Upper Palatinate Genealogical Records

Upper Palatinate 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.

Upper Palatinate 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.

Upper Palatinate 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 Upper Palatinate

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.

Upper Palatinate 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.

Upper Palatinate 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.

Upper Palatinate 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.

Upper Palatinate Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Upper Palatinate Obituaries

Germans from Russia Obituaries (1899-2012)

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

Upper Palatinate 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.

Upper Palatinate School & Education Records

British University Women Holocaust Records (1938-1951)

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

Upper Palatinate 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 Upper Palatinate

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.

Upper Palatinate 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.

Upper Palatinate 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.

Upper Palatinate 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 Upper Palatinate

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Bavaria
1Bauer11,4591:9413.70%2
2Meier9,9831:10827.70%14
3Schmid9,2451:11614.15%8
4Müller8,4341:1286.41%1
5Fischer7,8841:13610.29%4
6Schmidt6,8991:1568.36%3
7Wagner5,5491:1948.12%7
8Lang5,4201:19814.34%13
9Kraus5,3681:20015.32%16
10Weber5,2661:2049.93%9
11Weiß4,6301:23215.97%22
12Götz4,6191:23323.50%38
13Schneider4,4031:2446.35%6
14Graf4,2271:25420.75%33
15Wittmann4,1551:25922.77%47
16Braun3,8831:27713.30%21
17Hofmann3,7921:2847.71%10
18Fuchs3,7641:28611.52%18
19Brandl3,5951:29924.42%60
20Meyer3,5371:30411.23%19
21Koller3,5051:30734.93%106
22Huber3,4371:3134.82%5
23Mühlbauer3,2961:32635.24%116
24Wolf3,2421:3329.12%15
25Seidl3,1891:33722.05%62
26Vogl3,1791:33828.19%87
27Beer3,1531:34136.13%126
28Forster3,0851:34925.49%80
29Gruber3,0711:35013.86%27
30Brunner3,0531:35215.92%42
31Lindner2,9801:36119.04%56
32Maier2,9121:3696.02%11
33Seitz2,6321:40914.52%50
34Lehner2,5971:41424.28%95
35Karl2,5411:42318.75%71
36Frank2,5261:42612.17%31
37Schwarz2,5151:4288.31%20
38Böhm2,4531:43812.09%34
39Mayer2,2251:4834.96%12
40Fleischmann2,2081:48720.70%96
41Schindler2,1921:49118.82%82
42König2,1221:50711.55%45
43Herrmann2,1161:50811.57%46
44Winter2,1071:51015.53%70
45Zimmermann2,0531:52410.64%41
46Weigl1,9911:54029.76%188
47Kaiser1,9741:5459.91%36
48Ferstl1,8971:56757.28%464
49Kellner1,8841:57126.58%174
50Walter1,8831:5719.54%37
51Liebl1,8291:58830.33%223
52Renner1,8251:58921.18%130
53Hecht1,8091:59535.51%275
54Schuster1,7951:5996.48%23
55Aschenbrenner1,7851:60344.15%370
56Beck1,7671:6097.38%26
57Wild1,7481:61519.65%124
58Riedl1,7341:62013.85%78
59Lorenz1,7321:62112.37%68
60Schießl1,7281:62238.95%326
60Weigert1,7281:62256.82%513
62Baumann1,7211:6259.66%52
63Ziegler1,6921:6369.08%44
64Zeitler1,6851:63828.77%231
65Hoffmann1,6791:6416.55%24
66Werner1,6491:6528.54%40
67Härtl1,6421:65550.34%480
68Völkl1,6051:67047.67%451
69Eckl1,6011:67235.65%322
70Hartl1,6001:67213.97%85
71Winkler1,5931:6758.46%43
72Obermeier1,5811:68016.90%115
73Luber1,5571:69162.01%632
74Ott1,5301:70310.77%66
75Gradl1,5261:70557.93%603
76Altmann1,5141:71022.02%180
77Stangl1,5001:71724.98%227
78Paulus1,4891:72229.44%278
79Bayer1,4861:72410.56%67
