North Denmark Region Genealogical Records

North Denmark Region 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.

North Denmark Region 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.

North Denmark Region 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 North Denmark Region

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.

North Denmark Region 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.

North Denmark Region 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.

North Denmark Region Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

North Denmark Region 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.

North Denmark Region Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering North Denmark Region

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.

North Denmark Region 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.

North Denmark Region 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.

North Denmark Region 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.

Most Common Surnames in North Denmark Region

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Denmark
1Jensen35,7931:1615.27%1
2Nielsen32,1131:1814.07%2
3Pedersen20,9091:2814.92%4
4Christensen18,7551:3118.38%6
5Andersen18,1931:3213.08%5
6Larsen13,8641:4213.87%7
7Hansen13,1861:446.66%3
8Sørensen12,5801:4615.28%8
9Kristensen9,6331:6118.43%13
10Thomsen6,7121:8720.54%15
11Madsen6,5641:8911.65%12
12Jørgensen5,0391:1168.02%11
13Rasmussen4,8551:1206.11%9
14Poulsen4,4121:13215.52%17
15Petersen4,2441:1385.90%10
16Olesen3,7351:15619.11%24
17Christiansen3,4671:16812.02%16
18Mortensen3,0691:19012.46%20
19Olsen2,9451:1987.06%14
20Jakobsen2,7291:21412.14%22
21Møller2,6361:22110.96%21
22Knudsen2,5971:22510.24%19
23Johansen2,5861:22610.19%18
24Jacobsen2,5021:23311.34%23
25Mikkelsen2,3761:24612.39%25
26Simonsen1,7951:32516.07%34
27Frederiksen1,7791:32810.91%27
28Andreasen1,5971:36515.94%37
29Kristiansen1,5781:37014.41%35
29Svendsen1,5781:37015.64%36
31Laursen1,5691:37210.01%29
32Eriksen1,5161:38512.00%32
33Holm1,3801:4238.80%28
34Vestergaard1,3621:42816.43%40
35Bach1,3451:43420.32%51
36Lund1,3291:4397.93%26
37Henriksen1,2861:4548.99%30
38Nørgaard1,2691:46020.40%55
39Dahl1,1891:49115.26%45
40Jeppesen1,1051:52813.20%39
41Srensen1,0841:53818.05%57
42Søndergaard1,0421:56019.08%61
43Bertelsen1,0341:56416.87%56
44Gregersen1,0221:57118.16%59
45Kjær1,0101:57813.16%47
46Iversen9891:59010.41%38
47Mogensen9131:63911.41%42
48Frandsen8961:65111.84%49
49Steffensen8841:66018.77%70
50Krogh8661:67416.62%62
51Jespersen8251:70710.30%41
52Laustsen8111:72027.96%138
53Bak8091:72119.68%83
54Villadsen7781:75022.54%108
55Schmidt7671:7615.40%31
56Jepsen7471:7819.66%46
57Skov7401:7899.65%48
58Bech7341:79513.41%60
59Toft7331:79615.77%71
60Kjeldsen7311:79815.40%69
60Overgaard7311:79818.61%86
62Carlsen7221:80810.94%52
63Gade7211:80923.36%130
64Lassen6681:87413.08%63
65Bundgaard6551:89119.17%110
66Østergaard6451:90513.58%68
67Clausen6431:9085.72%33
68Hedegaard6371:91616.51%91
69Winther6301:92612.42%64
70Svenningsen6261:93224.72%168
71Justesen6191:94318.99%118
72Holst6041:96613.46%76
72Ottesen6041:96624.56%174
74Christoffersen5921:98610.13%58
75Hald5851:99817.15%112
75Mathiasen5851:99815.41%93
77Klitgaard5841:99934.93%290
78Bisgaard5811:1,00422.75%167
79Borup5701:1,02427.21%220
80Bruun5621:1,0388.58%53
81Buus5511:1,05938.11%350
82Lauritsen5471:1,06712.09%74
83Bjerregaard5441:1,07315.14%101
84Ovesen5311:1,09923.24%188
