Bavaria Genealogical Records

Bavaria Birth & Baptism Records

Germany Births and Baptisms (1558-1898)

An index to over 37 million birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Bavaria Marriage & Divorce Records

Germany Marriage Index (1558-1929)

An index to over 8 million 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.

Bavaria Death & Burial Records

Germany Death & Burial Index (1582-1958)

An index to over 3 million death and burial records, including ages, names of relatives and other details.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Newspapers Covering Bavaria

Newspaper Archive: Germany (1945-1999)

Text-searchable copies of hundreds of thousands of German newspaper articles.

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.

Bavaria Immigration & Travel Records

Hamburg Passenger Lists (1850-1934)

An index to and images of lists of passengers departing Hamburg, Germany. They may list name, gender, age, date and place of birth, occupation, residence, nationality, marital status, family relationships, religion, military service and more. Contains over 5 million names.

Hamburg Passenger List Index (1855-1934)

An index to over 5 million people who departed on ships from Hamburg, Germany. The index includes name, name of ship, departure date, destination port and other details.

United States Germans to America Index (1850-1897)

Transcripts of documents recording the immigration of over 4 million Germans to America. Records may include name, date and place arrived, gender, age, birthplace, occupation, literacy, departure port and more.

Germany to Australia & New Zealand Emigration (1850-1879)

An index to over 40,000 people who sailed from Hamburg to Australia and New Zealand. It contains: name, former place of residence, age, occupation, ship and more.

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.

Bavaria Military Records

Germany World War I Casualty Lists (1914-1917)

An index to and images of World War I casualty lists for the German army. The lists include over 5 million soldiers who died, were injured, or went missing during the war.

Flossenburg Entry Registers (1941-1945)

Registers recording the arrival of over 75,000 prisoners of war, political prisoners and those deemed as undesirable by the Nazi regime.

Dachau Entry Registers (1933-1945)

Registers recording the arrival of around 175,000 political prisoners and those deemed undesirable by the Nazi regime.

Hellfire Corner (1897-1919)

A collection of fascinating diaries and remembrances of WWI soldiers.

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.

Flossenburg Entry Registers (1941-1945)

Registers recording the arrival of over 75,000 prisoners of war, political prisoners and those deemed as undesirable by the Nazi regime.

Nazi Death Camp Records (1939-1945)

A collection of various camp records, transport lists, medical data cards, inmate cards, death lists, and strength reports salvaged by the United States.

Dachau Entry Registers (1933-1945)

Registers recording the arrival of around 175,000 political prisoners and those deemed undesirable by the Nazi regime.

Dachau Concentration Camp Records (1945)

A database of over 165,000 Dachau prisoners who were included on a survivors list prepared after the end of the war.

Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1944-1946)

The names of over 33,000 Jews who survived the holocaust and ended up in displaced persons camps.

Bavaria Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

Germany State Government Directories (1802-1929)

Books recording the names of military officers and civil servants.

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.

German Phone Directories (1915-1981)

An index to and images of telephone directories for Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, and Munich.

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

A directory listing manufactures in Britain, Europe and Australasia.

Bavaria Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Bavaria Obituaries

Germans from Russia Obituaries (1899-2012)

Indexed images of over 400,000 obituaries of Germans from Russia who died in North America.

Bavaria 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.

Nazi Death Camp Records (1939-1945)

A collection of various camp records, transport lists, medical data cards, inmate cards, death lists, and strength reports salvaged by the United States.

Dachau Concentration Camp Records (1945)

A database of over 165,000 Dachau prisoners who were included on a survivors list prepared after the end of the war.

Germany & Austria Historical Postcards (1890-1950)

A collection of over 25,000 photographic postcards, depicting life and scenes in Germany and Austria. Each postcard caption has been indexed and may be searched by keyword or location.

Bavaria School & Education Records

British University Women Holocaust Records (1938-1951)

An index to minutes concerning meetings helping Jewish women immigrate to the UK.

Bavaria Occupation & Business Records

Germany State Government Directories (1802-1929)

Books recording the names of military officers and civil servants.

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 Bavaria

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Germany (514-1600)

The lineages of German, Dutch, Luxembourgish, Czech and Austrian 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.

Lineages of Medieval Pomeranian Nobility (1100-1637)

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

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Bavaria Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Germany (514-1600)

The lineages of German, Dutch, Luxembourgish, Czech and Austrian 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.

Lineages of Medieval Pomeranian Nobility (1100-1637)

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

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Bavaria 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.