80Reindl1,4781:72824.36%221
81Jobst1,4751:72944.58%467
81Scheuerer1,4751:72951.34%548
83Dietl1,4591:73729.14%283
84Klein1,4331:7517.12%35
85Schön1,4301:75223.26%220
86Eckert1,4281:75315.54%118
87Stadler1,4161:7608.29%53
88Heigl1,4131:76125.18%241
89Hierl1,3971:77047.74%536
90Birner1,3951:77155.01%626
91Amann1,3931:77227.09%272
91Schmidbauer1,3931:77227.67%280
93Donhauser1,3681:78671.32%854
94Berger1,3611:7907.49%48
94Breu1,3611:79040.02%446
96Söllner1,3581:79235.47%405
97Neumann1,3561:7939.43%63
98Hartmann1,3481:7985.58%25
99Raab1,3391:80313.96%111
100Kick1,3341:80662.22%745
101Pongratz1,3261:81143.04%509
102Schraml1,3151:81855.81%678
103Bäumler1,3101:82152.23%636
104Schönberger1,2871:83635.37%424
105Schweiger1,2861:83612.20%98
106Richter1,2761:8436.01%29
107Haas1,2601:8547.05%51
108Koch1,2541:8585.85%28
109Baier1,2511:86014.54%131
110Rupprecht1,2371:86922.29%245
111Hammer1,2361:87021.27%233
112Peter1,2321:87312.91%113
113Ertl1,2311:87417.58%178
114Schaller1,2191:88215.38%151
115Heindl1,1991:89723.35%273
116Hösl1,1981:89857.27%774
117Bösl1,1851:90851.66%700
118Kerscher1,1791:91229.59%386
119Stahl1,1581:92916.06%173
120Franz1,1551:93111.16%101
121Jäger1,1341:94810.58%94
122Rauch1,1321:95013.00%127
123Eichinger1,1301:95224.41%308
124Bock1,1241:95716.71%185
125Singer1,1201:96014.83%164
126Kreuzer1,1141:96521.26%266
127Moser1,1081:9718.46%75
128Betz1,1051:97313.23%138
129Roth1,1011:9775.35%32
129Rösch1,1011:97720.02%251
131Fink1,0971:98012.10%120
132Kohl1,0921:98519.70%247
133Baumer1,0901:98751.29%756
134Stiegler1,0821:99432.71%469
135Ruhland1,0811:99535.06%507
136Niebler1,0791:99762.77%970
137Janker1,0771:99949.54%739
138Bäuml1,0701:1,00552.84%796
138Meindl1,0701:1,00525.22%345
140Sturm1,0661:1,00914.14%165
141Hauser1,0611:1,01417.99%229
142Sommer1,0601:1,01510.50%105
143Urban1,0581:1,01716.40%201
144Reisinger1,0471:1,02728.08%412
145Schwab1,0411:1,0338.93%81
146Ederer1,0381:1,03655.36%874
147Scharf1,0181:1,05624.19%348
148Plank1,0151:1,06026.15%397
149Burger9921:1,08412.00%140
150Geiger9891:1,0877.29%69
150Groß9891:1,08710.97%122
152Friedl9881:1,08913.34%169
153Simon9841:1,0939.05%93
154Eichenseer9831:1,09471.39%1,247
155Hahn9761:1,1026.79%64
156Wanninger9671:1,11240.87%677
157Deml9651:1,11454.61%937
158Arnold9581:1,1239.44%104
159Hirsch9411:1,14313.34%175
160Friedrich9321:1,1546.55%65
161Hummel9311:1,15516.64%242
162Biersack9291:1,15861.20%1,107
163Strobl9281:1,15913.16%176
164Bogner9221:1,16623.13%384
164Gleixner9221:1,16653.98%980
166Hollweck9211:1,16865.23%1,216
167Engl9141:1,17726.90%447
168Geitner9131:1,17863.49%1,185
169Rötzer9081:1,18450.70%919
170Kopp9041:1,19012.53%172
171Neumeier9031:1,19114.20%206
172Hermann8951:1,20210.86%142
173Lautenschlager8851:1,21571.66%1,425
173Reil8851:1,21540.63%733
175Dechant8831:1,21857.00%1,077
176Spangler8821:1,21974.62%1,503
177Kiener8801:1,22260.69%1,173
178Dotzler8771:1,22666.54%1,305
179Gebhardt8761:1,22813.03%186
180Schwarzfischer8751:1,22968.09%1,348
181Gleißner8691:1,23850.85%979
182Drexler8681:1,23916.63%269
183Köppl8591:1,25230.40%555
184Rieger8581:1,25310.18%136
185Popp8531:1,2616.55%76
186Steiner8521:1,2628.24%102
187Fritsch8491:1,26714.47%230
188Merkl8471:1,27028.90%535
188Stich8471:1,27031.39%586
190Ernst8461:1,27110.28%144
191Auer8451:1,2739.48%123
192Schulz8411:1,2795.39%58
193Kastner8381:1,28317.19%288
194Gebhard8371:1,28522.06%407
195Auburger8331:1,29180.48%1,701
195Kunz8331:1,29113.96%228
197Adam8301:1,29618.49%323
197Kölbl8301:1,29617.90%307
199Prechtl8251:1,30433.59%649
200Schäfer8241:1,3054.54%49