Region Zealand Genealogical Records

Region Zealand 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.

Region Zealand 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.

Region Zealand 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 Region Zealand

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.

Region Zealand 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.

Region Zealand 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.

Region Zealand Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Region Zealand 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.

Region Zealand Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Region Zealand

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.

Region Zealand 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.

Region Zealand 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.

Region Zealand 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 Region Zealand

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Denmark
1Hansen43,5161:1921.97%3
2Jensen39,5311:2116.86%1
3Nielsen39,3091:2117.22%2
4Larsen22,8651:3622.87%7
5Andersen22,5241:3716.19%5
6Pedersen21,9301:3815.65%4
7Petersen15,7371:5221.87%10
8Rasmussen15,2761:5419.21%9
9Christensen13,9471:5913.67%6
10Jørgensen13,1631:6320.96%11
11Olsen12,1641:6829.15%14
12Sørensen10,9041:7613.25%8
13Madsen7,4591:11013.24%12
14Christiansen5,5601:14819.28%16
15Kristensen5,1511:1609.85%13
16Johansen4,5631:18117.99%18
17Mortensen3,6751:22414.92%20
18Poulsen3,5101:23512.35%17
19Frederiksen3,3301:24720.42%27
20Møller3,3221:24813.81%21
21Jacobsen3,2121:25614.55%23
22Jakobsen3,1751:25914.12%22
23Thomsen2,9241:2828.95%15
24Knudsen2,7471:30010.83%19
25Henriksen2,5651:32117.93%30
26Holm1,8821:43812.00%28
27Lund1,8591:44311.09%26
28Kristiansen1,8421:44716.82%35
29Mikkelsen1,7131:4818.93%25
30Eriksen1,6261:50712.87%32
31Clausen1,6091:51214.32%33
32Andreasen1,5031:54815.00%37
33Svendsen1,4801:55714.67%36
34Olesen1,4501:5687.42%24
35Hemmingsen1,3021:63342.11%128
36Christoffersen1,2621:65321.59%58
37Laursen1,2111:6807.73%29
38Schmidt1,1811:6978.32%31
39Jeppesen1,1501:71613.74%39
40Carlsen1,1281:73017.09%52
41Simonsen1,0921:7549.78%34
42Frandsen9741:84612.88%49
43Mogensen9211:89411.51%42
44Jespersen9011:91411.25%41
45Bruun8951:92013.66%53
46Friis8911:92414.30%54
47Dahl8111:1,01610.41%45
48Skov7641:1,0789.96%48
49Kjær7171:1,1499.34%47
50Kristoffersen7111:1,15819.30%98
51Ludvigsen7041:1,17027.05%158
52Vestergaard7001:1,1778.44%40
53Olsson6991:1,17825.75%147
54Iversen6941:1,1877.30%38
55Nilsson6771:1,21717.38%88
56Johansson6761:1,21824.21%144
57Svensson6641:1,24020.15%116
58Winther6481:1,27112.77%64
59Ibsen6371:1,29320.63%129
60Jepsen6281:1,3128.12%46
61Danielsen6261:1,31614.22%78
62Klausen6251:1,31816.47%94
63Hermansen6211:1,32616.03%90
64Nørgaard5941:1,3879.55%55
65Brandt5931:1,38912.94%72
66Nissen5841:1,4107.32%44
67Bech5811:1,41810.62%60
68Villumsen5761:1,43024.32%183
69Schou5741:1,43514.72%87
70Jessen5661:1,4558.15%50
71Karlsen5621:1,46615.72%103
72Christophersen5551:1,48427.06%227
73Johnsen5451:1,51111.10%65
74Bertelsen5441:1,5148.88%56
75Ottosen5411:1,52220.80%159
76Holst5381:1,53111.99%76
76Steffensen5381:1,53111.42%70
78Persson5361:1,53718.39%137
79Lorentzen5341:1,54215.52%109
80Lauridsen5311:1,5516.64%43
81Kofoed5271:1,56317.40%133
82Koch5231:1,57514.31%100
83Andresen5181:1,59012.19%80
84Davidsen5151:1,59915.40%113
85Ravn5141:1,60210.56%66
86Albrechtsen5121:1,60921.32%180
