Cyprus Genealogical Records

Cyprus Birth & Baptism Records

British Nationals Born Overseas (1818-2006)

An index to births of British citizens born overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner. Provides a reference that can be used to order a birth certificate.

Cyprus Marriage & Divorce Records

British Nationals Married Overseas (1818-2005)

An index to marriages of British citizens overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner Provides a reference that can be used to order a marriage certificate.

Cyprus Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

British Nationals Overseas Deaths (1818-2005)

A name index linked to original indices of British citizens who died overseas. Records record the area in which the deceased died and their age.

Newspapers Covering Cyprus

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.

Cyprus Military Records

Cyprus Emergency Deaths (1955-1960)

A list of 457 British Army personnel who died in a conflict in Cyprus. Contains biographical and military information.

Cyprus 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.

Cyprus Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Cyprus 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.

Cyprus Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Cyprus

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.

Lineages of Medieval Cypriot Nobility (1155-1350)

The lineages of Cypriot royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

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

Cyprus 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.

Lineages of Medieval Cypriot Nobility (1155-1350)

The lineages of Cypriot royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Cyprus 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.

Historical Description

This Island is of length 200, large 60, and in circuit 600 miles.

Fertility

This Island yieldeth infinite Canes of Sugar, Cotton-Wool, Honey, Oyl, Corn, Turpentine, Allum, Verdegrease, Grogram, store of Metals, and Salt, besides all sorts of Fruits and Commodities in abundance.

This Isle lyeth in the Gulf between and Syria; having Egypt to the West; Syria to the South; Cilicia to the East; and Pamphillia North.

Natures of the People

The Inhabitants are generally strong; nimble; of great civility; hospitality to their Neighbours; and exceeding affectionate to Strangers.

Selina, Melisso, Paphos, Fontana, and Morosa, are the four special Towns in this Island.

The greatest imperfection of this Isle is scarcity of Water, and too much plenty of scorching heat, and sabulous ground.