Bavaria 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 Bavaria

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Germany
1Müller131,4861:9113.91%1
2Bauer83,6211:14437.05%13
3Schmidt82,4831:14611.57%2
4Fischer76,5961:15720.47%4
5Huber71,2461:16957.27%40
6Schneider69,3761:17315.85%3
7Wagner68,3551:17622.80%7
8Schmid65,3281:18445.87%32
9Weber53,0121:22716.20%5
10Hofmann49,2021:24430.78%22
11Maier48,3541:24835.67%34
12Mayer44,8681:26835.43%36
13Lang37,7971:31833.42%45
14Meier36,0461:33324.31%29
15Wolf35,5571:33818.22%16
16Kraus35,0491:34344.13%69
17Schmitt34,2341:35123.11%30
18Fuchs32,6801:36727.61%43
19Meyer31,4961:3819.71%6
20Schwarz30,2651:39718.14%19
21Braun29,2001:41117.63%20
22Weiß28,9951:41427.62%48
23Schuster27,6891:43434.35%67
24Hoffmann25,6211:4699.29%10
25Hartmann24,1521:49715.51%24
26Beck23,9521:50125.21%58
27Gruber22,1521:54253.95%165
28Koch21,4241:5609.30%11
29Richter21,2281:5669.25%12
30Mayr20,7581:57883.68%343
31Frank20,7521:57921.38%55
32Roth20,5741:58421.33%56
33Graf20,3681:59028.92%81
34Böhm20,2851:59225.80%70
35Klein20,1391:59610.05%15
36Kaiser19,9121:60316.27%41
37Walter19,7411:60815.76%38
38Götz19,6541:61136.07%115
39Wimmer19,3981:61974.04%319
40Werner19,3141:62213.25%31
41Zimmermann19,2871:62311.80%21
42Brunner19,1821:62654.77%207
43Winkler18,8361:63719.67%57
44Ziegler18,6311:64428.59%88
45König18,3781:65314.68%39
46Herrmann18,2931:65614.01%35
47Wittmann18,2471:65859.59%255
48Berger18,1821:66018.03%51
49Schäfer18,1451:6628.15%14
50Seitz18,1221:66346.41%175
51Haas17,8741:67225.51%82
52Baumann17,8141:67420.23%61
53Stadler17,0871:70364.03%308
54Keller16,6371:72216.33%50
55Vogel16,2211:74016.18%52
56Lindner15,6501:76726.12%100
57Eder15,6261:76872.11%410
58Schulz15,5911:7705.59%9
59Becker15,1271:7945.39%8
60Brandl14,7221:81676.78%479
61Köhler14,6071:82211.64%37
62Seidl14,4651:83074.92%470
63Neumann14,3731:8357.98%18
64Hahn14,3701:83613.84%49
65Friedrich14,2351:84414.36%54
66Ott14,2001:84626.91%120
67Bayer14,0741:85334.35%166
68Lorenz14,0061:85714.96%60
69Geiger13,5721:88533.82%171
70Winter13,5661:88516.69%65
71Karl13,5511:88651.29%315
72Scholz13,4771:89112.00%46
73Lechner13,1761:91168.29%471
74Schubert13,1111:91613.09%53
75Moser13,0911:91736.03%194
76Popp13,0301:92251.25%333
77Martin12,8731:93316.85%72
78Riedl12,5211:95971.30%537
79Lutz12,2161:98326.00%144
80Forster12,1051:99263.26%481
81Schwab11,6511:1,03133.48%211
82Schindler11,6471:1,03126.46%154
83Kern11,4651:1,04720.84%112
84Albrecht11,4611:1,04813.48%63
85Hartl11,4561:1,04878.25%662
86Baumgartner11,2831:1,06462.73%520
87Vogl11,2771:1,06579.16%682
88Ludwig11,1801:1,07413.74%64
89Sauer11,1651:1,07518.71%102
90Heinrich11,1251:1,07915.64%79
91Miller11,0841:1,08322.97%140
92Kuhn11,0791:1,08417.69%92
93Simon10,8781:1,10413.44%66
94Jäger10,7151:1,12114.39%74
95Lehner10,6981:1,12270.40%637
96Fleischmann10,6661:1,12656.99%495
97Wiedemann10,5621:1,13740.09%317
98Schweiger10,5411:1,13975.43%692
99Kolb10,4831:1,14534.53%260
100Binder10,4201:1,15229.15%201
101Franz10,3531:1,16018.65%110
