Cuba Genealogical Records

Cuba Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Newspapers Covering Cuba

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.

Cuba Land & Property Records

Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases (1507-2000)

This database is a collection of maps and atlases detailing land areas that comprise the present-day United States and Canada, as well as various other parts of the world.

Cuba 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.

Cuba Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Cuba Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

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.

Cuba 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.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Cuba

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.

Cuba 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.

Cuba Maps

Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases (1507-2000)

This database is a collection of maps and atlases detailing land areas that comprise the present-day United States and Canada, as well as various other parts of the world.

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 Cuba

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Rodriguez548,2591:21
2Gonzalez447,1711:26
3Perez435,3861:26
4Hernandez379,1001:30
5Garcia305,8891:38
6Martinez234,8621:49
7Diaz218,1091:53
8Lopez186,5381:62
9Fernandez179,4281:64
10Sanchez171,7151:67
11Alvarez150,3941:77
12Gomez114,6381:101
13Torres110,0801:105
14Reyes99,2561:116
15Ramirez93,5981:123
16Cruz90,6411:127
17Suarez89,6851:128
18Morales83,4101:138
19Cabrera79,6231:145
20Ramos79,0081:146
21Castillo72,7691:158
22Acosta68,1381:169
23Valdes65,0421:177
24Guerra63,1351:183
25Delgado61,8561:186
26Jimenez61,7521:187
27Vazquez60,6591:190
28Peña58,7871:196
29Rivero58,7011:196
30Ruiz58,3561:197
31Herrera57,5061:200
32Gutierrez57,0851:202
33Leon56,8171:203
34Dominguez54,3591:212
35Alfonso50,3451:229
36Rojas47,9551:240
37Alonso47,5511:242
38Blanco45,9251:251
39Castro45,8481:251
40Espinosa45,7371:252
41Leyva44,4461:259
42Romero43,0151:268
43Medina42,6811:270
44Moreno40,6301:284
45Nuñez39,9451:288
46Santana39,4441:292
47Vega39,1571:294
48Batista38,4941:299
49Tamayo38,2911:301
50Martin38,0451:303
51Marrero36,2061:318
52Molina36,1111:319
53Fuentes35,9061:321
54Machado32,6871:353
55Matos32,1771:358
56Mendez31,9331:361
57Ptrez31,5551:365
58Mendoza30,6911:375
59Fonseca30,6721:376
60Mesa30,4121:379
61Miranda29,6931:388
62Estrada29,2611:394
63Arias29,2391:394
64Rodrfguez28,4171:405
65Sosa28,2301:408
66Ortega28,1861:409
67Quintana27,8351:414
68Montero27,5031:419
69Caballero27,4231:420
70Ortiz27,3931:421
71Benitez27,2971:422
72Zamora27,2691:423
73Santos27,2451:423
74Aguilar27,0641:426
75Betancourt26,9181:428
76Figueredo26,6481:432
77Rivera25,0031:461
78Ferrer24,9261:462
79Oliva24,8341:464
80Aguilera24,6401:468
81Avila24,5641:469
82Hidalgo24,3641:473
83Lorenzo23,7451:485
84Abreu23,7131:486
85Padron23,6591:487
86Mora23,4981:490
87Muñoz23,2701:495
88Cardenas22,2841:517
89Castellanos22,2521:518
90Naranjo22,1161:521
91Navarro21,9451:525
92Silva21,8161:528
93Velazquez20,8241:553
94Pino20,4261:564
95Rosales19,9041:579
96Quintero19,7021:585
97Soto19,4871:591
98Brito19,4031:594
99Quesada19,3661:595
100Guerrero19,2871:597
101Pupo19,0301:606
102Marin18,7031:616
103Pacheco17,9501:642
104Labrada17,8951:644
105Garcfa17,6751:652
106Ricardo17,6711:652
107Toledo17,6471:653
108Perdomo17,6151:654
109Izquierdo17,3401:665
110Crespo17,0581:676
111Verdecia17,0381:676
112Morejon16,9341:680
113Marquez16,9051:682
114Serrano16,8901:682
115Aguila16,7511:688
116Borges16,7481:688
117Trujillo16,5521:696
118Napoles16,3361:705
119Valdivia16,0681:717
120Menendez15,9661:722
121Gil15,9341:723
122Prieto15,7221:733
123Guevara15,5991:739
124Bernal15,5721:740
125Chavez15,3571:750
126Roque15,2241:757
127Duran15,1951:758
128Lara15,1081:763
129Rios14,9691:770
130Santiesteban14,9231:772
131Vargas14,7941:779
132Cordero14,7131:783
133Guzman14,5651:791
134Dfaz14,4121:800
135Iglesias14,3971:800
136Cardoso14,0531:820
137Estevez14,0071:823
138Escalona14,0041:823
139Linares13,9681:825
140de Armas13,9521:826
141Sierra13,8451:832
142Paz13,7241:840
143Moya13,6351:845
144Bello13,4711:855
145de La Cruz13,4641:856
146Milian13,4441:857
147Castaneda13,3871:861
147Rosabal13,3871:861
149Almeida13,3531:863
150Rondon13,3221:865
151Varona13,2671:869
152Arencibia13,2311:871
153Cespedes13,2201:872
154Valdez13,1131:879
155Barrios12,9871:887
156Flores12,9561:889
157Bravo12,9281:891
158Olivera12,8271:898
159Capote12,7921:901
160Martfnez12,7801:902
161Fajardo12,7161:906
162Luis12,7041:907
163Zayas12,6821:909
164Hechavarria12,4411:926
165Baez12,1531:948
166Mena11,9921:961
167Vidal11,9541:964
168Echemendia11,9341:966
169Mederos11,7991:977
170Bermudez11,7471:981
171Jorge11,6991:985
172Figueroa11,4851:1,003
173Parra11,4261:1,008
174Vera11,3371:1,016
175Falcon11,3141:1,018
176Tellez11,2981:1,020
177Echevarria11,1841:1,030
178Campos10,9631:1,051
179Armas10,9371:1,054
180Correa10,7651:1,070
181Noa10,6991:1,077
182Cedeño10,5781:1,089
183Concepcion10,5321:1,094
184Almaguer10,4321:1,105
185Otero10,3771:1,110
186Salazar10,3141:1,117
187Chacon10,3101:1,118
188Soler10,2691:1,122
189Frometa10,0861:1,142
190Socarras9,9751:1,155
191Amador9,9461:1,159
192Valle9,9021:1,164
193Zaldivar9,8501:1,170
194Quiñones9,8441:1,171
195Rivas9,7841:1,178
196Sotolongo9,7611:1,180
197Basulto9,6241:1,197
198Camacho9,4981:1,213
199Llanes9,4511:1,219
200Escobar9,4461:1,220