Lower Bavaria Genealogical Records

Lower 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.

Lower 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.

Lower 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 Lower 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.

Lower 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.

Lower 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.

Lower 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.

Lower Bavaria Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Lower Bavaria Obituaries

Germans from Russia Obituaries (1899-2012)

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

Lower 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.

Lower Bavaria School & Education Records

British University Women Holocaust Records (1938-1951)

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

Lower 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 Lower 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.

Lower 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.

Lower 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.

Lower 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 Lower Bavaria

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Bavaria
1Huber13,7511:8719.30%5
2Bauer13,3911:9016.01%2
3Wagner10,4341:11515.26%7
4Maier10,0131:12020.71%11
5Müller8,7431:1386.65%1
6Schmid8,3351:14412.76%8
7Weber7,8051:15414.72%9
8Fischer7,3311:1649.57%4
9Wimmer6,4921:18533.47%39
10Fuchs6,1931:19418.95%18
11Stadler5,6921:21133.31%53
12Eder5,3401:22534.17%57
13Schneider5,2301:2307.54%6
14Brunner4,9071:24525.58%42
15Meier4,8911:24613.57%14
16Gruber4,3591:27619.68%27
17Schmidt4,2101:2865.10%3
18Seidl3,8751:31026.79%62
19Aigner3,8431:31345.39%135
20Baumgartner3,7741:31933.45%86
21Hartl3,7261:32332.52%85
22Mayer3,6471:3308.13%12
23Brandl3,6171:33224.57%60
24Weiß3,5221:34112.15%22
25Lang3,4741:3469.19%13
26Obermeier3,4461:34936.83%115
27Schwarz3,1141:38610.29%20
28Wolf3,0671:3928.63%15
29Moser2,9711:40522.69%75
30Kraus2,9461:4088.41%16
31Vogl2,8461:42225.24%87
32Berger2,6671:45114.67%48
33Riedl2,5741:46720.56%78
34Hofmann2,5551:4715.19%10
35Mühlbauer2,5391:47427.15%116
36Lehner2,4131:49822.56%95
37Wittmann2,4081:49913.20%47
38Ebner2,3751:50641.99%239
39Sigl2,3311:51645.94%276
40Schuster2,3241:5178.39%23
41Niedermeier2,3101:52036.31%205
42Karl2,2971:52316.95%71
43Hoffmann2,2841:5268.91%24
44Beck2,2441:5369.37%26
45Lorenz2,2351:53815.96%68
46Hofbauer2,2321:53943.73%274
47Loibl2,2271:54060.08%414
48Weinzierl2,1821:55147.66%317
49Buchner2,1731:55326.62%147
50Graf2,1611:55610.61%33
51Baumann2,1581:55712.11%52
52Hackl2,1361:56340.78%267
53Binder2,0781:57919.94%100
54Zellner2,0691:58150.62%364
55Geiger2,0481:58715.09%69
56Ertl2,0111:59828.72%178
57Forster1,8851:63815.57%80
58Altmann1,8441:65226.81%180
59Wallner1,8291:65728.31%200
60Probst1,8211:66022.09%143
61Friedl1,8081:66524.40%169
62Resch1,7761:67733.04%257
63Kaiser1,7681:6808.88%36
64König1,7591:6849.57%45
65Liebl1,7521:68629.05%223
66Braun1,7401:6915.96%21
67Weinberger1,7231:69847.15%422
68Frank1,7181:7008.28%31
69Schiller1,6791:71621.22%153
70Kerscher1,6741:71842.02%386
71Koller1,6541:72716.48%106
72Oswald1,6461:73024.84%191
73Achatz1,6261:73955.04%533
74Stangl1,6171:74426.93%227
75Geier1,5841:75925.28%211
76Winkler1,5801:7618.39%43
77Haas1,5791:7618.83%51
78Klein1,5691:7667.79%35
79Peter1,5641:76916.39%113
80Neumeier1,5411:78024.24%206
81Drexler1,5361:78329.43%269
82Auer1,5281:78717.14%123
83Bielmeier1,5271:78765.17%683