87Bendtsen5111:1,61215.63%117
88Berg5101:1,61511.25%73
89Gregersen5001:1,6478.88%59
90Munk4991:1,65113.58%99
91Kragh4941:1,66717.62%143
92Juul4931:1,67111.15%77
93Berthelsen4921:1,67417.22%139
94Lauritzen4901:1,68114.18%107
95Bagge4861:1,69532.82%340
96Andersson4851:1,69815.57%124
97Lassen4801:1,7169.40%63
98Mathiesen4791:1,72011.58%82
99Bentsen4761:1,73019.10%172
100Søndergaard4741:1,7388.68%61
101Thorsen4721:1,74512.76%97
102Bach4711:1,7497.12%51
103Schultz4701:1,75211.60%85
104Mathiasen4641:1,77512.22%93
105Carstensen4631:1,77914.86%124
105Dinesen4631:1,77919.18%178
107Henningsen4601:1,79116.19%141
108Boesen4581:1,79820.14%190
109Johannessen4561:1,80620.99%203
110Ipsen4551:1,81016.91%150
111Østergaard4511:1,8269.49%68
112Meyer4501:1,83014.34%122
113Dam4451:1,85110.37%79
114Kruse4431:1,85911.82%96
114Sommer4431:1,85914.21%123
116Bentzen4401:1,87219.38%191
117Fischer4361:1,88913.82%121
117Lind4361:1,8899.69%75
119Müller4341:1,89819.76%200
120Krogh4301:1,9168.25%62
121Michaelsen4231:1,94716.79%170
122Lauritsen4171:1,9759.22%74
123Green4151:1,98525.17%294
124Karlsson4121:1,99923.33%267
125Bonde4061:2,02912.23%114
126Hjorth4051:2,03413.20%131
126Martinsen4051:2,03423.55%277
128Nygaard4041:2,0399.73%81
129Birch4021:2,04921.57%255
129Thygesen4021:2,04910.37%89
131Smith4011:2,05417.71%192
132Haagensen3971:2,07525.14%314
132Justesen3971:2,07512.18%118
134Vilhelmsen3931:2,09617.44%194
135Truelsen3871:2,12821.60%262
136Abrahamsen3851:2,13918.73%226
136Lange3851:2,13911.63%115
138Kofod3831:2,15118.08%212
139Michelsen3811:2,16212.85%135
140Ditlevsen3731:2,20821.17%268
141Clemmensen3701:2,22614.48%166
142Sonne3661:2,25018.49%237
143Buch3641:2,26313.89%156
144Hartmann3591:2,29418.07%235
145Eliasen3581:2,30130.70%435
145Schwartz3581:2,30121.98%299
147Damgaard3551:2,3208.66%84
148Månsson3531:2,33331.66%458
148Willumsen3531:2,33321.87%301
150Lundberg3521:2,34020.50%279
150Wagner3521:2,34016.52%211
152Nikolajsen3501:2,35313.22%154
152Søgaard3501:2,35312.58%145
154Beck3491:2,3609.85%104
155Caspersen3441:2,39420.56%288
155Hovmand3441:2,39450.15%749
157Bjerre3431:2,40110.83%119
157Frost3431:2,40112.92%151
159Carlsson3401:2,42325.09%368
160Toft3381:2,4377.27%71
161Bagger3371:2,44419.92%281
162Munch3361:2,45114.32%185
163Magnussen3331:2,47315.40%205
164Krog3311:2,48812.85%164
165Daugaard3301:2,49615.87%222
166Laugesen3261:2,52712.54%160
167Wulff3251:2,53416.10%231
168Due3231:2,55016.81%243
168Skaaning3231:2,55031.79%511
168Westergaard3231:2,55013.24%175
171Juhl3211:2,5668.39%92
172Johannesen3181:2,59010.27%127
172Nicolaisen3181:2,59012.61%169
174Rømer3171:2,59819.80%304
175Marcussen3161:2,60712.10%157
175Villadsen3161:2,6079.16%108
177Bille3131:2,63222.65%359
177Hald3131:2,6329.18%112
179Lindberg3111:2,64813.09%182
179Riis3111:2,6488.79%105
181Ploug3091:2,66623.88%389
182Schrøder3071:2,68316.56%259
183Dalsgaard3051:2,70110.12%134
184Erichsen3031:2,71812.61%179
184Paulsen3031:2,7188.02%95
186Sandberg3001:2,74617.83%286
187Smidt2991:2,75515.60%245
188Kamper2981:2,76444.54%776
189Bendixen2951:2,79211.95%173
190Brodersen2921:2,82110.83%149
191Kjeldsen2911:2,8306.13%69
191Stryhn2911:2,83044.98%801
193Lindegaard2901:2,84021.14%363
193Storm2901:2,84011.28%165
195Axelsen2881:2,86011.09%161
195Ovesen2881:2,86012.60%188
195Philipsen2881:2,86016.47%271
198Hvid2851:2,89016.99%287
198Lohse2851:2,89029.14%533
200Borch2831:2,91020.99%371
200Enevoldsen2831:2,9109.13%126
200Skovgaard2831:2,91012.79%197