Norte de Santander Department Genealogical Records

Norte de Santander Department 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.

Norte de Santander Department 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.

Norte de Santander Department 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 Norte de Santander Department

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.

Norte de Santander Department 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.

Norte de Santander Department 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.

Norte de Santander Department Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Norte de Santander Department 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 Norte de Santander Department

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.

Norte de Santander Department 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.

Norte de Santander Department 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.

Norte de Santander Department 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 Norte de Santander Department

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Colombia
1Rodriguez29,0461:463.22%1
2Perez27,1701:495.08%9
3Garcia22,4491:603.50%3
4Contreras21,8651:6117.43%71
5Sanchez21,3891:623.81%8
6Quintero18,6931:717.57%27
7Jaimes17,1771:7832.82%197
8Villamizar16,6101:8038.26%239
9Gomez16,1601:832.54%4
10Ramirez16,0881:833.19%10
11Hernandez15,0041:892.60%7
12Ortiz14,5291:924.38%17
13Ortega13,2781:1018.80%50
14Suarez12,9131:1035.02%24
15Rojas12,9051:1043.59%14
16Rincon12,7691:1058.86%59
17Martinez12,5431:1061.81%2
18Duran12,2141:10915.90%121
19Torres12,1651:1103.03%12
20Florez12,1441:1106.18%32
21Guerrero11,7821:1136.76%43
22Lopez11,6431:1151.83%5
23Diaz11,5771:1152.33%11
24Gonzalez9,7911:1361.66%6
25Mendoza9,5061:1415.58%45
26Alvarez9,3221:1433.42%21
27Carrillo9,2371:14512.15%123
28Parada8,7821:15233.80%363
29Vargas8,6921:1542.58%16
30Cardenas8,5151:1574.78%38
31Pabon7,8241:17118.82%246
32Galvis7,3771:18111.34%150
33Angarita7,3741:18123.59%303
34Vera7,3371:18215.10%209
35Mora7,3351:1825.63%69
36Bayona7,0621:18936.38%458
37Arias6,9941:1913.54%31
38Moreno6,9551:1922.02%15
39Peñaranda6,9431:19243.98%531
40Rivera6,9411:1923.48%30
41Navarro6,7541:1988.11%113
42Caceres6,5081:20518.54%283
43Leon6,4791:2065.26%72
44Vega6,4421:2075.96%86
45Ascanio6,4311:20866.63%740
46Gutierrez6,4001:2092.10%20
47Carrascal6,3821:20934.04%471
48Duarte6,3561:2108.96%132
49Bautista6,2761:21312.51%205
50Gelvez6,2711:21355.50%664
51Arevalo6,2401:2149.17%141
52Delgado6,2281:2145.47%78
53Leal6,1851:21616.12%254
54Castro6,1041:2192.00%19
55Peña5,9891:2233.41%40
56Becerra5,8771:22710.44%180
57Acevedo5,7091:2346.22%99
58Pacheco5,7031:2346.48%103
59Amaya5,6611:2368.17%140
60Parra5,6141:2383.24%44
61Rangel5,5011:24314.42%257
62Silva5,4391:2464.82%79
63Sandoval5,2971:2527.10%125
64Serrano5,2751:25311.25%220
65Carvajal5,1611:2595.53%96
66Blanco5,0861:2636.91%127
67Jimenez5,0771:2631.57%18
68Paez5,0511:2647.01%130
69Maldonado4,9601:26911.29%236
70Tarazona4,8471:27628.51%505
71Torrado4,8091:27867.00%868
72Sepulveda4,8081:2787.80%163
73Romero4,4111:3031.76%26
74Castellanos4,3421:3087.83%183
75Medina4,3151:3102.64%46
76Vergel4,3131:31046.97%765
77Niño4,1641:3216.15%144
78Moncada4,1461:32213.81%312
79Barbosa4,0051:3349.18%237
80Ruiz3,9951:3341.49%23
81Reyes3,9801:3363.02%66
82Salazar3,9321:3402.44%48
