Swabia Genealogical Records

Swabia 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.

Swabia 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.

Swabia 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 Swabia

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.

Swabia 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.

Swabia 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.

Swabia 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.

Swabia Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Swabia Obituaries

Germans from Russia Obituaries (1899-2012)

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

Swabia 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.

Swabia School & Education Records

British University Women Holocaust Records (1938-1951)

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

Swabia 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 Swabia

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.

Swabia 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.

Swabia 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.

Swabia 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 Swabia

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Bavaria
1Müller24,2081:7618.41%1
2Schmid19,1991:9529.39%8
3Mayer13,7911:13330.74%12
4Fischer13,7181:13417.91%4
5Schneider11,9881:15317.28%6
6Wagner11,9531:15317.49%7
7Huber9,6091:19113.49%5
8Mayr9,6041:19146.27%30
9Schmidt9,5251:19211.55%3
10Weber7,3731:24813.91%9
11Maier7,1351:25714.76%11
12Wiedemann6,6161:27762.64%97
13Schuster6,5471:28023.64%23
14Miller6,0541:30354.62%91
15Hartmann5,9351:30924.57%25
16Bauer5,5661:3296.66%2
17Schwarz5,5011:33318.18%20
18Lang5,3011:34614.02%13
19Kraus5,1161:35814.60%16
20Baur4,9571:37064.54%161
21Wolf4,8801:37513.72%15
22Braun4,5881:39915.71%21
23Keller4,4841:40926.95%54
24Seitz4,0671:45022.44%50
25Geiger3,9781:46129.31%69
26Hofmann3,9311:4667.99%10
27Böck3,8481:47660.25%204
28Martin3,8321:47829.77%77
29Hoffmann3,7091:49414.48%24
30Weiß3,7031:49512.77%22
31Walter3,4851:52617.65%37
32Hörmann3,3901:54060.77%244
33Beck3,3281:55013.89%26
34Klein3,2891:55716.33%35
35Graf3,2711:56016.06%33
36Zimmermann3,2571:56216.89%41
37Richter3,2551:56315.33%29
38Bader3,2431:56541.46%156
38Koch3,2431:56515.14%28
40Meyer3,2171:56910.21%19
41Eberle3,0991:59157.20%254
42Frank3,0821:59414.85%31
43Haas2,8711:63816.06%51
44Fuchs2,8391:6458.69%18
45Lutz2,8181:65023.07%79
46Fink2,8011:65430.89%120
47Albrecht2,7611:66424.09%84
48Kaiser2,7231:67313.68%36
49Berger2,7151:67514.93%48
50Gruber2,7121:67512.24%27
51Mair2,7031:67851.42%264
52Roth2,5891:70812.58%32
53König2,5881:70814.08%45
54Ziegler2,5121:72913.48%44
55Böhm2,4891:73612.27%34
56Frey2,4781:73931.75%157
57Steiner2,4761:74023.94%102
58Winkler2,4681:74213.10%43
59Egger2,4651:74348.84%279
60Merk2,4621:74465.27%410
61Meier2,4211:7576.72%14
62Vogel2,3461:78114.46%55
63Sailer2,3411:78347.88%287
63Schäfer2,3411:78312.90%49
65Bayer2,2901:80016.27%67
66Konrad2,2871:80132.66%178
67Ott2,2671:80815.96%66
68Scherer2,2651:80928.29%150
69Jung2,2631:81022.58%107
70Neumann2,2491:81515.65%63
71Zeller2,2471:81533.21%182
72Lechner2,2341:82016.96%73
73Sauter2,1861:83865.90%463
74Winter2,1631:84715.94%70
75Baumann2,1401:85612.01%52
76Schulz2,1041:87113.49%58
77Reiter2,1021:87220.58%103
78Scholz2,0891:87715.50%72
79Linder2,0871:87863.38%471
80Werner2,0521:89310.62%40
81Köhler2,0501:89414.03%61
82Kuhn2,0421:89718.43%92
83Brenner2,0351:90038.75%265
84Strobel2,0311:90230.05%183
85Herrmann2,0261:90411.08%46
