Denmark Genealogical Records

Denmark Birth & Baptism Records

Denmark Baptism Index (1618-1923)

An index to over 3.1 million baptism records, listing parents' names.

Denmark Birth & Christening Index (1631-1911)

A database containing information extracted from birth and christening records from selected localities in Denmark, including parents' names.

Denmark Marriage & Divorce Records

Denmark Civil Marriage Records (1851-1961)

An index to and image of around 100,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Denmark Marriage Index (1635-1916)

An index to over 1.6 million marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Denmark Marriage Index (1631-1911)

An index to several-hundred-thousand marriage records, including parents' and grandparents' names.

Denmark Death & Burial Records

Denmark Burial Index (1640-1917)

An index to around 650,000 burial records from various sources. The index may contain name, age, gender, parents' names, place of burial and date of burial.

Newspapers Covering Denmark

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.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Newspaper Archive: Denmark (1884-1936)

Text-searchable copies of thousands of Danish newspaper articles.

Denmark Immigration & Travel Records

Swedish Emigration Records (1783-1951)

Abstracts of details found in passenger lists, passport records, correspondence and seaman records, which may list name, age, gender, birthplace, occupation, residence, destination, emigration date and more. Most passengers were traveling to North America.

Denmark 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.

Denmark Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Denmark 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.

Denmark Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Denmark

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.

Lineages of Medieval Scandinavian Nobility (750-1600)

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

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.

Denmark 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.

Lineages of Medieval Scandinavian Nobility (750-1600)

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

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Denmark 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.

Denmark Reference Works

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Nordic Names (1000 BC-Present)

A reference dictionary of Nordic names and details on their history.

Jewish Name Database (1400-Present)

A database containing variants of 100,000s of given names used by Jews.

Historical Description

Denmark hath on the East, Mare Balticum; on the West, the German Ocean; on the North, Sweden; and on the South, Germany.

Situation

It is situate near the Artick Circle, and therefore must needs be subject to great cold; howsoever the misty Air caused by the frequent Isles, doth in some sort mitigate the extremity thereof.

Fertility

The Soyl of the Countrey is rather fit for pasture than herbage; for in regard of the Clime it cannot be expected that Fruits should grow here, which are only ripened by the heat of the Sun. They have Corn sufficient; and likewise feed such a multitude of Oxen, that 50000 are said to be sent hence yearly into Germany.

Commodity

Their other Commodities are Fish, Tallow, Furniture for Shipping, Armors, Ox-Hides, Buck-skins, Wainscot, Firwood, Filbeards, and the like.

Natures of the People

The People are naturally good Souldiers both by Sea and Land, fitter for the Sea than the Field. The Magistrate is wise rather by experience, than study; the old Man covetous; the young Man thrifty; and the Merchant ambitious. The Women are of the same conditions as the Women of Belgium.

Diet

Their Diet is much like the Germans, and their Neighbours the Saxons. Their dainties are Bacon, and salt-Meats; but the common people feed most on dryed Fishes.

It containeth the Cimbrick Chersoness, the Islands of the Baltick, and part of Scandia.

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

This country has an area of 15,042 square miles, and is the smallest of the Northern States of Europe. Its population in 1916 was 2,921,000, nearly one-half of whom live entirely by agriculture. Its few manufactures are mainly for home consumption. Large quantities of agricultural and dairy produce, horses, and cattle are exported to the United Kingdom, The Exports to the United Kingdom in 1920 were £31,165,965, and the Imports in 1920 amounted to £34,983,923. Woollen, cotton, and silk goods, hard-ware, coal, machinery, motors and cycles, and colonial produce are normally the leading imports from the United Kingdom. Copenhagen, the capital, has a population (including suburbs) of 506,390 (1916).

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertisers' Guide (1922)

