Santander Department Genealogical Records

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Santander Department Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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 Santander Department

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Colombia
1Rodriguez40,2161:504.45%1
2Gomez36,9731:545.80%4
3Hernandez35,3741:576.13%7
4Diaz31,5351:646.35%11
5Garcia29,6461:684.62%3
6Martinez27,5111:733.98%2
7Rojas23,1261:876.44%14
8Sanchez22,4411:904.00%8
9Jaimes22,3111:9042.63%197
10Gonzalez22,1521:913.75%6
11Suarez22,0711:918.58%24
12Rueda20,4631:9833.43%164
13Perez20,0691:1003.75%9
14Ortiz20,0411:1006.05%17
15Vargas19,6501:1025.84%16
16Ramirez19,1751:1053.80%10
17Florez18,2231:1119.27%32
18Lopez17,8191:1132.81%5
19Moreno16,3481:1234.76%15
20Ardila15,5001:13023.94%151
21Torres15,4271:1313.85%12
22Villamizar14,7951:13634.08%239
23Quintero14,6711:1375.94%27
24Duarte14,0681:14319.84%132
25Rincon13,2701:1529.21%59
26Peña12,9651:1557.38%40
27Delgado11,9751:16810.51%78
28Ariza11,9561:16817.07%138
29Niño11,6261:17317.18%144
30Leon11,5981:1749.42%72
31Mantilla11,3011:17851.02%411
32Pinzon10,8431:18614.21%122
33Calderon10,5131:1929.55%83
34Duran10,4411:19313.60%121
35Ruiz10,3571:1943.86%23
36Gutierrez10,3061:1953.38%20
37Carreño10,3001:19629.06%279
38Parra10,1721:1985.87%44
39Jimenez10,1471:1983.13%18
40Silva9,9521:2028.83%79
41Herrera9,8361:2053.91%25
42Muñoz9,3881:2152.53%13
43Castro9,2651:2173.04%19
44Cardenas9,0521:2235.08%38
45Alvarez9,0501:2233.32%21
46Romero9,0121:2233.60%26
47Mejia8,8241:2284.67%35
48Sierra8,7671:2306.19%61
49Mendoza8,7641:2305.14%45
50Guerrero8,7561:2305.02%43
51Blanco8,5911:23411.68%127
52Castellanos8,4791:23815.28%183
53Reyes8,4581:2386.41%66
54Camacho8,4381:23910.97%120
55Serrano8,3231:24217.75%220
56Galvis8,0841:24912.43%150
57Sandoval8,0521:25010.80%125
58Morales7,9311:2543.24%28
59Uribe7,8751:25612.31%156
60Pinto7,8271:25715.86%208
61Caceres7,7541:26022.09%283
62Castillo7,7251:2614.03%34
63Carvajal7,5981:2658.13%96
64Medina7,5831:2664.64%46
65Arias7,5631:2663.83%31
66Ayala7,4261:27112.54%173
67Quiroga7,2701:27717.74%247
68Bautista7,2621:27714.48%205
69Pabon7,2531:27817.44%246
70Prada7,1291:28319.95%277
71Rivera7,1191:2833.57%30
72Sanabria7,0871:28414.11%202
73Sarmiento7,0711:2859.99%134
74Mendez7,0581:2856.54%87
75Vega7,0381:2866.51%86
76Carrillo6,7401:2998.86%123
77Barrera6,6851:3018.07%115
78Marin6,4321:3133.33%33
79Contreras6,4021:3155.10%71
80Santos6,3251:31815.99%252
81Tarazona6,2341:32336.67%505
82Acevedo6,1181:3296.66%99
83Caballero6,1041:33013.66%233
84Solano6,0901:33110.48%174
85Ortega6,0431:3334.00%50
86Rangel6,0321:33415.81%257
87Vera5,6031:35911.53%209
88Barajas5,5971:36037.80%557
89Correa5,5371:3643.51%49
90Arenas5,5091:3669.63%177
91Amaya5,4311:3717.84%140
92Lizarazo5,4071:37226.34%437
93Monsalve5,3151:3799.20%175
94Becerra5,2791:3829.37%180
95Celis5,2211:38618.71%337
96Beltran5,2161:3864.08%70
97Gamboa5,2031:38713.72%258