86Heinrich1,9961:91817.94%90
87Ritter1,9891:92125.87%160
88Moser1,9751:92815.09%75
89Götz1,9731:92810.04%38
90Vogt1,9171:95623.00%139
91Jäger1,9051:96217.78%94
92Dietrich1,8821:97320.23%117
93Sommer1,8671:98118.49%105
94Becker1,8321:1,00012.11%59
95Schreiber1,7921:1,02220.43%125
95Stadler1,7921:1,02210.49%53
97Rauch1,7721:1,03420.34%127
98Haug1,7681:1,03659.45%525
99Lorenz1,7671:1,03712.62%68
100Jörg1,7601:1,04160.79%543
101Link1,7051:1,07426.28%198
102Vogler1,6941:1,08147.41%428
103Kolb1,6651:1,10015.88%99
104Fendt1,6641:1,10161.97%590
105Endres1,6491:1,11117.21%112
106Thoma1,6451:1,11424.82%190
107Ludwig1,6391:1,11814.66%88
108Kramer1,6371:1,11925.28%199
108Langer1,6371:1,11920.01%146
110Schindler1,6051:1,14113.78%82
111Hummel1,5771:1,16228.18%242
112Hahn1,5711:1,16610.93%64
113Herz1,5671:1,16958.12%588
114Rieger1,5631:1,17218.55%136
114Simon1,5631:1,17214.37%93
114Sturm1,5631:1,17220.73%165
117Schubert1,5611:1,17411.91%74
118Jakob1,5571:1,17719.67%152
119Schweiger1,5361:1,19314.57%98
120Wilhelm1,5221:1,20418.90%148
121Fritz1,5111:1,21225.08%225
122Maurer1,5101:1,21316.45%119
123Grimm1,4901:1,22915.88%114
124Singer1,4811:1,23719.61%164
125Wölfle1,4711:1,24580.91%899
126Burger1,4651:1,25017.73%140
126Hermann1,4651:1,25017.77%142
128Wörle1,4601:1,25559.52%652
129Knoll1,4581:1,25627.26%259
130Seiler1,4531:1,26132.39%324
131Probst1,4351:1,27717.41%143
132Mader1,4321:1,27925.32%239
133Brunner1,4281:1,2837.44%42
134Wirth1,4221:1,28814.81%110
135Heim1,4211:1,28926.48%258
136Schön1,4191:1,29123.08%220
137Dorn1,4031:1,30629.17%292
138Groß1,3931:1,31515.46%122
139Kling1,3911:1,31755.84%639
140Wiedenmann1,3761:1,33175.60%898
141Krause1,3731:1,33414.22%109
142Stark1,3701:1,33716.08%134
143Bosch1,3681:1,33948.84%565
144Hafner1,3671:1,34028.26%291
145Lindner1,3631:1,3448.71%56
146Dirr1,3601:1,34776.49%931
147Schwab1,3581:1,34911.66%81
148Peter1,3501:1,35714.15%113
149Karg1,3401:1,36731.69%346
150Schilling1,3381:1,36924.31%250
151Fröhlich1,3311:1,37621.14%209
152Pfeiffer1,3271:1,38115.50%132
153Rauh1,3251:1,38328.01%297
154Fackler1,3221:1,38675.33%945
155Schorer1,3071:1,40274.69%952
156Schütz1,3021:1,40716.20%149
157Rehm1,3001:1,40934.37%408
158Straub1,2961:1,41423.69%252
159Brugger1,2901:1,42065.22%824
160Hertle1,2881:1,42281.47%1,055
161Wittmann1,2851:1,4267.04%47
162Kast1,2821:1,42969.19%884
162Wassermann1,2821:1,42975.90%990
164Bühler1,2801:1,43155.68%694
165Kopp1,2791:1,43217.72%172
166Ruf1,2751:1,43752.75%663
167Holzmann1,2711:1,44131.87%383
168Kaufmann1,2541:1,46118.79%189
169Bucher1,2291:1,49134.44%429
170Kratzer1,2071:1,51829.11%358
171Lipp1,2061:1,51948.61%642
172Renner1,2051:1,52013.99%130
173Hauser1,2001:1,52720.35%229
174Wanner1,1991:1,52851.28%685
175Greiner1,1961:1,53224.63%290
176Schiele1,1891:1,54161.42%846
177Paul1,1881:1,54218.28%196
178Riedel1,1841:1,54714.44%145
179Kohler1,1801:1,55233.09%430
180Baumgartner1,1781:1,55510.44%86
181Sirch1,1761:1,55888.29%1,293
182Mack1,1751:1,55929.48%385
183Lutzenberger1,1721:1,56377.41%1,112
184Strobl1,1711:1,56416.61%176
185Binder1,1681:1,56811.21%100
186Michel1,1671:1,57017.68%193
187Hitzler1,1621:1,57777.73%1,132
188Arnold1,1561:1,58511.39%104
189Klaus1,1521:1,59030.92%413
190Guggemos1,1491:1,59480.97%1,206
191Seidel1,1451:1,60013.15%128
192Lehmann1,1361:1,61314.46%155
192Schmitt1,1361:1,6133.32%17
194Hofer1,1321:1,61819.44%232
195Engel1,1221:1,63317.08%195
196Friedrich1,1211:1,6347.87%65
197Schaller1,1201:1,63614.13%151
198Hübner1,1141:1,64412.90%129
199Friedl1,1131:1,64615.02%169
200Reichart1,1111:1,64953.01%772