102Steiner10,3421:1,16127.42%186
103Reiter10,2161:1,17544.07%373
104Arnold10,1471:1,18316.95%101
105Sommer10,0951:1,18913.59%75
106Koller10,0341:1,19761.21%588
107Jung10,0231:1,1989.40%47
108Büttner9,8211:1,22326.20%188
109Krause9,6581:1,2436.39%26
110Wirth9,6031:1,25028.20%220
111Raab9,5891:1,25246.12%430
112Endres9,5811:1,25358.49%589
113Peter9,5431:1,25817.49%114
114Grimm9,3831:1,28018.16%125
115Obermeier9,3561:1,28383.34%895
116Mühlbauer9,3531:1,28479.84%851
117Dietrich9,3041:1,29113.87%86
118Eckert9,1881:1,30719.80%147
119Maurer9,1801:1,30823.06%173
120Fink9,0691:1,32423.71%180
121Bergmann9,0371:1,32914.33%90
122Groß9,0131:1,33213.19%85
123Auer8,9151:1,34747.28%490
124Wild8,8941:1,35037.79%366
125Schreiber8,7721:1,36912.76%84
126Beer8,7281:1,37638.49%382
127Rauch8,7101:1,37936.95%365
128Seidel8,7061:1,37912.44%83
129Hübner8,6381:1,39014.75%106
130Renner8,6161:1,39428.83%265
131Baier8,6011:1,39628.78%267
132Pfeiffer8,5621:1,40214.72%108
133Horn8,5591:1,40313.48%89
134Stark8,5191:1,40924.92%218
135Aigner8,4671:1,41881.79%974
136Rieger8,4271:1,42525.23%224
137Günther8,3691:1,4358.82%59
138Betz8,3531:1,43737.19%386
139Vogt8,3361:1,44010.78%71
140Burger8,2651:1,45333.79%353
141Neubauer8,2461:1,45630.34%304
142Hermann8,2451:1,45615.31%117
143Probst8,2421:1,45733.39%348
144Ernst8,2301:1,45914.10%107
145Riedel8,2021:1,46415.34%119
146Langer8,1801:1,46815.71%123
147Buchner8,1631:1,47167.38%817
148Wilhelm8,0531:1,49115.77%130
149Schütz8,0351:1,49418.73%160
150Scherer8,0061:1,50021.89%190
151Schaller7,9271:1,51544.00%518
152Jakob7,9151:1,51724.29%236
153Schiller7,9121:1,51824.56%241
154Engelhardt7,8581:1,52825.02%249
155Lehmann7,8541:1,5295.24%27
156Bader7,8221:1,53530.70%331
157Frey7,8051:1,53817.86%155
158Schramm7,7821:1,54318.36%162
159Barth7,7261:1,55414.08%113
160Ritter7,6881:1,56215.14%132
161Baur7,6801:1,56331.20%349
162Albert7,6451:1,57130.72%341
163Schröder7,5641:1,5874.01%17
164Singer7,5511:1,59042.08%521
165Sturm7,5381:1,59323.50%242
166Herzog7,5201:1,59717.81%163
167Dietz7,4601:1,61020.33%189
168Kurz7,4141:1,62020.33%192
169Friedl7,4091:1,62165.17%882
170Seifert7,2701:1,65212.40%105
171Krämer7,2341:1,6609.79%76
172Kopp7,2171:1,66421.60%223
173Stahl7,2101:1,66518.97%182
174Kellner7,0881:1,69434.92%444
175Hirsch7,0561:1,70221.49%234
176Strobl7,0501:1,70380.01%1,142
177Ebert7,0191:1,71116.15%157
178Ertl7,0031:1,71576.86%1,097
178Konrad7,0031:1,71526.58%318
180Altmann6,8771:1,74631.46%402
181Lange6,8351:1,7574.29%23
182Zeller6,7661:1,77530.93%401
183Strobel6,7581:1,77729.77%380
184Wenzel6,7541:1,77812.03%109
185Bock6,7261:1,78513.13%127
186Gebhardt6,7231:1,78622.32%264
187Kraft6,7021:1,79213.74%136
188Weigl6,6901:1,79577.30%1,166
189Kaufmann6,6751:1,79913.43%135
190Thoma6,6291:1,81140.53%591
191Oswald6,6261:1,81234.95%489
192Brand6,6151:1,81518.21%195
193Michel6,6011:1,81913.90%141
194Pohl6,5771:1,82610.50%91
195Engel6,5691:1,8289.93%87
196Paul6,4981:1,84812.02%116
197Lenz6,4951:1,84912.47%124
198Link6,4891:1,85019.47%225
199Kramer6,4751:1,85410.88%103
200Wallner6,4611:1,85867.19%1,032