Santiago Genealogical Records

Santiago 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.

Santiago 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.

Santiago 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 Santiago

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.

Santiago 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.

Santiago 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.

Santiago Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Santiago 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 Santiago

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.

Santiago 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.

Santiago 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.

Santiago 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 Santiago

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Norte de Santander Department
1Perez1781:160.66%2
2Ramirez1271:220.79%10
3Rodriguez1111:250.38%1
4Peñaranda1041:271.50%39
5Ibarra881:322.80%99
6Rojas701:400.54%15
7Rivera591:470.85%40
8Gomez531:520.33%9
8Molina531:521.44%88
10Contreras511:540.23%4
10Jaimes511:540.30%7
12Diaz451:620.39%23
12Galvis451:620.61%32
14Carrillo411:680.44%27
14Galviz411:685.21%305
14Niño411:680.98%77
17Romero371:750.84%73
18Rolon351:791.26%118
19Acevedo331:840.58%57
19Gutierrez331:840.52%46
21Florez311:900.26%20
21Pedraza311:902.01%193
23Leon291:960.45%43
23Prieto291:962.39%234
25Sanchez271:1030.13%5
26Caceres251:1110.38%42
26Mantilla251:1110.76%95
26Ortega251:1110.19%13
29Medina231:1210.53%75
29Sandoval231:1210.43%63
29Torres231:1210.19%19
32Avila211:1322.40%283
32Fernandez211:1320.74%111
32Gonzalez211:1320.21%24
32Rincon211:1320.16%16
32Suarez211:1320.16%14
37Botello201:1390.53%86
37Gallo201:1391.93%255
37Martinez201:1390.16%17
37Mendoza201:1390.21%25
37Ortiz201:1390.14%12
42Buendia181:1543.69%420
42Cardenas181:1540.21%30
42Duran181:1540.15%18
42Gelvez181:1540.29%50
42Rueda181:1540.82%144
47Corredor161:1740.90%171
47Daza161:1741.12%202
47Hernandez161:1740.11%11
47Velandia161:1740.85%161
51Cacua141:1981.64%290
51Castellanos141:1980.32%74
51Combariza141:1984.95%521
51Escalante141:1980.82%178
51Mayorga141:1982.23%351
51Rubio141:1980.48%109
51Silva141:1980.26%62
58Caicedo121:2320.31%84
58Camargo121:2320.39%101
58Carvajal121:2320.23%65
58Celis121:2320.40%105
58Cuevas121:2322.02%374
58Estupiñan121:2320.74%186
58Fuentes121:2320.32%85
58Garcia121:2320.05%3
58Parra121:2320.21%60
58Vargas121:2320.14%29
68Amaya101:2780.18%59
68Aparicio101:2781.10%278
68Ayala101:2780.52%158
68Bernal101:2780.90%249
68Bohorquez101:2780.63%189
68Delgado101:2780.16%52
68Esquivel101:2783.21%500
68Gamboa101:2780.35%112
68Mojica101:2780.78%221
68Ochoa101:2780.37%124
68Ojeda101:2780.99%260
68Orellanos101:2783.21%500
68Paez101:2780.20%68
68Vera101:2780.14%34
82Bautista81:3470.13%49
82Bolivar81:3471.47%393
82Camacho81:3470.45%170
82Carrero81:3470.66%234
82Casadiego81:3471.01%304
82Castillo81:3470.31%130
82Castro81:3470.13%54
82Escala81:34720.51%1,176
82Guerrero81:3470.07%21
82Manrique81:3470.45%169
82Pabon81:3470.10%31
82Palencia81:3470.67%236
82Rey81:3470.57%205
82Roa81:3470.46%174
82Rozo81:3470.22%89
82Ureña81:3471.16%329
98Aguilar61:4630.45%212
98Arias61:4630.09%37
98Bermudez61:4630.42%200
98Blanco61:4630.12%66
98Estevez61:4631.33%434
98Forero61:4630.59%259
98Laguado61:4630.27%145
98Lopez61:4630.05%22
98Marquez61:4630.23%125
98Melo61:4630.29%152
98Montes61:4630.38%191
98Muñoz61:4630.23%128
98Parada61:4630.07%28
98Pinto61:4630.36%181
