Chile Genealogical Records

Chile Birth & Baptism Records

Chile Civil Registration Records (1885-1903)

An index to and images of over 1.6 million birth, marriage and death records. They records details such as occupations and parents' names.

Chile Baptism Index (1585-1932)

An index to over 2.3 million baptism records, listing parents' names.

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Chile Marriage & Divorce Records

Chile Civil Registration Records (1885-1903)

An index to and images of over 1.6 million birth, marriage and death records. They records details such as occupations and parents' names.

Chile Marriage Index (1579-1930)

An index to over 410,000 marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

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

Chile Death & Burial Records

Chile Civil Registration Records (1885-1903)

An index to and images of over 1.6 million birth, marriage and death records. They records details such as occupations and parents' names.

Chile Death Index (1700-1920)

An index of around 260,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Newspapers Covering Chile

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.

Chile 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.

Chile Cemeteries

Chile Cemetery Records (1821-2013)

An index to and images of burial registers, authorizations for the burial of individuals, proofs of payment for the right to use the grave recording millions of burials.

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Chile 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.

Chile Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Chile

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.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

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

Chile 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.

Chile 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

Chile hath East, the Virginian Ocean; West, Mare dell Zur; North, Peru; and South, the Streights of Magellanus. It taketh its denomination from the vehemency of the cold here. The Countrey toward the mid-land is mountainous, and unfruitfull; toward the shore level, fruitfull, and watered with divers Rivers. The Spaniards find here good plenty of Gold, abundance of Honey, store of Cattel, and Wine enough for their own use. The People are very warlike, and of a Giant-like stature, as being (some of them) 11 foot high. The chief Towns are Arequipoum, St. James, built by the Spaniard; Cocimbam, Villadives, and the Imperial.

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

With an area estimated at 289,798 square miles, Chile comprises twenty-three provinces and one territory, and lies between the Andes and the Pacific. It had a total population of 3,777,485 on August 1, 1921. Agriculture and mining are the chief pursuits. Imports from the United Kingdom in 1920 amounted to £9,884,101, the Exports to this country being £12,942,932. The principal Imports are cotton, woollens, machinery, articles of apparel, tools, hardware and cutlery; and the chief Exports are nitrates, silver and copper ores, hides, wheat and guano. The mineral wealth of the country is enormous. Santiago, the capital, has a population of (1920) 498,931; Valparaiso, 191,000; Concepcion, 86,144; Talca, 39,312; Iquique, 44,290; Chilian, 39,000, and Antofagasta, 56,000.

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertisers' Guide (1922)