Most Common Surnames in Denmark

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Jensen234,4721:24
2Nielsen228,2421:25
3Hansen198,0631:28
4Pedersen140,1031:40
5Andersen139,0901:41
6Christensen102,0291:55
7Larsen99,9921:56
8Sørensen82,3151:69
9Rasmussen79,5061:71
10Petersen71,9421:78
11Jørgensen62,8061:90
12Madsen56,3201:100
13Kristensen52,2681:108
14Olsen41,7341:135
15Thomsen32,6721:173
16Christiansen28,8371:196
17Poulsen28,4261:199
18Johansen25,3681:223
19Knudsen25,3571:223
20Mortensen24,6341:229
21Møller24,0481:235
22Jakobsen22,4821:251
23Jacobsen22,0701:256
24Olesen19,5451:289
25Mikkelsen19,1791:294
26Lund16,7581:337
27Frederiksen16,3081:346
28Holm15,6851:360
29Laursen15,6731:360
30Henriksen14,3061:395
31Schmidt14,1951:398
32Eriksen12,6361:447
33Clausen11,2381:502
34Simonsen11,1691:505
35Kristiansen10,9491:516
36Svendsen10,0901:559
37Andreasen10,0211:563
38Iversen9,5051:594
39Jeppesen8,3711:674
40Vestergaard8,2901:681
41Jespersen8,0121:705
42Mogensen8,0001:706
43Lauridsen7,9971:706
44Nissen7,9821:707
45Dahl7,7911:725
46Jepsen7,7351:730
47Kjær7,6731:736
48Skov7,6721:736
49Frandsen7,5651:746
50Jessen6,9441:813
51Bach6,6181:853
52Carlsen6,6021:855
53Bruun6,5501:862
54Friis6,2301:906
55Nørgaard6,2201:908
56Bertelsen6,1291:921
57Srensen6,0051:940
58Christoffersen5,8461:966
59Gregersen5,6281:1,003
60Bech5,4721:1,032
61Søndergaard5,4621:1,033
62Krogh5,2111:1,083
63Lassen5,1081:1,105
64Winther5,0741:1,112
65Johnsen4,9081:1,150
66Ravn4,8661:1,160
67Jrgensen4,8411:1,166
68Østergaard4,7511:1,188
69Kjeldsen4,7461:1,189
70Steffensen4,7101:1,198
71Toft4,6481:1,214
72Brandt4,5821:1,232
73Berg4,5341:1,245
74Lauritsen4,5251:1,247
75Lind4,4991:1,255
76Holst4,4861:1,258
77Juul4,4221:1,277
78Danielsen4,4021:1,282
79Dam4,2921:1,315
80Andresen4,2511:1,328
81Nygaard4,1521:1,360
82Mathiesen4,1351:1,365
83Bak4,1101:1,373
84Damgaard4,0981:1,377
85Schultz4,0511:1,393
86Overgaard3,9291:1,437
87Schou3,9001:1,447
88Nilsson3,8951:1,449
89Thygesen3,8781:1,456
90Hermansen3,8741:1,457
91Hedegaard3,8581:1,463
92Juhl3,8281:1,475
93Mathiasen3,7971:1,487
94Klausen3,7941:1,488
95Paulsen3,7791:1,494
96Kruse3,7491:1,506
97Thorsen3,6981:1,526
98Kristoffersen3,6831:1,533
99Munk3,6751:1,536
100Koch3,6561:1,544
101Bjerregaard3,5941:1,571
102Lorenzen3,5921:1,571
103Karlsen3,5741:1,579
104Beck3,5421:1,594
105Riis3,5391:1,595
106Miller3,5001:1,613
107Lauritzen3,4551:1,634
108Villadsen3,4511:1,636
109Lorentzen3,4401:1,641
110Bundgaard3,4161:1,652
111Aagaard3,4141:1,653
112Hald3,4111:1,655
113Davidsen3,3441:1,688
114Bonde3,3191:1,701
115Lange3,3091:1,706
116Svensson3,2951:1,713
117Bendtsen3,2691:1,727
118Justesen3,2601:1,732
119Bjerre3,1661:1,783
120Johannsen3,1591:1,787
121Fischer3,1541:1,790
122Meyer3,1371:1,799
123Sommer3,1181:1,810
124Andersson3,1151:1,812
124Carstensen3,1151:1,812
126Enevoldsen3,0981:1,822
127Johannesen3,0961:1,823
128Hemmingsen3,0921:1,826
129Ibsen3,0881:1,828
130Gade3,0871:1,829
131Hjorth3,0681:1,840
132Eskildsen3,0581:1,846
133Kofoed3,0291:1,864
134Dalsgaard3,0141:1,873
135Michelsen2,9651:1,904
136Markussen2,9591:1,908
137Persson2,9141:1,937
138Laustsen2,9011:1,946
139Berthelsen2,8571:1,976
140Vinther2,8451:1,984
141Henningsen2,8411:1,987
142Asmussen2,8251:1,998
143Kragh2,8041:2,013
144Johansson2,7921:2,022
145Søgaard2,7831:2,028
146Kirkegaard2,7651:2,041
147Graversen2,7151:2,079
147Olsson2,7151:2,079
149Brodersen2,6951:2,095
150Ipsen2,6911:2,098
151Frost2,6551:2,126
152Kjærgaard2,6541:2,127
153Hougaard2,6501:2,130
154Nikolajsen2,6481:2,132
155Nguyen2,6321:2,145
156Buch2,6201:2,154
157Marcussen2,6111:2,162
158Ludvigsen2,6031:2,169
159Ottosen2,6011:2,170
160Laugesen2,6001:2,171
161Axelsen2,5971:2,174
162Dalgaard2,5891:2,180
163Therkildsen2,5791:2,189
164Krog2,5761:2,191
165Storm2,5701:2,196
166Clemmensen2,5551:2,209
167Bisgaard2,5541:2,210
168Svenningsen2,5321:2,229
169Nicolaisen2,5211:2,239
170Michaelsen2,5201:2,240
171Leth2,5001:2,258
172Bentsen2,4921:2,265
173Bendixen2,4681:2,287
174Ottesen2,4591:2,296
175Westergaard2,4401:2,313
176Matthiesen2,4321:2,321
177Fisker2,4191:2,333
178Dinesen2,4141:2,338
179Erichsen2,4031:2,349
180Albrechtsen2,4021:2,350
181Ebbesen2,3901:2,362
182Lindberg2,3751:2,377
183Villumsen2,3681:2,384
184Sloth2,3551:2,397
185Munch2,3471:2,405
186Thuesen2,3431:2,409
187Thomassen2,3111:2,443
188Ovesen2,2851:2,470
189Buhl2,2791:2,477
190Boesen2,2741:2,482
191Bentzen2,2701:2,487
192Smith2,2641:2,493
193Mouritsen2,2541:2,504
194Greve2,2531:2,505
194Vilhelmsen2,2531:2,505
196Ali2,2511:2,508
197Skovgaard2,2131:2,551
198Bjerg2,2071:2,558
199Bay2,1991:2,567
200Müller2,1961:2,570