98Rios5,1571:3913.64%60
99Pedraza5,1391:39214.09%265
100Pardo5,0831:39610.94%224
101Chacon5,0721:39713.74%260
102Salazar5,0651:3983.14%48
103Forero5,0451:3996.71%124
104Vasquez4,8491:4153.22%51
105Aguilar4,8211:4188.09%172
106Mora4,8111:4193.70%69
107Pineda4,7841:4214.88%92
108Patiño4,6991:4294.71%89
109Amado4,6971:42932.80%574
110Jerez4,6661:43242.88%688
111Lozano4,6471:4334.14%80
112Angarita4,6441:43414.86%303
113Osorio4,5771:4402.55%37
114Cruz4,5101:4473.19%62
115Fuentes4,4591:4527.29%165
116Murillo4,4251:4554.04%84
117Almeida4,3971:45843.91%724
118Velasco4,3611:4627.28%168
119Navarro4,3521:4635.22%113
120Avila4,2821:4704.16%88
120Sepulveda4,2821:4706.95%163
122Cala4,2671:47264.75%914
123Bueno4,2331:47620.99%444
124Plata4,2221:47733.16%609
125Rey4,1771:48218.44%405
126Mateus4,1661:48320.62%443
127Pico4,1601:48436.97%668
128Figueroa4,0791:4948.05%200
129Santamaria4,0551:49717.98%406
130Chaparro3,9841:50611.27%281
131Maldonado3,9331:5128.96%236
132Anaya3,9131:51511.85%295
133Saavedra3,8931:51710.77%272
134Acosta3,8701:5202.58%54
135Castañeda3,8591:5223.19%75
136Bohorquez3,8341:5256.99%185
137Camargo3,7681:5355.34%135
138Guevara3,7251:5415.85%157
139Porras3,7111:54313.86%350
140Gualdron3,6341:55451.62%881
141Roa3,6281:5557.68%218
142Barbosa3,5941:5608.23%237
143Luna3,5761:5636.59%189
144Ballesteros3,5731:5649.34%256
145Velandia3,5421:5699.57%259
146Aparicio3,5041:57530.18%652
147Velasquez3,4881:5772.41%58
148Fonseca3,4811:5796.18%181
149Toloza3,4781:57928.75%630
150Espinosa3,4531:5834.90%136
151Paez3,4411:5854.78%130
152Ochoa3,4291:5874.92%139
153Corzo3,3891:59444.73%846
154Orduz3,3021:61044.16%853
155Galeano3,2431:6216.02%190
156Manrique3,2241:62511.12%325
157Tellez3,2151:62611.26%329
158Mosquera3,2091:6281.77%36
159Bernal3,1781:6343.30%94
160Franco3,1331:6433.29%95
161Leal3,1201:6468.13%254
162Arguello3,1161:64629.92%703
163Bayona3,1001:65015.97%458
164Olarte3,0551:65915.75%459
165Cadena3,0111:66910.04%313
166Caicedo2,9891:6742.47%74
167Arciniegas2,9881:67418.25%514
168Meneses2,9851:6754.98%167
169Buitrago2,9261:6883.35%105
170Nuñez2,9071:6934.87%171
170Rondon2,9071:69317.58%512
172Lizcano2,8781:70018.82%543
173Estupiñan2,8591:70411.29%373
174Gil2,8251:7133.03%97
175Alvarado2,8011:7195.89%214
176Vesga2,7581:73053.94%1,022
177Oviedo2,7541:7316.15%232
178Pacheco2,7391:7353.11%103
179Zambrano2,7371:7364.03%142
180Bermudez2,7051:7453.36%116
181Gelvez2,6421:76223.38%664
182Afanador2,6261:76746.49%983
183Valencia2,6241:7680.96%22
184Triana2,6231:7685.60%221
185Vanegas2,6151:7702.87%101
186Cristancho2,5941:77613.98%473
187Araque2,5881:77816.78%541
188Fajardo2,5521:7895.75%235
189Meza2,5451:7914.10%162
190Garzon2,4961:8071.82%64
190Mayorga2,4961:80712.35%442
192Cortes2,4781:8131.65%53
193Parada2,4651:8179.49%363
194Acuña2,4521:8216.68%263
195Portilla2,4461:82311.19%416
196Soto2,4371:8262.80%107
197Palomino2,4131:8359.46%369
198Ramos2,3941:8411.48%47
199Barragan2,3741:8487.39%297
200Ordoñez2,3621:8533.05%118