,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Newspapers Covering El Paso

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.

El Paso Military Records

Colombia Military Records (1809-1958)

An index to and images of hundreds-of-thousands of records, including veteran benefit files, service records, registers of military promotions and military correspondence from the Army, Navy and National Guard.

El Paso 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.

El Paso Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

El Paso 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 El Paso

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.

El Paso 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.

El Paso Church Records

Colombia Catholic Church Records (1600-2012)

An index to and images of registers recording around 50 million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

El Paso 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 El Paso

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Cesar Department
1Martinez8821:253.83%1
2Ospino3601:626.60%29
3Jimenez3391:663.08%8
4Mejia3371:663.89%14
5Garcia3221:692.33%4
6Rodriguez2851:781.69%2
7Diaz2761:812.50%7
7Lopez2761:812.31%6
7Perez2761:811.69%3
10Hernandez2431:922.22%9
11Parra2261:9910.58%103
12Ortiz2161:1043.24%23
13Manjarrez2071:10811.87%134
14Blanco2051:1097.35%72
15Ochoa2031:1106.64%62
16Gutierrez1991:1122.15%12
17Gomez1861:1202.08%13
18Beleño1721:1306.04%70
18Rivera1721:1304.71%53
20Moreno1701:1323.52%38
21Bolaño1611:1397.05%88
22Florez1591:1412.99%31
23Campo1571:1425.21%64
24Mendoza1551:1441.85%15
25Torres1511:1481.42%10
26Muñoz1471:1523.30%42
27Orozco1441:1552.63%28
28Duran1361:1642.91%40
28Melo1361:16417.22%288
28Redondo1361:16412.96%211
31Navarro1341:1671.93%20
31Ramos1341:1672.76%36
31Sanchez1341:1671.27%11
34Padilla1321:1693.47%47
35Ditta1301:17215.95%278
35Gonzalez1301:1721.65%16
37Castro1281:1751.91%22
37Serna1281:17516.78%297
39Peinado1211:18514.76%275
40Acosta1151:1942.93%46
40Contreras1151:1941.55%18
42Cantillo1131:1983.35%56
42Rojas1131:1982.00%25
44Morales1111:2012.75%45
44Villalobos1111:2017.78%162
46Escobar1091:2055.14%104
46Romero1091:2051.59%21
48Mercado1071:2093.69%66
48Molina1071:2092.00%30
48Silva1071:2095.43%111
51Carrillo1051:2132.35%41
51Mojica1051:2138.32%176
53Trespalacios981:22824.02%461
54Daza941:2381.69%27
54Vega941:2381.67%26
56Ortega921:2432.48%49
57Acuña901:2483.16%69
57Rios901:2483.00%65
59Arrieta881:2542.62%57
60Cadena861:2604.64%122
61Camacho841:2664.42%117
61Herrera841:2661.41%24
61Madrid841:2668.48%227
64Pertuz821:2735.28%152
64Quintero821:2730.64%5
66Alvarez801:2801.68%39
66Peña801:2802.54%59
66Ruiz801:2802.78%67
69Carmona771:2906.64%194
69Polo771:2902.68%68
69Ramirez771:2901.09%19
69Rangel771:2901.59%37
73Cordoba751:2983.85%112
73Meza751:2983.29%89
73Miranda751:2982.89%77
76Castillo731:3062.68%75
76Maestre731:3061.49%35
78Arevalo711:3153.19%100
78Arias711:3150.90%17
80Castillejo691:3249.03%296
80Sierra691:3241.88%52
82Fernandez671:3342.38%71
83Pedrozo651:3443.53%125
84Aguilar631:3553.61%135
84Barrios631:3551.70%50
84Camargo631:3552.84%101