85Vinther5261:1,10918.49%140
86Johnsen5241:1,11410.68%65
87Odgaard5211:1,12030.92%284
88Karlsen5031:1,16014.07%103
89Axelsen4991:1,16919.21%161
90Jrgensen4981:1,17210.29%67
91Frost4921:1,18618.53%151
91Munk4921:1,18613.39%99
93Riis4771:1,22313.48%105
94Isaksen4691:1,24422.16%213
95Pilgaard4671:1,25026.92%276
95Severinsen4671:1,25031.51%338
97Thorsen4641:1,25812.55%97
98Ravn4591:1,2719.43%66
99Krogsgaard4561:1,28029.16%317
100Dam4551:1,28310.60%79
101Abildgaard4531:1,28825.03%261
102Nygaard4521:1,29110.89%81
103Hermansen4481:1,30311.56%90
104Mouritsen4411:1,32319.57%193
105Lauridsen4371:1,3355.46%43
106Sloth4361:1,33818.51%184
107Kristoffersen4351:1,34211.81%98
108Dissing4261:1,37033.49%393
108Nedergaard4261:1,37020.31%219
110Rask4121:1,41619.90%225
111Miller4091:1,42711.69%106
112Gravesen4031:1,44819.13%217
113Torp4021:1,45221.15%248
114Dalsgaard4001:1,45913.27%134
115Yde3921:1,48926.05%330
116Korsgaard3881:1,50417.81%202
117Damsgaard3841:1,52019.10%233
118Vittrup3831:1,52440.27%555
119Juul3821:1,5288.64%77
120Berthelsen3791:1,54013.27%139
121Danielsen3761:1,5528.54%78
121Thygesen3761:1,5529.70%89
123Klausen3751:1,5569.88%94
124Johannesen3741:1,56012.08%127
125Berg3731:1,5648.23%73
125Jessen3731:1,5645.37%50
127Kronborg3721:1,56923.97%321
127Nguyen3721:1,56914.13%155
129Kjærgaard3621:1,61213.64%152
130Kragh3601:1,62112.84%143
131Dalgaard3591:1,62513.87%162
131Kjeldgaard3591:1,62524.66%346
133Gundersen3581:1,63024.06%334
133Mølgaard3581:1,63017.78%232
135Fisker3551:1,64414.68%177
135Hejlesen3551:1,64447.21%684
135Søgaard3551:1,64412.76%145
138Markussen3531:1,65311.93%136
139Brix3521:1,65819.34%260
140Aagaard3511:1,66310.28%111
141Davidsen3401:1,71610.17%113
141Kragelund3401:1,71621.28%305
143Risager3391:1,72130.11%454
143Vangsgaard3391:1,72130.76%463
145Michaelsen3381:1,72613.41%170
146Kirk3361:1,73716.78%234
147Krog3351:1,74213.00%164
148Clemmensen3331:1,75213.03%166
148Westergaard3331:1,75213.65%175
150Haugaard3321:1,75815.33%204
151Mathiesen3301:1,7687.98%82
151Smed3301:1,76822.77%349
153Godiksen3271:1,78563.50%1,044
153Sand3271:1,78516.12%229
155Hove3231:1,80724.96%389
156Eskildsen3171:1,84110.37%132
157Nissen3161:1,8473.96%44
157Rytter3161:1,84721.27%335
159Vester3141:1,85817.60%263
160Josefsen3111:1,87624.68%398
160Otte3111:1,87637.29%618
162Enevoldsen3101:1,88210.01%126
163Mark3051:1,91331.03%530
164Drejer3041:1,92019.30%315
164Kvist3041:1,92017.69%278
164Schou3041:1,9207.79%87
167Ladefoged3011:1,93915.67%243
168Lind3001:1,9456.67%75
169Ottosen2991:1,95211.50%159
170Kanstrup2981:1,95827.75%475
171Vad2971:1,96521.79%365
172Bentsen2951:1,97811.84%172
172Holt2951:1,97819.50%327
174Albrechtsen2941:1,98512.24%180
175Hjorth2891:2,0199.42%131
176Melgaard2881:2,02628.29%509
177Thøgersen2871:2,03318.32%316
178Aaen2851:2,04842.04%760
179Bjerre2841:2,0558.97%119
179Damgaard2841:2,0556.93%84
181Koch2821:2,0697.71%100
182Kjærsgaard2801:2,08417.11%297
183Michelsen2791:2,0929.41%135
184Nikolajsen2771:2,10710.46%154
184Storgaard2771:2,10713.23%221
186Lindstrøm2721:2,14524.73%464
186Magnussen2721:2,14512.58%205
188Kusk2711:2,15325.42%480
188Lauritzen2711:2,1537.84%107
190Thomasen2701:2,16112.53%207
191Ibsen2691:2,1698.71%129
191Kirkegaard2691:2,1699.73%146
193Therkildsen2681:2,17710.39%163
194Beck2671:2,1867.54%104
194Binderup2671:2,18639.79%772
194Bæk2671:2,18622.84%432
194Lynggaard2671:2,18620.70%391
198Kjelgaard2661:2,19460.32%1,227
199Holmgaard2621:2,22715.80%292
199Klemmensen2621:2,22726.52%527