98Pinzon61:4630.23%129
98Pradilla61:4635.41%747
98Salas61:4631.65%472
98Santos61:4630.27%147
98Toscano61:4631.01%375
117Aldana41:6950.95%447
117Alvares41:6951.89%583
117Alvarez41:6950.04%26
117Alvernia41:6950.46%287
117Ballesteros41:6950.19%149
117Bastos41:6950.33%232
117Bayona41:6950.06%36
117Bonilla41:6950.23%171
117Castellano41:6953.42%732
117Ciro41:6958.89%1,090
117Cristancho41:6950.32%227
117Cuadros41:6950.27%196
117Garzon41:6950.40%261
117Higuera41:6950.52%311
117Hurtado41:6950.45%280
117Lara41:6950.87%428
117Leal41:6950.06%53
117Monsalve41:6950.17%135
117Mora41:6950.05%35
117Nuncira41:6953.10%700
117Osorio41:6950.13%103
117Peña41:6950.07%55
117Pimiento41:6951.76%570
117Piña41:6954.55%829
117Quintero41:6950.02%6
117Rangel41:6950.07%61
117Ropero41:6950.11%87
117Salamanca41:6950.80%414
117Sepulveda41:6950.08%72
117Sierra41:6950.11%90
117Tarazona41:6950.08%70
117Tibaduiza41:6953.45%735
117Vasquez41:6950.28%204
117Yañez41:6950.29%206
117Zapata41:6950.36%246
152Acero11:2,7790.17%382
152Acuña11:2,7790.09%239
152Alcides11:2,779100.00%3,799
152Alfonso11:2,7790.16%346
152Amorocho11:2,7791.79%1,002
152Angarita11:2,7790.01%33
152Araque11:2,7790.06%183
152Ascanio11:2,7790.02%45
152Barajas11:2,7790.07%194
152Barbosa11:2,7790.02%79
152Bargas11:2,7799.09%1,953
152Barrera11:2,7790.04%122
152Barrientos11:2,7790.13%307
152Barroso11:2,7790.34%520
152Benitez11:2,7790.12%296
152Boada11:2,7790.10%270
152Bothia11:2,7795.56%1,601
152Botia11:2,7790.26%464
152Candela11:2,7791.23%854
152Cantor11:2,7790.41%551
152Carrascal11:2,7790.02%47
152Carrecedo11:2,779100.00%3,799
152Carreño11:2,7790.03%99
152Casadiegos11:2,7790.11%281
152Castrillon11:2,7790.25%458
152Cepeda11:2,7790.20%418
152Cetina11:2,7790.30%490
152Colmenares11:2,7790.08%228
152Coredor11:2,77950.00%3,411
152Coronel11:2,7790.05%143
152Correa11:2,7790.03%108
152Cruz11:2,7790.03%94
152Elorza11:2,77910.00%2,051
152Espalza11:2,7792.27%1,105
152Estebez11:2,77950.00%3,411
152Estepa11:2,7791.39%911
152Estrada11:2,7790.12%294
152Flores11:2,7790.24%452
152Galaviz11:2,7793.23%1,298
152Gil11:2,7790.10%253
152Gualdron11:2,7790.18%392
152Herrera11:2,7790.03%92
152Ibañez11:2,7790.08%233
152Iscala11:2,7790.39%544
152Jacome11:2,7790.04%138
152Jaimez11:2,7790.51%599
152Jimenez11:2,7790.02%67
152Jurado11:2,7790.14%326
152Lagos11:2,7790.24%445
152Lazaro11:2,7790.05%148
152Lindarte11:2,7790.08%220
152Lizarazo11:2,7790.03%104
152Londoño11:2,7790.17%383
152Mazo11:2,7790.87%737
152Mejia11:2,7790.04%119
152Melgarejo11:2,7790.15%339
152Mogollon11:2,7790.04%117
152Monoga11:2,7790.36%525
152Montañez11:2,7790.04%141
152Montejo11:2,7790.09%238
152Moreno11:2,7790.01%38
152Mozo11:2,7795.88%1,650
152Navas11:2,7790.19%399
152Neira11:2,7790.18%389
152Omaña11:2,7790.08%219
152Orosco11:2,7791.45%926
152Pacheco11:2,7790.02%58
152Palacios11:2,7790.12%297
152Patiño11:2,7790.04%140
152Quiñonez11:2,7790.20%410
152Ramires11:2,7790.67%654
152Ramos11:2,7790.11%271
152Remolina11:2,7790.06%187
152Rendon11:2,7790.78%700
152Riaños11:2,7796.25%1,684
152Rios11:2,7790.04%126
152Rosales11:2,7790.43%565
152Saavedra11:2,7790.15%343
152Salazar11:2,7790.03%82
152Sanguino11:2,7790.03%93
152Santamaria11:2,7790.20%405
152Serrano11:2,7790.02%64
152Solano11:2,7790.03%106
152Soler11:2,7790.20%415
152Soto11:2,7790.03%98
152Tabares11:2,7790.79%707
152Tamayo11:2,7790.19%398
152Toca11:2,7793.57%1,337
152Torrez11:2,7790.44%568
152Urieta11:2,779100.00%3,799
152Vazquez11:2,7792.50%1,159
152Vega11:2,7790.02%44
152Veloza11:2,7790.14%331