84Cervantes631:3553.63%136
84Medina631:3551.91%58
84Mieles631:3556.16%220
84Pacheco631:3551.21%34
84Palmera631:3555.80%205
84Vergara631:3552.80%96
93Guerra611:3671.15%32
93Meriño611:3675.77%208
95Caro591:3792.90%109
96Angulo571:3926.71%266
96Mendez571:3922.77%107
96Trespalacio571:39220.65%575
96Vasquez571:3921.83%61
100Dominguez541:4143.97%169
100Lara541:4143.93%168
100Pallares541:4142.38%91
100Rocha541:4144.58%189
100Vanegas541:4142.36%87
105Barraza521:4304.89%206
105Florian521:4305.90%255
105Rojano521:4306.54%286
108Guerrero501:4471.15%43
108Osorio501:4471.95%79
108Royero501:4478.17%345
111Caballero481:4662.90%144
111Linares481:46611.65%455
111Nieto481:4663.10%155
111Quiroz481:4662.35%108
115Almanza461:4868.36%383
115Bastidas461:4869.33%413
115Fuentes461:4861.22%48
115Suarez461:4860.88%33
119Leon441:5081.96%97
119Montero441:5081.22%54
119Sarmiento441:5082.39%124
122Cardenas421:5321.14%51
122Ceballos421:53217.21%614
122de La Cruz421:5324.74%253
122de La Hoz421:5323.45%181
122Fontalvo421:5322.55%145
122Manjarres421:5325.13%276
122Vizcaino421:5327.37%368
129Barros401:5592.90%166
129Charris401:5594.14%234
129Fonseca401:5592.58%153
129Fragozo401:5592.40%141
129Payares401:5594.07%230
129Solano401:5591.84%102
129Villegas401:5592.58%154
136Anaya381:5883.30%195
136Ariza381:5881.67%92
136Bravo381:5885.96%334
136Correa381:5882.22%139
136Escorcia381:5884.07%238
136Gamez381:5882.13%133
136Hurtado381:5883.64%212
136Iturriago381:58826.76%832
136Vides381:5882.55%160
145Alfaro361:6212.94%179
145Arzuaga361:6213.00%186
145Bolaños361:6218.63%449
145Imbreth361:62124.32%810
145Meneses361:6212.80%175
145Mosquera361:6215.71%337
145Niebles361:62111.65%545
145Nuñez361:6211.60%95
145Salcedo361:6212.08%137
145Torrez361:6216.39%373
145Valle361:6215.35%323
156Galvis341:6581.52%99
156Machado341:6582.13%150
156Moscote341:6583.78%247
156Robles341:6581.63%106
156Vargas341:6580.98%55
161Alvarado311:7211.87%143
161Bello311:7213.82%281
161Chacon311:7213.15%230
161Chiquillo311:7215.92%395
161Giraldo311:7213.69%269
161Gonzales311:7213.12%226
161Lobo311:7211.96%151
161Mier311:7215.56%377
161Palacio311:7213.17%232
161Reyes311:7211.37%93
161Rico311:7212.54%180
161Salazar311:7211.68%123
173Avila291:7711.16%81
173Cano291:7714.98%361
173Contrera291:7718.08%491
173Cuello291:7712.46%188
173Fajardo291:7715.25%379
173Guzman291:7711.58%127
173Mora291:7711.17%82
173Nevado291:77131.52%1,040
173Oliveros291:7712.73%207
173Pabon291:7711.52%116
173Pinto291:7711.62%131
173Reales291:7712.47%191
173Rincon291:7710.69%44
173Yepes291:7713.23%248
173Zambrano291:7711.62%132
188Amaris271:8281.81%159
188Buelvas271:8281.90%163
188Chavez271:8282.39%198
188Macea271:82816.07%755
188Marmol271:82811.02%612
188Olivero271:8285.81%421
188Oviedo271:8281.95%164
188Simanca271:8283.60%303
188Socarras271:8284.40%343
188Tapia271:8283.75%315
188Viloria271:8283.15%263
199Barreto251:8943.35%306
199Duarte251:8941.09%86
199Esquivel251:89413.59%726
199Galindo251:8943.34%304
199Lozano251:8941.11%94
199Narvaez251:8942.17%195
199Otero251:8945.97%447
199Perdomo251:8948.39%554
199Saenz251:8945.54%428
199Salas251:8941.45%138
199Serrano251:8941.39%130