Brittany Genealogical Records

Brittany Birth & Baptism Records

French Protestant Church Records (1536-1863)

An index to and images of over 100,000 birth, marriage and death records from Protestant churches throughout France.

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Brittany Marriage & Divorce Records

French Protestant Church Records (1536-1863)

An index to and images of over 100,000 birth, marriage and death records from Protestant churches throughout France.

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

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

Brittany Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

French Protestant Church Records (1536-1863)

An index to and images of over 100,000 birth, marriage and death records from Protestant churches throughout France.

Newspapers Covering Brittany

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.

Newspaper Archive: France (1823-1979)

Text-searchable copies of tens of thousands of French newspaper articles.

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.

Brittany Wills & Probate Records

British Inheritance Disputes Index (1574-1714)

An index to almost 78,000 wills that were disputed. The index can lead you to documents that may shed a great deal of genealogical information as disputes often arose between siblings and cousins.

Brittany Military Records

UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls (1914-1920)

An index to over 6.5 million medals and awards bestowed on British military personnel. The awards are the British War Medal, Allied Victory Medal, 1914 Star, Territorial War Force Medal and Allied Subjects Medal; the latter of which contains many French, Belgians and Dutch.

War Graves Photographic Project (1815-Present)

Photographs of over 1.7 million military graves, largely of British and Commonwealth soldiers Names from monuments have been indexed.

Prisoners of War (1715-1945)

An index to and images records detailing the incarceration of 1.34 million military personnel, civilians, diplomats, missionaries & merchant seamen who were held as prisoners of war. The records cover British prisoners held by foreign powers and non-British prisoners held by Britain.

Normandy Occupation Military Records (1415-1453)

An index to men who served the English crown in the occupation of Normandy. Contains a reference to original documents.

Muster Roll Index (1369-1453)

An index to soldiers whose names occur in early muster rolls. Contains a reference to original documents held at The National Archives. Many men are stationed in France.

British Inheritance Disputes Index (1574-1714)

An index to almost 78,000 wills that were disputed. The index can lead you to documents that may shed a great deal of genealogical information as disputes often arose between siblings and cousins.

US State Department Records for France (1776-1939)

Official reports relating activities of American interest in France, prior to World War II, including accounts of diplomatic visits, political unrest, behind-the-scenes insights, and tales from within the American Embassy.

Calendar of Documents Preserved in France (918-1206)

Abstracts of French records relating to Britain.

US Supreme War Council Records (1914-1918)

The records of the American Section of the Supreme War Council consist of letters, reports, studies, minutes, cablegrams, charts, maps, pamphlets, and books sent to and received from American, French, British, and Italian sources.

Brittany Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

France, Monaco, Algeria & Morocco Phone Directories (1907)

Details of 150,000 people extracted from early telephone directories. Entries may include name, address, occupation and phone number.

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.

Crane's Directory & Buyer's Guide (1899-1900)

A directory listing manufactures in Britain, Europe and Australasia.

Brittany Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Brittany Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

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.

France Historical Postcards (1890-1950)

A database containing over 46,000 historical postcards with photos of places in France. Each postcard caption has been indexed and may be searched by keyword or location.

US State Department Records for France (1776-1939)

Official reports relating activities of American interest in France, prior to World War II, including accounts of diplomatic visits, political unrest, behind-the-scenes insights, and tales from within the American Embassy.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1066-1837)

This book covers sources relating to those who accompanied William the conqueror in England with some pedigrees of those families.

Brittany Occupation & Business Records

France Civil & Military Pensions (1836-1862)

This database includes records of pensions paid to over 220,000 military personnel and government employees. Details given may include name, date and place of birth, date of death, particulars of marriage and particulars of children.

Slave Voyages Database (1514-1866)

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has information on more than 35,000 slave voyages that forcibly embarked over 12 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Crane's Directory & Buyer's Guide (1899-1900)

A directory listing manufactures in Britain, Europe and Australasia.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Brittany

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval France (451-1608)

The lineages of French royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

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.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1066-1837)

This book covers sources relating to those who accompanied William the conqueror in England with some pedigrees of those families.

Brittany Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval France (451-1608)

The lineages of French royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

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.

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.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1066-1837)

This book covers sources relating to those who accompanied William the conqueror in England with some pedigrees of those families.

Brittany Church Records

French Protestant Church Records (1536-1863)

An index to and images of over 100,000 birth, marriage and death records from Protestant churches throughout France.

Brittany 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.

Brittany 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.

Jewish Name Database (1400-Present)

A database containing variants of 100,000s of given names used by Jews.

