El Peñón Genealogical Records

El Peñón 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 Peñón 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 Peñón 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 Peñón

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 Peñón 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 Peñón 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 Peñón Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

El Peñón 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 Peñón

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 Peñón 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 Peñón 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 Peñón 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 Peñón

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Santander Department
1Ariza4241:123.55%28
2Vargas4091:122.08%15
3Gonzalez3021:161.36%10
4Mosquera2291:217.14%158
5Quiroga2231:223.07%67
6Jerez2001:254.29%110
7Guiza1911:2611.55%260
8Ruiz1801:271.74%35
9Hernandez1681:290.47%3
10Pardo1511:332.97%100
11Duarte1281:380.91%24
12Aguilar1161:422.41%105
12Santamaria1161:422.86%129
14Moreno1021:480.62%19
15Moncada901:554.96%249
16Barrera841:591.26%77
17Rojas811:610.35%7
18Galeano781:632.41%155
19Medina731:670.96%64
20Diaz671:730.21%4
21Olachica641:7730.05%731
22Mojica581:855.54%334
23Mendoza551:890.63%49
23Morales551:890.69%58
23Suarez551:890.25%11
23Velasco551:891.26%118
27Quitian521:953.12%259
28Forero491:1000.97%103
28Pinzon491:1000.45%32
30Fajardo441:1121.72%188
30Patiño441:1120.94%108
30Quintero441:1120.30%23
33Franco381:1291.21%160
33Mateus381:1290.91%126
35Rodriguez351:1410.09%1
36Fandiño321:1543.90%392
36Fontecha321:1541.54%224
36Gil321:1541.13%174
39Cubides291:1701.88%269
39Peña291:1700.22%26
41Murcia261:1892.06%299
41Sanchez261:1890.12%8
43Arevalo231:2141.78%295
43Rivera231:2140.32%71
43Sedano231:2144.84%512
46Cortes201:2460.81%192
46Florez201:2460.11%17
46Romero201:2460.22%46
46Tellez201:2460.62%157
50Benavides171:2890.81%220
50Castañeda171:2890.44%135
50Lopez171:2890.10%18
50Martinez171:2890.06%6
50Rocha171:2892.81%451
50Sanabria171:2890.24%72
56Mogollon151:3280.95%266
56Sierra151:3280.17%48
58Ayala121:4100.16%66
58Cepeda121:4100.68%251
58Gamboa121:4100.23%97
58Herreño121:4100.82%274
58Olaya121:4101.34%373
58Vasquez121:4100.25%104
64Ballen91:5461.51%456
64Barbosa91:5460.25%142
64Castillo91:5460.12%62
64Contreras91:5460.14%79
64Cruz91:5460.20%114
64Mujica91:5464.31%742
70Acevedo61:8200.10%82
70Andrade61:8201.27%513
70Ardila61:8200.04%20
70Cardenas61:8200.07%44
70Castellanos61:8200.07%52
70Cedano61:82010.34%1,281
70Garcia61:8200.02%5
70Murillo61:8200.14%116
70Neme61:82046.15%2,283
70Ortiz61:8200.03%14
70Rueda61:8200.03%12
70Serrano61:8200.07%55
70Vanegas61:8200.23%185
70Vega61:8200.09%75
84Aldana11:4,9180.13%409