A Geographical Description of the World (1671) by George Meriton

Most Common Surnames in Cyprus

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Georgiou19,3291:46
2Charalambous17,6161:50
3Ioannou15,2921:58
4Constantinou14,1841:62
5Christodoulou14,0811:63
6Demetriou11,7191:76
7Michael11,2861:78
8Nicolaou10,8061:82
9Andreou10,6681:83
10Antoniou10,4381:85
11Kyriacou9,2281:96
12Savva7,6851:115
13Stylianou7,3971:120
14Christou7,1621:124
15Panayiotou6,6381:133
16Petrou5,3751:165
17Christoforou5,3361:166
18Christofi5,2051:170
19Vassiliou4,9661:178
20Theodorou4,6691:190
21Loizou4,5271:195
22Stavrou4,4921:197
23Neophytou4,3991:201
24Panayi4,2671:207
25Philippou3,9231:226
26Michaelides3,7311:237
27Pavlou3,6801:240
28Chrysostomou3,6731:241
29Alexandrou3,4991:253
30Kyprianou3,4381:257
30Louca3,4381:257
32Papadopoulos3,3681:263
33Panteli3,1731:279
34Elia2,8721:308
35Eleftheriou2,8661:309
36Georgiades2,7311:324
37Constantinides2,7191:325
38Spyrou2,7061:327
39Efstathiou2,6911:329
40Ioannides2,6861:329
41Demosthenous2,6741:331
42Anastassiou2,6701:331
43Chrysanthou2,6611:333
44Soteriou2,5601:346
45Gregoriou2,5241:351
46Savvides2,4491:361
47Socratous2,3721:373
48Achilleos2,3231:381
49Kyriakides2,2951:386
50Sophocleous2,2421:395
51Lambrou2,2351:396
52Evangelou2,2151:399
52Iacovou2,2151:399
54Costa2,1861:405
55Aristidou2,1481:412
56Papageorgiou2,0551:431
57Kyriakou2,0341:435
58Nicolaides2,0091:440
59Xenophontos1,9941:444
60Theocharous1,9441:455
61Solomou1,9271:459
62Adamou1,9191:461
63Nikolaou1,9121:463
64Polycarpou1,8551:477
65Evripidou1,8321:483
66Theophanous1,8211:486
67Paraskeva1,8041:491
68Efthymiou1,7881:495
69Antoniades1,7571:504
70Hadjigeorgiou1,7421:508
71Avraam1,7241:513
72Theodoulou1,7221:514
73Cleanthous1,7141:516
74Neocleous1,7101:517
75Argyrou1,6981:521
76Christodoulides1,6761:528
77Christofides1,6201:546
77Heracleous1,6201:546
77Themistocleous1,6201:546
80Lazarou1,5981:554
81Yiangou1,5391:575
82Athanassiou1,5081:587
83Sofroniou1,4961:591
84Leonidou1,4941:592
85Gavriel1,4851:596
86Prodromou1,4721:601
87Michaelidou1,4701:602
88Papadopoulou1,4621:605
89Menelaou1,4421:614
89Theodossiou1,4421:614
91Demetriades1,4341:617
92Photiou1,4301:619
93Symeou1,4051:630
94Aristodemou1,4001:632
95Marcou1,3851:639
96Herodotou1,3691:646
97Pericleous1,3511:655
98Loizides1,3441:658
99Agathocleous1,3121:674
100Mina1,3051:678
101Zenonos1,2951:683
102Procopiou1,2931:684
103Polydorou1,2701:697
104Pieri1,2651:700
105Economou1,2611:702
106Charalambides1,2561:705
107Papaioannou1,2491:708
107Varnava1,2491:708
109Economides1,2421:712
110Konstantinou1,2281:721
111Petrides1,2121:730
112Stephanou1,1651:760
113Thoma1,1391:777
114Anastasiou1,1121:796
115Tryfonos1,0971:807
116Apostolou1,0721:825
117Papamichael1,0541:840
118Kokkinos1,0531:840
119Panayides1,0461:846
120Aristotelous1,0431:848
121Mattheou1,0401:851
122Constantinidou1,0271:862
123Charalampous1,0231:865
124Zachariou1,0211:867
125Nicola1,0191:868
126Eliades1,0141:873
127Aresti1,0091:877
128Avgousti1,0001:885
129Damianou9951:889
130Charilaou9841:899
131Erotokritou9791:904
132Yiannakou9731:909
133Georgiadou9691:913
133Miltiadous9691:913
135Nearchou9611:921
136Ioannidou9311:950
137Panagiotou9151:967
138Mylonas9141:968
139Pavlides9011:982
140Ellinas8961:988
141Stavrinou8871:998
142Vasiliou8841:1,001
143Agapiou8831:1,002
143Agathangelou8831:1,002
145Hadjimichael8651:1,023
146Odysseos8631:1,025
147Evagorou8571:1,033
148Stylianides8551:1,035
149Zacharia8481:1,043
150Savvidou8351:1,060
151Paphitis8331:1,062
152Iacovides8231:1,075
153Papanicolaou8211:1,078
154Yianni8151:1,086
155Panagi8051:1,099
156Polyviou8001:1,106
157Kallis7961:1,112
158Hadjioannou7871:1,124
159Kyriakidou7661:1,155
160Costi7601:1,164
160Nicolaidou7601:1,164
162Manoli7541:1,174
163Andronicou7491:1,181
164Hadjikyriacou7391:1,197
165Violaris7231:1,224
166Vassiliades7181:1,232
167Orphanides7121:1,243
168Kalli7111:1,245
169Hadjicharalambous7091:1,248
169Mavrommatis7091:1,248
171Pittas7011:1,262
172Timotheou6951:1,273
173Angeli6861:1,290
173Neofytou6861:1,290
175Patsalides6791:1,303
176Iosif6781:1,305
177Papademetriou6721:1,317
177Tsangarides6721:1,317
179Papakyriacou6581:1,345
180Kalogirou6461:1,370
181Onissiforou6451:1,372
182Athanasiou6441:1,374
183Dionyssiou6411:1,380
184Protopapas6401:1,383
184Thrassyvoulou6401:1,383
186Papacharalambous6361:1,391
187Koumi6291:1,407
188Loucaides6261:1,414
189Papapetrou6231:1,420
190Anastassi6221:1,423
191Afxentiou6041:1,465
192Dimitriou6031:1,467
193Pitsillides6021:1,470
194Papachristoforou5991:1,477
195Pantelides5981:1,480
196Karaolis5911:1,497
197Theodotou5881:1,505
198Louka5861:1,510
198Papaconstantinou5861:1,510
200Antoniadou5851:1,513