Most Common Surnames in Brittany

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in France
1Martin15,2021:2164.83%1
2Le Gall13,8771:23653.17%171
3Le Roux13,8141:23746.74%146
4Simon12,9491:25310.71%8
5Thomas12,6281:25910.97%12
6Le Goff12,1061:27150.50%178
7Hamon11,3011:29037.13%138
8Nicolas10,0371:32614.08%28
9Bernard9,7931:3355.78%2
10Tanguy9,4851:34551.89%267
11Daniel8,9241:36724.71%117
12Richard8,7901:3736.36%4
13Robert8,7041:3766.18%3
14Guillou8,6621:37842.67%224
15Morvan8,2231:39945.40%276
16Rolland8,0141:40918.12%84
17Gautier7,9091:41414.46%53
18Morin7,8641:41710.88%26
19Lucas7,3591:44515.83%75
20David7,1881:4567.40%14
21Ollivier6,9451:47233.23%214
22Morel6,8471:4797.41%15
23Prigent6,7681:48450.74%400
24Durand6,4201:5104.78%5
25Riou6,3851:51337.01%292
26Michel6,3531:5165.47%10
27Le Corre6,2331:52648.86%426
28Laurent6,0631:5405.04%9
29Henry6,0051:5469.14%33
30Briand5,7191:57328.79%230
31Dubois5,7111:5744.33%6
32Le Guen5,5521:59053.22%532
33Le Bihan5,4101:60649.99%515
34Robin5,4041:6068.37%35
35Le Roy5,2861:62038.32%378
36Gicquel5,1861:63245.02%478
37Moreau4,9031:6683.75%7
38Renault4,8881:67017.00%150
39Le Berre4,8611:67455.12%656
40Le Floch4,8421:67755.06%657
41Blanchard4,7711:6878.02%42
42Allain4,6451:70527.04%293
43Rault4,5931:71336.98%440
44Le Gal4,5761:71649.19%613
45Philippe4,5301:72311.75%102
46Derrien4,4911:73049.25%633
47Colin4,4461:7378.71%63
48Le Bris4,4031:74452.50%686
49Rouxel4,3961:74543.98%559
50Le Meur4,2851:76550.13%674
51Le Borgne4,2731:76754.15%729
52Denis4,2551:7707.10%40
53Duval4,2191:7778.12%59
54Guillaume4,1111:7979.88%92
55Masson4,0331:8136.24%34
56Garnier4,0291:8135.59%27
57Le Bras4,0001:81950.21%722
58Corre3,9891:82140.08%563
59Chevalier3,9521:8296.56%39
60Collet3,9201:83614.06%156
61Leroy3,8821:8443.56%13
62Salaun3,8201:85845.13%679
63Baron3,8151:85910.16%109
64Jaouen3,7841:86655.36%921
65Monnier3,7531:87312.25%135
66Jan3,6981:88644.76%694
67Guillemot3,6841:89031.76%475
68Bellec3,6321:90254.31%947
69Cariou3,6211:90554.63%960
70Herve3,5891:91324.77%357
71Perrot3,4961:93713.29%169
72Madec3,4461:95155.32%1,042
73Launay3,4251:95716.35%211
74Marchand3,3881:9676.77%66
75Lebreton3,3801:97017.14%236
76Jacob3,3671:97310.62%131
77Berthelot3,3641:97417.92%257
78Auffret3,3451:98047.59%879
79Besnard3,3211:98716.05%216
80Roussel3,2921:9956.29%58
81Jouan3,2901:99631.96%537
82Huet3,2731:1,00111.52%152
83Le Breton3,2601:1,00543.88%806
84Guerin3,2401:1,0116.27%60
85Hubert3,2391:1,0127.61%86
86Gueguen3,1241:1,04942.10%812
87Lemoine3,0521:1,0748.56%118
88Conan3,0311:1,08148.20%1,030
89Floch3,0251:1,08353.65%1,155
90Cloarec2,9991:1,09354.28%1,184
91Rannou2,9741:1,10255.29%1,227
92Lambert2,9411:1,1143.39%19
93Mercier2,9311:1,1183.71%21
94Calvez2,9261:1,12052.36%1,171
95Even2,9221:1,12145.99%1,014
96Peron2,9011:1,13028.02%533
97Rouault2,9001:1,13037.61%751
98Rousseau2,8911:1,1334.14%30
99Bourhis2,8801:1,13853.55%1,228
100Leroux2,8771:1,1396.88%90
101Lefeuvre2,8731:1,14131.93%642
102Le Brun2,8471:1,15149.22%1,119
103Le Coz2,7881:1,17551.39%1,210
104Pichon2,7831:1,17713.19%208