84Richter1,5081:7977.10%29
85Saller1,4641:82149.39%531
86Denk1,4571:82531.58%315
87Schmidbauer1,4391:83528.59%280
88Eberl1,4321:84025.27%238
89Mittermeier1,4091:85343.25%481
89Pfeffer1,4091:85342.84%473
91Meyer1,4061:8554.46%19
92Schweiger1,3921:86413.21%98
93Eichinger1,3791:87229.78%308
93Groß1,3791:87215.30%122
95Ziegler1,3691:8787.35%44
96Dietl1,3551:88727.06%283
97Steininger1,3501:89138.21%433
98Stockinger1,3321:90367.86%829
99Wilhelm1,3191:91216.38%148
100Meindl1,3071:92030.80%345
101Kölbl1,3011:92428.06%307
102Ernst1,2821:93815.58%144
103Winter1,2521:9609.23%70
104Raab1,2501:96213.04%111
105Mader1,2261:98121.68%239
106Heindl1,2251:98123.85%273
107Kern1,2181:98710.62%83
107Scholz1,2181:9879.04%72
109Böhm1,2011:1,0015.92%34
110Schreiner1,1981:1,00427.21%329
111Haimerl1,1881:1,01241.18%545
112Zitzelsberger1,1831:1,01655.31%749
113Heigl1,1761:1,02220.96%241
114Eckl1,1631:1,03425.90%322
114Pauli1,1631:1,03439.36%532
116Straßer1,1581:1,03828.75%375
117Baier1,1571:1,03913.45%131
117Reiter1,1571:1,03911.33%103
119Graßl1,1531:1,04330.73%411
120Maurer1,1451:1,05012.47%119
121Krenn1,1271:1,06765.64%975
122Heinrich1,1181:1,07510.05%90
123Ecker1,1141:1,07943.14%619
123Reischl1,1141:1,07931.69%435
123Werner1,1141:1,0795.77%40
126Stoiber1,1041:1,08942.71%617
127Kopp1,0811:1,11214.98%172
128Kufner1,0731:1,12053.57%807
129Koch1,0701:1,1244.99%28
130Schober1,0641:1,13018.31%234
131Zimmermann1,0601:1,1345.50%41
132Strasser1,0571:1,13722.52%302
133Bachmeier1,0541:1,14136.18%539
134Fürst1,0531:1,14222.55%304
135Fischl1,0521:1,14366.46%1,051
136Hofer1,0511:1,14418.05%232
137Fleischmann1,0441:1,1529.79%96
138Raith1,0301:1,16739.86%618
139Blöchl1,0231:1,17579.49%1,343
139Sommer1,0231:1,17510.13%105
141Reisinger1,0221:1,17627.41%412
142Duschl1,0061:1,19566.67%1,118
142Kammermeier1,0061:1,19549.90%799
144Hirsch1,0031:1,19914.21%175
145Lenz9991:1,20315.38%197
146Roth9961:1,2074.84%32
147Lindner9951:1,2086.36%56
148Limmer9791:1,22826.45%415
149Amann9771:1,23119.00%272
150Hahn9691:1,2416.74%64
151Ammer9601:1,25265.44%1,157
151Pöschl9601:1,25240.49%676
153Eibl9561:1,25828.89%467
154Hartmann9521:1,2633.94%25
154Herrmann9521:1,2635.20%46
156Reitberger9491:1,26750.34%870
157Walter9451:1,2724.79%37
158Ranzinger9411:1,27875.89%1,416
159Moosbauer9391:1,28067.17%1,230
160Götz9371:1,2834.77%38
161Neumaier9341:1,28724.29%402
162Aschenbrenner9301:1,29323.00%370
163Bogner9281:1,29623.28%384
163Weigl9281:1,29613.87%188
165Lechner9241:1,3017.01%73
166Attenberger9221:1,30454.88%995
167Stöckl9161:1,31320.54%325
168Rieger9151:1,31410.86%136
168Steiger9151:1,31433.36%577
170Rauch9121:1,31810.47%127
171Kilger9081:1,32471.33%1,366
171Seibold9081:1,32422.08%363
173Reichl9071:1,32629.70%511
174Franz9031:1,3318.72%101
175Süß8991:1,33734.68%615
176Fenzl8971:1,34040.98%731
177Zollner8951:1,34338.17%682
178Feldmeier8941:1,34539.45%710
178Seitz8941:1,3454.93%50
180Zettl8911:1,34933.50%592
181Schütz8881:1,35411.05%149
182Schedlbauer8861:1,35759.42%1,136
183Putz8841:1,36035.00%628
184Haslbeck8791:1,36862.30%1,217
185Schindler8781:1,3697.54%82
186Wenzl8721:1,37933.84%621
187Brummer8711:1,38026.11%458
188Ostermeier8691:1,38421.37%368
189Knott8621:1,39541.80%780
190Schulz8551:1,4065.48%58
190Schötz8551:1,40644.58%854
192Sedlmeier8511:1,41329.34%542
193Schubert8501:1,4146.48%74
193Sturm8501:1,41411.28%165
195Kroiß8461:1,42163.80%1,298
196Kurz8451:1,42311.40%168
197Wölfl8421:1,42841.97%806
198Holzner8401:1,43120.79%371
199Schönberger8381:1,43523.03%424
200Friedrich8371:1,4365.88%65