Estonia Genealogical Records
Estonia Death & Burial Records
A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.
Newspapers Covering Estonia
An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.
An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.
An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.
Estonia Court & Legal Records
An index of close to 10,000 Jews named in State Department files. The records cover Palestine, Romania, and Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Georgia, Yugoslavia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey, Tripoli, Barca, Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.
Estonia Directories & Gazetteers
A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.
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.
Estonia Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Estonia Histories & Books
Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.
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.
Estonia Occupation & Business Records
A database of cricket scores and players.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Estonia
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.
A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.
A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.
A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.
The lineages of Baltic royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.
Estonia Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
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.
A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.
The lineages of Baltic royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.
Estonia Maps
An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.
Historical Description
The area of Esthonia is 23,160 square miles, with a population of (1920) 1,180,000. Capital, Tallinn (Reval), pop. (1921)115,000. The other principal towns are Tartu (Dorpat), Parnu (Pernau), Baltiski (Baltic Port), Narva, Wiliamdi (Feliinn), Haapsalu, Kuresaare (Arensburg).
Imports, coal, oil, machinery, cotton, iron, salt. Exports, flax, timber, furniture, paper, cement, textiles, dairy products, potato spirit.
Most Common Surnames in Estonia
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamm | 5,659 | 1:234 |
| 2 | Saar | 4,609 | 1:287 |
| 3 | Sepp | 3,566 | 1:371 |
| 4 | Kask | 3,205 | 1:412 |
| 5 | Mägi | 2,791 | 1:474 |
| 6 | Kukk | 2,669 | 1:495 |
| 7 | Rebane | 2,266 | 1:583 |
| 8 | Koppel | 2,093 | 1:632 |
| 9 | Karu | 2,047 | 1:646 |
| 10 | Ilves | 1,948 | 1:679 |
| 11 | Lepik | 1,921 | 1:688 |
| 12 | Oja | 1,894 | 1:698 |
| 13 | Ivanov | 1,875 | 1:705 |
| 14 | Kuusk | 1,814 | 1:729 |
| 15 | Kaasik | 1,806 | 1:732 |
| 16 | Luik | 1,699 | 1:778 |
| 17 | Raudsepp | 1,599 | 1:827 |
| 18 | Vaher | 1,587 | 1:833 |
| 19 | Kallas | 1,572 | 1:841 |
| 20 | Lepp | 1,560 | 1:847 |
| 21 | Laur | 1,553 | 1:851 |
| 21 | Pärn | 1,553 | 1:851 |
| 23 | Kuusik | 1,468 | 1:900 |
| 24 | Kivi | 1,453 | 1:910 |
| 25 | Ots | 1,411 | 1:937 |
| 26 | Liiv | 1,384 | 1:955 |
| 27 | Peterson | 1,380 | 1:958 |
| 28 | Teder | 1,288 | 1:1,026 |
| 29 | Mets | 1,250 | 1:1,057 |
| 30 | Põder | 1,238 | 1:1,068 |
| 31 | Lõhmus | 1,231 | 1:1,074 |
| 32 | Kull | 1,215 | 1:1,088 |
| 33 | Kütt | 1,204 | 1:1,098 |
| 34 | Puusepp | 1,185 | 1:1,115 |
| 35 | Kangur | 1,181 | 1:1,119 |
| 36 | Jõgi | 1,150 | 1:1,149 |
| 37 | Jakobson | 1,120 | 1:1,180 |
| 38 | Rand | 1,112 | 1:1,189 |
| 39 | Saks | 1,108 | 1:1,193 |
| 39 | Toom | 1,108 | 1:1,193 |
| 41 | Smirnov | 1,093 | 1:1,209 |
| 42 | Leppik | 1,074 | 1:1,231 |
| 43 | Raud | 1,070 | 1:1,235 |
| 44 | Mitt | 1,066 | 1:1,240 |
| 44 | Sarapuu | 1,066 | 1:1,240 |
| 44 | Sild | 1,066 | 1:1,240 |
| 47 | Ivanova | 1,039 | 1:1,272 |
| 48 | Mölder | 1,031 | 1:1,282 |
| 49 | Roos | 1,012 | 1:1,306 |
| 50 | Tamme | 993 | 1:1,331 |
| 51 | Allik | 974 | 1:1,357 |
| 51 | Kõiv | 974 | 1:1,357 |
| 53 | Paas | 959 | 1:1,378 |
| 53 | Paju | 959 | 1:1,378 |
| 55 | Laas | 955 | 1:1,384 |
| 56 | Pukk | 951 | 1:1,390 |
| 57 | Miller | 932 | 1:1,418 |
| 58 | Palm | 928 | 1:1,424 |
| 59 | Tomson | 924 | 1:1,431 |
| 59 | Uibo | 924 | 1:1,431 |
| 61 | Põld | 920 | 1:1,437 |
| 62 | Jürgenson | 916 | 1:1,443 |
| 63 | Kalda | 897 | 1:1,474 |
| 64 | Lill | 882 | 1:1,499 |
| 65 | Männik | 878 | 1:1,505 |
| 65 | Nõmm | 878 | 1:1,505 |
| 67 | Johanson | 870 | 1:1,519 |
| 67 | Orav | 870 | 1:1,519 |
| 69 | Unt | 867 | 1:1,525 |
| 70 | Parts | 863 | 1:1,532 |
| 71 | Lind | 859 | 1:1,539 |
| 72 | Hunt | 851 | 1:1,553 |
| 73 | Petrov | 844 | 1:1,566 |
| 74 | Arro | 840 | 1:1,574 |
| 75 | Adamson | 828 | 1:1,596 |
| 76 | Hein | 821 | 1:1,610 |
| 77 | Lember | 809 | 1:1,634 |
| 78 | Rätsep | 801 | 1:1,650 |
| 79 | Järv | 790 | 1:1,673 |
| 80 | Nurk | 778 | 1:1,699 |
| 81 | Pihlak | 774 | 1:1,708 |
| 81 | Tali | 774 | 1:1,708 |
| 83 | Aavik | 767 | 1:1,723 |
| 83 | Kase | 767 | 1:1,723 |
| 83 | Kruus | 767 | 1:1,723 |
| 86 | Valk | 751 | 1:1,760 |
| 87 | Hansen | 744 | 1:1,777 |
| 88 | Järve | 732 | 1:1,806 |
| 88 | Väli | 732 | 1:1,806 |
| 90 | Aru | 728 | 1:1,816 |
| 90 | Rohtla | 728 | 1:1,816 |
| 90 | Vares | 728 | 1:1,816 |
| 93 | Kikas | 717 | 1:1,844 |
| 93 | Sikk | 717 | 1:1,844 |
| 95 | Mõttus | 705 | 1:1,875 |
| 95 | Soosaar | 705 | 1:1,875 |
| 97 | Kuznetsov | 698 | 1:1,894 |
| 98 | Vassiljev | 686 | 1:1,927 |
| 99 | Kolk | 675 | 1:1,958 |
| 100 | Must | 671 | 1:1,970 |
| 100 | Sarv | 671 | 1:1,970 |
| 102 | Mänd | 667 | 1:1,982 |
| 103 | Annus | 663 | 1:1,994 |