Costa Rica Genealogical Records

Costa Rica Birth & Baptism Records

Costa Rica Civil Registration Records (1860-1975)

An index to and images of records of births, marriages and deaths, recording various personal and genealogical details.

Costa Rica Catholic Church Records (1595-1992)

An index to and images of registers recording several million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Costa Rica Catholic Baptism Index (1700-1915)

An index to around 170,000 birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Costa Rica Marriage & Divorce Records

Costa Rica Civil Registration Records (1860-1975)

An index to and images of records of births, marriages and deaths, recording various personal and genealogical details.

Costa Rica Catholic Church Records (1595-1992)

An index to and images of registers recording several million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Costa Rica Catholic Marriage Index (1750-1920)

An index to over 50,000 marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Costa Rica Death & Burial Records

Costa Rica Civil Registration Records (1860-1975)

An index to and images of records of births, marriages and deaths, recording various personal and genealogical details.

Costa Rica Catholic Church Records (1595-1992)

An index to and images of registers recording several million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Costa Rica Catholic Death Index (1787-1900)

An index of around 30,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Newspapers Covering Costa Rica

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.

Costa Rica 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.

Costa Rica Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Costa Rica 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.

Costa Rica Occupation & Business Records

Slave Voyages Database (1514-1866)

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has information on more than 35,000 slave voyages that forcibly embarked over 12 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Costa Rica

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.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Costa Rica 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.

Costa Rica Church Records

Costa Rica Catholic Church Records (1595-1992)

An index to and images of registers recording several million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Rodriguez108,0611:44
2Vargas92,8641:51
3Jimenez90,9641:53
4Mora88,0871:54
5Rojas80,7451:59
6Gonzalez75,7841:63
7Sanchez66,8041:72
8Hernandez66,5601:72
9Ramirez66,3771:72
10Castro51,5951:93
11Lopez50,7651:94
12Araya49,5691:96
13Solano47,4181:101
14Alvarado46,1551:104
15Chaves45,7631:104
16Perez45,1741:106
17Morales44,8021:107
18Campos44,7071:107
19Quesada44,6751:107
20Gomez44,3061:108
21Arias43,4581:110
22Zuñiga41,5481:115
23Quiros41,3171:116
24Fernandez41,0271:117
25Salazar37,4181:128
26Villalobos37,3101:128
27Brenes36,3911:131
28Gutierrez36,2931:132
29Garcia36,2011:132
30Alfaro34,7311:138
31Vega33,8941:141
32Aguilar33,3701:143
33Calderon33,3351:143
34Valverde33,2361:144
35Chavarria33,2141:144
36Alvarez31,7711:150
37Castillo31,4151:152
38Salas30,4431:157
39Espinoza30,3551:157
40Martinez30,0041:159
41Solis29,6951:161
42Murillo29,6761:161
43Soto29,1641:164
44Chacon29,0171:165
45Cordero28,7191:166
46Mendez28,5841:167
47Herrera28,3221:169
48Monge28,2291:169
49Montero27,1251:176
50Barrantes26,9551:177
51Segura26,5171:180
52Madrigal26,5021:180
53Diaz26,4481:181
54Marin26,3731:181
55Porras25,8151:185
56Fallas25,1301:190
57Navarro24,5391:195
58Rivera23,2521:206
59Torres22,7931:210
60Fonseca21,9731:218
61Nuñez21,9351:218
62Calvo21,8021:219
63Delgado21,7041:220
64Ruiz21,6201:221
65Hidalgo21,3871:224
66Arce20,9431:228
67Obando19,7811:242
68Zamora19,7081:243
69Molina19,3041:248
70Muñoz18,7161:255
71Cruz18,4521:259
72Vasquez18,2081:263
73Bonilla17,7561:269
74Picado17,6191:271
75Miranda17,5391:273
76Gamboa17,5091:273
77Badilla17,4941:273
78Umaña17,2901:276
79Mena17,2811:277
80Esquivel17,2791:277
81Corrales16,4771:290
82Flores16,4301:291
83Camacho16,2161:295
84Arroyo16,1761:296
85Chinchilla16,0731:297
86Guzman15,6251:306
87Granados15,6171:306
88Cerdas15,4151:310
89Acuña15,1671:315
90Cascante15,0981:317
91Abarca15,0261:318
92Elizondo14,9041:321
93Barquero14,8441:322
94Arguedas14,6951:325
95Bolaños14,4931:330
96Ortiz14,3511:333
97Blanco14,2871:335
98Carvajal14,2631:335
99Leon13,8661:345
100Duran13,8071:346
101Cortes13,5371:353
102Ureña13,5071:354
103Aguero13,2591:361
104Cespedes13,0741:366
105Villegas12,5991:379
106Romero12,4781:383
107Bermudez12,1121:395
108Serrano12,0821:396
109Barboza11,9811:399
110Artavia11,7011:409
111Sandi11,6281:411
112Venegas11,5961:412
113Angulo11,5351:414
114Mata11,2001:427
115Alpizar11,1121:430
116Matarrita11,1031:431
117Sequeira10,7801:443
118Montoya10,6551:449
119Ugalde10,5651:452
120Vindas10,5601:453
121Sibaja10,5301:454
122Reyes10,4941:456
123Ortega10,2711:465
124Arrieta10,2221:468
125Viquez10,0451:476
126Varela10,0441:476
127Rosales10,0321:476
128Moya9,7681:489
129Sandoval9,6651:495
130Benavides9,6011:498
131Mendoza9,5421:501
132Orozco9,4641:505
133Garro9,3951:509
134Garita9,3801:510
135Carrillo9,2881:515
136Guevara9,1281:524
137Morera9,1031:525
138Duarte8,7591:546
139Coto8,6821:551
140Masis8,6791:551
141Guerrero8,5391:560
142Retana8,4721:564
143Azofeifa8,1631:586
144Cordoba8,1421:587
145Loria8,0701:592
146Padilla8,0421:594
147Paniagua8,0241:596
148Fuentes7,7061:620
149Cambronero7,6691:623
150Leiva7,6311:626
151Sanabria7,3921:647
152Trejos7,1421:669
153Avila6,9681:686
154Ulate6,9531:687
155Carranza6,9351:689
156Piedra6,9251:690
157Guillen6,8721:696
158Oviedo6,7051:713
159Cubillo6,5861:726
160Cubero6,4441:742
161Naranjo6,4401:742
162Ulloa6,4351:743
163Matamoros6,4011:747
164Carmona6,3981:747
165Solorzano6,2321:767
166Mesen6,1961:771
167Carballo6,1361:779
168Lobo6,1331:779
169Baltodano6,1161:782
170Robles5,9911:798
171Mejias5,9761:800
172Contreras5,9691:801
173Amador5,9541:803
174Pereira5,9301:806
175Bustos5,9201:807
176Madriz5,8551:816
177Ramos5,8371:819
178Sancho5,7681:829
179Valerio5,7551:831
180Suarez5,7471:832
181Leiton5,6441:847
182Acosta5,5781:857
183Lara5,5761:857
184Saborio5,5671:859
185Aguirre5,5581:860
186Saenz5,5361:863
187Rios5,5321:864
188Briceño5,5141:867
189Marchena5,4631:875
190Villarreal5,3971:886
191Medina5,3851:888
192Lizano5,2871:904
193Meza5,2661:908
194Peña5,2471:911
195Godinez5,0821:941
196Moreno5,0591:945
197Cedeño5,0041:955
198Roman4,9341:969
199Jara4,9241:971
200Melendez4,9171:972