105Mahe2,6831:1,22126.34%542
106Guillerm2,6721:1,22659.95%1,555
107Rio2,6601:1,23239.58%940
108Breton2,5821:1,2699.68%166
109Pouliquen2,5741:1,27353.52%1,402
110Stephan2,5671:1,27730.00%673
111Roudaut2,5641:1,27866.98%1,912
112Joly2,5551:1,2834.51%50
113Delaunay2,5401:1,29012.00%206
114Poirier2,5071:1,30711.22%194
115Bertin2,5051:1,3086.85%114
116Guyot2,4911:1,3168.23%140
117Gaudin2,4861:1,31812.74%240
118Grall2,4441:1,34150.71%1,397
119Perrin2,4421:1,3424.26%48
120Le Bail2,4341:1,34650.62%1,403
121Leray2,4321:1,34721.08%477
122Etienne2,4181:1,3557.48%130
123Gauthier2,4081:1,3614.14%45
124Roux2,4061:1,3622.66%16
125Collin2,4051:1,36310.32%186
126Andre2,3971:1,3678.09%145
127Corbel2,3861:1,37349.07%1,382
128Le Moal2,3601:1,38940.96%1,127
129Texier2,3501:1,39414.11%306
130Le Lay2,3451:1,39751.81%1,530
131Le Gac2,3401:1,40054.00%1,616
132Guilloux2,3311:1,40632.18%843
133Gillet2,3201:1,4127.80%144
134Roger2,3021:1,4245.57%93
135Lamour2,2741:1,44132.71%901
136Picard2,2581:1,4514.57%68
137Bertrand2,2311:1,4693.00%25
138Geffroy2,2291:1,47031.24%864
139Aubry2,2281:1,4717.29%137
140Olivier2,2231:1,4745.72%101
141Fournier2,2111:1,4822.54%18
142Jacq2,2091:1,48349.69%1,563
143Dupont2,2051:1,4862.84%23
144Cadiou2,1881:1,49847.26%1,490
145Charles2,1861:1,4995.11%85
146Josse2,1591:1,51823.60%628
147Moal2,1541:1,52161.51%2,148
148Fontaine2,1441:1,5283.78%49
149Royer2,1421:1,5305.77%111
150Barbier2,1241:1,5434.77%83
151Nicol2,1011:1,56031.69%959
152Autret2,0981:1,56253.11%1,827
153Marie2,0931:1,5662.99%29
154Chauvel2,0921:1,56632.99%1,016
155Adam2,0911:1,5675.77%116
156Poulain2,0751:1,5798.81%185
157Le Garrec2,0431:1,60457.96%2,132
157Moisan2,0431:1,60444.67%1,509
159Burel2,0341:1,61126.64%759
160Aubert2,0301:1,6144.02%64
161Morice2,0251:1,61826.37%755
162Hardy2,0161:1,62510.72%256
163Chauvin2,0121:1,6298.38%177
163Paris2,0121:1,6294.95%94
165Le Guennec2,0011:1,63857.37%2,171
166Quere1,9941:1,64340.39%1,357
167Guyader1,9861:1,65051.26%1,882
167Le Bars1,9861:1,65047.40%1,690
169Girard1,9631:1,6692.24%17
170Le Moigne1,9601:1,67252.94%1,986
171Guegan1,9531:1,67836.07%1,214
172Samson1,9321:1,69614.51%403
173Renaud1,9221:1,7055.12%108
174Castel1,9151:1,71114.67%410
175Boucher1,8931:1,7316.49%147
176Tual1,8871:1,73742.94%1,585
177Le Guern1,8791:1,74446.89%1,785
178Le Saux1,8771:1,74652.27%2,070
179Salmon1,8731:1,75012.77%352
180Le Calvez1,8661:1,75653.07%2,138
181Charpentier1,8621:1,7605.66%129
182Guyomard1,8581:1,76440.01%1,485
183Bouvier1,8491:1,7726.65%157
184Le Pape1,8461:1,77548.62%1,933
185Leclerc1,8391:1,7824.92%110
186Gaillard1,8381:1,7833.84%72
187Esnault1,8351:1,78617.10%517
188Abgrall1,8221:1,79957.35%2,428
189Le Guillou1,8211:1,80042.13%1,627
190Gloaguen1,8201:1,80158.17%2,468
191Cadoret1,8171:1,80339.59%1,505
192Pierre1,8041:1,8165.09%119
193Bodin1,8021:1,8189.93%275
193Jezequel1,8021:1,81850.06%2,060
193Le Cam1,8021:1,81843.47%1,716
196Louis1,7981:1,8233.78%73
197Maillard1,7791:1,8425.69%133
198Marzin1,7711:1,85055.19%2,392
199Fleury1,7681:1,8535.78%136
200Le Grand1,7651:1,85744.17%1,793