Potosí Genealogical Records

Potosí 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.

Potosí 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.

Potosí 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 Potosí

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.

Potosí 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.

Potosí 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.

Potosí Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Potosí 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 Potosí

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.

Potosí 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.

Potosí 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.

Potosí 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 Potosí

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Nariño Department
1Benavides4281:271.71%4
2Fuertes3751:3126.46%258
3Ramirez3461:334.53%58
4Rosero3271:351.14%3
5Castro3051:382.40%24
6Chamorro2951:393.01%36
7Hernandez2901:403.05%38
8Potosi2421:487.72%141
9Yandun2351:4915.10%240
10Cuastuza2281:5154.55%567
11Mueses2231:529.88%191
12Arteaga2151:542.81%56
13Mejia1861:625.01%117
13Narvaez1861:621.01%15
15Pinchao1741:663.83%90
16Patiño1651:704.11%105
17Revelo1401:833.28%94
18Portilla1311:881.39%41
19Coral1261:921.45%50
19Ortega1261:920.71%16
21Cuaran1231:942.15%76
21Figueroa1231:943.44%120
21Ruano1231:943.81%138
24Guerrero1191:970.54%7
25Cordoba1161:1001.12%31
25Villarreal1161:1006.47%216
27Mafla1141:10113.52%371
27Salazar1141:1011.06%29
29Trejo1071:1086.60%235
30Cuasapud1021:11316.69%452
31Tulcan921:1262.76%131
32Cuadros901:12842.45%799
32Moran901:1283.03%150
34Garcia871:1330.85%32
35Chacua851:1367.39%303
35Toro851:1361.22%67
37Chaspuengal771:15033.92%772
37Cuaspa771:1506.21%281
39Cadena751:1542.32%137
39Delgado751:1540.40%13
41Arcos731:1581.82%107
42Betancourth701:1657.76%358
42Ruiz701:1651.19%74
44Cuasquer681:1704.78%256
44Hualpa681:17023.21%679
46Cuaspud651:1782.74%176
46Erazo651:1780.48%23
46Mora651:1780.64%34
49Ayala631:1832.33%160
49Cardenas631:1832.04%143
49Ceballos631:1830.88%64
49Ger631:18378.75%1,136
49Tello631:1832.90%197
49Tobar631:1831.12%77
55Cabrera611:1890.64%39
55Obando611:1890.68%48
55Romero611:1892.17%157
58Tutacha581:19936.02%891
59Quistanchala561:20611.84%533
60Imbacuan531:2183.51%247
60Lucero531:2183.87%267
60Putacuar531:21832.12%882
60Recalde531:2184.51%296
60Velasco531:2182.74%205
60Villota531:2180.62%51
66Charfuelan511:2276.19%378
66Chaves511:2270.98%82
66Miño511:22712.03%563
66Morales511:2270.57%46
66Muñoz511:2270.21%5
71Betancourt461:2512.99%244