Most Common Surnames in Chile

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Gonzalez364,2121:48
2Muñoz282,9681:62
3Rojas207,6541:85
4Diaz202,0311:87
5Perez160,7271:110
6Soto144,3571:122
7Contreras137,1291:128
8Silva129,7161:136
9Martinez123,9881:142
10Sepulveda123,1401:143
11Morales122,9771:143
12Rodriguez120,3411:146
13Lopez118,7871:148
14Araya114,5861:154
15Fuentes113,6031:155
16Hernandez111,1481:158
17Torres110,6711:159
18Espinoza109,0521:162
19Flores108,5501:162
20Castillo107,3341:164
21Valenzuela106,3101:166
22Ramirez104,3491:169
23Reyes102,8361:171
24Gutierrez99,0281:178
25Castro98,6851:179
26Vargas96,1831:183
27Alvarez95,2761:185
28Vasquez92,7941:190
29Tapia89,8661:196
30Fernandez88,6591:199
31Sanchez88,0171:200
32Cortes87,4011:202
33Gomez85,0581:207
34Herrera84,9301:207
35Carrasco83,8621:210
36Nuñez82,1581:214
37Miranda81,4271:216
38Jara78,4011:225
39Vergara76,5271:230
40Rivera73,5811:239
41Figueroa70,9111:248
42Garcia70,5671:250
43Bravo69,8641:252
44Riquelme69,6511:253
45Vera66,6101:264
46Vega64,8741:272
47Molina63,9071:276
48Campos61,6691:286
49Sandoval61,5741:286
50Olivares61,5161:286
51Orellana61,1971:288
52Zuñiga59,6871:295
53Ortiz57,5031:306
54Gallardo57,3251:307
55Alarcon56,9661:309
56Garrido56,1701:314
57Salazar55,8941:315
58Pizarro53,9971:326
59Aguilera53,8201:327
60Saavedra53,5841:329
61Romero53,2531:331
62Guzman53,1141:332
63Henriquez52,6841:334
64Navarro52,0121:339
65Peña51,6751:341
66Aravena51,6371:341
67Godoy51,5401:342
68Caceres51,5391:342
69Parra51,1891:344
70Leiva49,1761:358
71Escobar48,1611:366
72Yañez48,0701:366
73Valdes48,0171:367
74Salinas47,2351:373
75Vidal46,8301:376
76Jimenez46,2401:381
77Lagos44,2491:398
78Ruiz44,0251:400
79Cardenas43,2371:407
80Bustos43,1331:408
81Medina43,0381:409
82Maldonado43,0091:410
83Pino42,5551:414
84Moreno41,5951:424
85Carvajal41,5671:424
86Palma41,4631:425
87Sanhueza40,1681:439
88Poblete39,9021:441
89Navarrete39,6351:444
90Saez39,5611:445
91Toro39,4951:446
92Donoso39,1111:450
93Ortega39,0411:451
94Venegas38,8401:454
95Bustamante38,6561:456
96Alvarado38,2531:461
97Acevedo38,2381:461
98Farias38,0491:463
99Acuña37,5391:469
100Guerrero37,3251:472
101Cerda37,2971:472
102Pinto37,1791:474
103Paredes36,7451:479
104Quezada36,5321:482
105San Martin36,4831:483
106Toledo36,2261:486
107Cornejo36,1961:487
108Mora35,7461:493
109Ramos35,6391:494
110Arriagada35,3811:498
111Arancibia34,5791:509
112Velasquez34,2701:514
113Hidalgo33,5781:525
114Salas33,4921:526
115Troncoso33,3991:527
116Aguilar32,7371:538
117Ulloa32,7091:539
118Cabrera32,5191:542
119Rios32,4601:543
120Inostroza32,2921:546
121Rivas32,2621:546
122Duran32,1781:547
123Leon32,1201:548
124Arias32,0131:550
125Villarroel31,8261:554
126Cuevas31,5881:558
127Osorio31,3631:562
128Marin31,0931:567
129Calderon30,8451:571
130Lara30,6841:574
131Mendez30,3081:581
132Chavez29,9841:588
133Catalan29,8901:589
134Ponce29,8631:590
135Pacheco29,8411:590
136Villalobos29,4621:598
137Ojeda29,2841:602
138Moya29,1131:605
139Correa29,1091:605
140Barrera29,0181:607
141Cifuentes28,9391:609
142Concha28,3841:621
143Burgos28,2991:623
144Delgado28,1171:627
145Alfaro27,5281:640
146Guerra27,2261:647
147Gajardo27,0821:650
148Salgado26,8511:656
149Astudillo26,3341:669
150Uribe26,2591:671
151Barria26,2291:672
152Avila26,1781:673
153Zapata26,0391:677
154Ahumada25,6731:686
155Meza25,4181:693
156Retamal25,3551:695
157Pavez25,0131:704
158Jorquera24,8341:709
159Aguirre24,6591:714
160Becerra24,5061:719
161Neira24,3931:722
162Galvez24,1691:729
163Lobos24,1461:730
164Barraza23,9941:734
165Valdebenito23,8761:738
166Moraga23,7031:743
167Abarca23,3901:753
168Valdivia23,2241:759
169Pereira23,1411:761
170Araneda23,0781:763
171Guajardo23,0591:764
172Carcamo22,9761:767
173Canales22,9381:768
174Barrientos22,7291:775
175Villegas22,6921:776
176Urrutia22,6651:777
177Cruz22,1431:796
178Gatica22,0681:798
179Riveros22,0601:799
180Ibarra21,9301:803
181Quiroz21,8581:806
182Mella21,8041:808
183Cisternas21,7031:812
184Cid21,6721:813
185Mancilla21,5331:818
186Baeza21,4881:820
187Gaete21,4101:823
188Mardones21,3321:826
189Mansilla21,2791:828
190Albornoz20,9681:840
191Manriquez20,9301:842
192Andrade20,7721:848
193Vallejos20,7281:850
194Leal20,6391:854
195Caro20,5941:855
196Valencia20,2881:868
197Carreño20,2731:869
198Rebolledo20,1911:872
199Fuentealba20,0921:877
200Solis19,9671:882