83Calderon3,8871:3443.53%83
84Caicedo3,8281:3493.16%74
85Fuentes3,8081:3516.23%165
86Botello3,7511:35652.78%875
87Ropero3,6901:36246.00%824
88Molina3,6721:3642.53%57
89Rozo3,5991:37112.63%331
90Sierra3,5881:3722.53%61
91Buitrago3,4341:3893.93%105
92Herrera3,3911:3941.35%25
93Sanguino3,3351:40148.10%891
94Cruz3,3181:4032.35%62
95Mantilla3,3071:40414.93%411
96Arenas3,3001:4055.77%177
97Lizcano3,2571:41021.30%543
98Soto3,1941:4183.67%107
99Carreño3,1421:4258.87%279
99Ibarra3,1421:4258.68%271
101Camargo3,1161:4294.42%135
102Meneses3,0961:4315.17%167
103Osorio3,0571:4371.70%37
104Lizarazo2,9941:44614.59%437
105Celis2,9831:44810.69%337
106Solano2,9791:4485.13%174
107Santiago2,9781:44915.99%472
108Correa2,9731:4491.89%49
109Rubio2,8921:4627.89%264
110Velasquez2,8751:4651.99%58
111Fernandez2,8501:4692.41%76
112Gamboa2,8431:4707.49%258
113Peñaloza2,8261:47315.34%478
114Chacon2,8211:4737.64%260
115Albarracin2,7971:47820.27%591
116Pineda2,7921:4782.85%92
117Mogollon2,7891:47921.20%601
118Rolon2,7801:48057.05%1,043
119Mejia2,7661:4831.46%35
120Mendez2,7651:4832.56%87
121Morales2,7571:4841.13%28
122Barrera2,7471:4863.32%115
123Uribe2,6991:4954.22%156
124Ochoa2,6711:5003.83%139
125Marquez2,6451:5054.22%160
126Rios2,6441:5051.87%60
127Acosta2,6401:5061.76%54
128Muñoz2,6161:5110.71%13
129Pinzon2,5821:5173.38%122
130Castillo2,5541:5231.33%34
131Granados2,5221:5308.39%311
132Gelves2,5191:53055.82%1,096
133Valencia2,4541:5440.90%22
134Caballero2,4351:5495.45%233
135Monsalve2,3801:5614.12%175
136Urbina2,2961:58224.32%754
137Beltran2,2931:5831.79%70
138Jacome2,2921:58332.78%884
139Luna2,2641:5904.17%189
140Patiño2,2551:5922.26%89
141Montañez2,2501:59414.37%535
142Claro2,2281:60059.67%1,220
143Coronel2,2141:60329.20%845
144Rueda2,1971:6083.59%164
145Ardila2,1951:6093.39%151
145Laguado2,1951:60960.04%1,234
147Santos2,1871:6115.53%252
148Lazaro2,1161:63131.18%898
149Ballesteros2,1151:6325.53%256
150Lozano2,1011:6361.87%80
151Rico2,0591:6495.16%251
152Melo2,0531:6513.85%194
153Jaime2,0111:66422.93%781
154Franco2,0031:6672.11%95
155Sanabria1,9951:6703.97%202
156Prada1,9921:6715.57%277
157Ovallos1,9521:68471.09%1,430
158Ayala1,9371:6903.27%173
159Tellez1,9081:7006.68%329
160Toro1,8951:7052.41%117
161Velandia1,8921:7065.11%259
162Carvajalino1,8881:70748.41%1,200
163Portilla1,8781:7118.59%416
164Galvan1,8751:71212.69%558
165Miranda1,8721:7142.99%159
166Avendaño1,8521:7215.30%284
167Salcedo1,8361:7283.38%187
168Nuñez1,8101:7383.03%171
169Manrique1,7901:7466.17%325
170Camacho1,7791:7512.31%120
171Bonilla1,7751:7532.73%149
171Corredor1,7751:7535.79%307
173Quintana1,7311:7725.76%310
174Roa1,7301:7723.66%218
175Cañas1,7181:7778.72%453
175Figueroa1,7181:7773.39%200
175Sarmiento1,7181:7772.43%134
178Escalante1,6971:78714.90%660
179Pallares1,6851:79314.89%663
179Ruedas1,6851:79359.29%1,398
181Pinto1,6771:7973.40%208
182Castilla1,6761:79710.28%516
183Araque1,6641:80310.79%541
184Cañizares1,6621:80445.91%1,241
185Alvarado1,6361:8163.44%214
186Estupiñan1,6321:8186.45%373
187Remolina1,6221:82436.28%1,100
188Meza1,5951:8372.57%162
189Bohorquez1,5831:8442.89%185
190Velasco1,5791:8462.64%168
191Montes1,5741:8492.40%147
192Toloza1,5551:85912.86%630
193Pedraza1,5411:8674.22%265
194Barajas1,4851:89910.03%557
194Manzano1,4851:89918.90%831
196Cuadros1,4731:90712.07%625
197Orozco1,4681:9101.12%67
198Espinel1,4621:91416.55%780
199Zambrano1,4591:9162.15%142
200Bermudez1,4401:9281.79%116