Dominican Republic Genealogical Records

Dominican Republic Birth & Baptism Records

Dominican Republic Civil Registration (1801-2010)

An index to and images of several million records of births, marriages, divorces and deaths.

Dominican Republic Baptism Index (1726-1924)

An index to around 100,000 Catholic birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

A small index to several-hundred-thousand records from select countries.

Dominican Republic Marriage & Divorce Records

Dominican Republic Civil Registration (1801-2010)

An index to and images of several million records of births, marriages, divorces and deaths.

Dominican Republic Marriage Index (1743-1929)

An index to more than 30,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

An index to more than 30,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Dominican Republic Death & Burial Records

Dominican Republic Civil Registration (1801-2010)

An index to and images of several million records of births, marriages, divorces and deaths.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Dominican Republic Death Index (1666-1862)

An index of around 14,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Newspapers Covering Dominican Republic

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.

Dominican Republic 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.

Dominican Republic Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Dominican Republic 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.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Dominican Republic

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.

Dominican Republic 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.

Dominican Republic 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.

Most Common Surnames in Dominican Republic

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Rodriguez253,2331:41
2Perez221,3181:47
3Martinez171,9931:61
4Garcia164,0591:64
5Sanchez143,3911:73
6Ramirez131,2731:79
7Diaz126,2511:83
8Gonzalez123,0541:85
9Reyes120,0801:87
10Hernandez112,9471:92
11Jimenez111,7761:93
12Castillo106,7611:98
13Santana100,4441:104
14de La Cruz90,6761:115
15Peña89,0511:117
16Gomez83,7511:125
17Feliz82,8111:126
18Guzman78,4441:133
19Mejia75,7941:138
20Fernandez75,7471:138
21Lopez74,4921:140
22Cruz71,6181:146
23de Los Santos68,9071:151
24Baez65,5251:159
25Arias64,8701:161
26Abreu61,1801:171
27Nuñez60,7721:172
28Matos58,7921:177
29Vasquez58,1681:179
30Mendez58,0601:180
31Medina57,7521:181
32Polanco57,5211:181
33Valdez57,3441:182
33Vargas57,3441:182
35Santos52,1831:200
36Mateo52,0061:201
37Ortiz50,6651:206
38de La Rosa50,5801:206
39Almonte49,5101:211
40Cabrera49,0091:213
41Alcantara48,9091:213
42Marte48,8391:214
43Montero48,0771:217
44Batista47,5911:219
45Guerrero47,2371:221
46Soto46,2361:226
47Tejeda43,6471:239
48Acosta43,0621:242
49Peralta42,9081:243
50de Leon42,7231:244
51Pimentel41,3901:252
52Taveras40,0501:260
53Cuevas39,0411:267
54Herrera37,5621:278
55Brito37,1771:281
56Torres36,9221:283
57Alvarez36,7841:284
58Espinal36,7141:284
59Bautista35,5511:293
60Castro35,1201:297
61Tejada33,5641:311
62Peguero33,2941:313
63Aquino31,8531:328
64Rivera31,4911:331
65Ruiz31,1521:335
66Duran30,3211:344
67Ramos29,6191:352
68Pena29,6041:352
69Reynoso29,4271:355
70Pichardo29,2111:357
71Romero28,8881:361
72Contreras28,3021:369
73Sosa27,9481:373
74Rojas27,6091:378
75Frias27,4931:379
76Tavarez27,4091:381
77Lara27,3081:382
78Nunez25,9451:402
79Ventura25,8451:404
80Dominguez25,3441:412
81Beltre25,1281:415
82Suero24,4041:428
83Lora23,2491:449
84Melo22,2471:469
85Cordero22,1321:471
86Moreno21,9161:476
87Henriquez21,1691:493
88Morel20,6601:505
88Santiago20,6601:505
90Morillo20,2211:516
91Ureña20,0211:521
92Paulino20,0061:521
93Ogando19,9751:522
94Estevez19,9061:524
95Morales19,7591:528
96Rosário19,6671:530
97Soriano19,5971:532
98Acevedo19,1741:544
99Quezada19,0431:548
100Grullon18,9351:551
101Adames18,9041:552
102Gil18,8581:553
103Calderon18,6341:560
104Gutierrez18,5651:562
105Mora18,5421:563
106Encarnacion18,4261:566
107Almanzar18,3571:568
108Suarez18,2491:572
109Mota18,0181:579
110Cabral17,7871:587
111Heredia17,5251:595
112Rivas17,4331:598
113Franco16,6701:626
114Ortega16,5781:629
115Luna16,4541:634
116Pujols16,3771:637
117Muñoz16,3081:640
118Terrero16,1461:646
119Segura15,8151:660
120Medrano15,3911:678
121Valenzuela15,3071:682
122Figuereo15,2531:684
123Paredes15,2451:684
124Rosario15,1531:689
125Mena14,9141:700
126Lugo14,8981:700
127Mendoza14,8521:702
128Cuello14,6061:714
129Paniagua14,5751:716
130Ferreras14,5441:717
131Figueroa14,4441:722
132Veras14,4211:723
133Moreta14,2671:731
134Lantigua14,2591:732
135Burgos14,1201:739
136Carrasco14,0121:745
137Flores13,9511:748
138Colon13,8811:752
139Estrella13,8201:755
140Valerio13,7971:756
141Liriano13,7581:758
142Espinosa13,5961:767
143Bello13,4041:778
144Delgado13,3351:782
145Perdomo13,2341:788
146Toribio13,1961:791
147Solano13,1501:793
148Cepeda13,0571:799
149Hidalgo12,9191:808
150Lebron12,8881:810
151Zapata12,7951:815
152Sántos12,6801:823
153Pineda12,6261:826
154Aybar12,2871:849
155Collado12,2411:852
156Mercedes12,1711:857
157Jaquez12,0101:869
158Tapia11,8941:877
159Montilla11,8861:878
160Molina11,6011:899
161Andujar11,4401:912
162Disla11,3091:923
163Villar11,2781:925
164Genao11,2551:927
165Capellan11,2471:928
166Roa11,2321:929
167Caraballo11,1701:934
168Nova10,8001:966
169Corporan10,6771:977
170Berroa10,6231:982
171Sierra10,5381:990
172Vizcaino10,5231:991
173Bueno10,5001:994
174Bonilla10,4691:997
175Vidal10,3231:1,011
176Cespedes10,2921:1,014
177Roman10,1681:1,026
178de Jesus10,0611:1,037
179Brea10,0381:1,039
180de Oleo10,0141:1,042
181Payano9,9451:1,049
182Leon9,8221:1,062
183Montas9,6371:1,083
184Urena9,4291:1,106
185Guillen9,3671:1,114
186Puello9,2671:1,126
187Araujo9,2591:1,127
188Rosado9,0211:1,157
189Piña8,8741:1,176
190Pinales8,8201:1,183
191Mercado8,8051:1,185
192Urbaez8,7591:1,191
193Alcântara8,7131:1,197
194Mesa8,6741:1,203
195Amador8,6661:1,204
196Veloz8,6591:1,205
197Suriel8,5971:1,214
198Blanco8,4271:1,238
199Maldonado8,4201:1,239
200Minaya8,4041:1,241