Brandenburg Genealogical Records

Brandenburg 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.

Brandenburg 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.

Brandenburg 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 Brandenburg

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.

Brandenburg 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.

Brandenburg 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.

Brandenburg 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.

Brandenburg Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Brandenburg Obituaries

Germans from Russia Obituaries (1899-2012)

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

Brandenburg 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.

Brandenburg School & Education Records

British University Women Holocaust Records (1938-1951)

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

Brandenburg 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 Brandenburg

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.

Brandenburg 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.

Brandenburg 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.

Brandenburg 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 Brandenburg

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Germany
1Müller37,0161:653.92%1
2Schmidt34,5821:704.85%2
3Schulz33,6701:7112.07%9
4Lehmann26,5661:9117.72%27
5Krüger23,3731:10315.09%25
6Schulze22,1711:10816.14%33
7Richter19,9491:1218.69%12
8Neumann14,5891:1658.10%18
9Hoffmann14,4501:1665.24%10
10Schneider13,5341:1783.09%3
11Krause11,8121:2047.81%26
12Fischer11,0091:2182.94%4
13Schröder10,7651:2235.70%17
14Lange10,4681:2306.57%23
15Noack8,5631:28128.39%263
16Weber7,7821:3092.38%5
17Meyer7,5131:3202.32%6
18Becker7,1001:3392.53%8
19Wagner7,0171:3432.34%7
20Herrmann6,6741:3605.11%35
21Scholz6,6731:3605.94%46
22Zimmermann6,6681:3614.08%21
23Wolf6,5981:3653.38%16
24Koch6,5041:3702.82%11
25Werner5,8721:4104.03%31
26Schubert5,7931:4155.78%53
27Schwarz5,7551:4183.45%19
28Heinrich5,7501:4188.08%79
29Voigt5,5041:4378.86%94
30Franke5,4831:4396.37%62
31Friedrich5,4361:4425.48%54
32Walter5,3511:4504.27%38
33Köhler5,2451:4594.18%37
34Günther5,1151:4705.39%59
35Thiele5,0391:47710.91%148
36Albrecht4,7191:5105.55%63
37Arndt4,6701:5159.12%128
38Wolff4,5821:5257.75%104
39König4,5331:5313.62%39
40Lorenz4,5151:5334.82%60
41Hübner4,4651:5397.62%106
42Otto4,4431:5416.13%78
43Jahn4,4421:5418.69%129
44Meier4,3111:5582.91%29
45Schäfer4,2101:5711.89%14
46Winkler4,1481:5804.33%57
47Kühn4,1161:5846.67%95
48Haase4,0501:5947.73%121
49Wilke3,9091:61511.86%231
50Hartmann3,9071:6162.51%24
51Hahn3,8831:6193.74%49
52Böttcher3,8461:6258.43%149
53Kaiser3,8071:6323.11%41
54Paul3,7481:6426.94%116
55Berger3,6651:6563.63%51
56Dietrich3,6551:6585.45%86
57Pohl3,6411:6615.81%91
58Klein3,5651:6751.78%15
59Bauer3,5481:6781.57%13
60Wendt3,5131:6859.90%204
61Braun3,4781:6922.10%20
62Engel3,4441:6985.20%87
63Seidel3,4151:7044.88%83
64Vogel3,3931:7093.38%52
65Wolter3,3821:7119.69%209
66Lindner3,3491:7185.59%100
67Schumann3,3231:7246.65%133
68Beyer3,3161:7255.44%96
69Weiß3,2971:7303.14%48
70Hennig3,2641:73710.30%245
71Ludwig3,2011:7513.93%64
72Böhm3,1391:7663.99%70
73Fiedler3,1211:7716.27%134
74Stein3,1091:7744.11%73
75Schultz2,9981:8027.69%176
76Brandt2,9941:8034.13%77
77Buchholz2,9761:8088.72%219
78Peters2,9641:8122.43%42
79Sommer2,9511:8153.97%75
80Förster2,9171:8255.98%137
81Schröter2,8941:8318.39%214
82Hofmann2,8761:8361.80%22
83Lemke2,8671:8399.27%254
84Riedel2,8471:8455.33%119
85Wegner2,8441:8468.17%210
86Linke2,8271:8519.25%256
87Meißner2,7771:8668.36%229
88Seifert2,7761:8664.73%105
89Wenzel2,7521:8744.90%109
90Heinze2,6931:8938.90%262
90Schreiber2,6931:8933.92%84
92Winter2,6871:8953.31%65
93Horn2,6441:9104.17%89
94Behrendt2,6361:91211.11%362
95Schüler2,6351:91311.60%379
96Berndt2,5471:9448.72%276
97Franz2,5281:9514.55%110
98Stephan2,5221:9546.30%172
99Lenz2,5161:9564.83%124
100Böhme2,4791:9706.85%196
101Höhne2,4611:97714.74%574
102Kühne2,4521:9819.57%328
103Wegener2,4211:99410.32%368
104Hoppe2,4131:9974.70%126
105Tietz2,3501:1,02418.53%772
106Simon2,3301:1,0322.88%66
107Schuster2,3161:1,0392.87%67
108Kunze2,2451:1,0715.48%167
109Thiel2,2331:1,0774.59%139
110Nickel2,2031:1,0927.38%268
111Reimann2,1941:1,0966.62%230
112Büttner2,1911:1,0985.85%188
113Peter2,1901:1,0984.01%114
114Rothe2,1891:1,0999.17%360
115Thomas2,1541:1,1173.55%98
116Henning2,1531:1,1177.10%261
117Menzel2,1421:1,1236.16%212
118Zander2,1271:1,1318.53%340
119Westphal2,1121:1,1396.60%243
120Erdmann2,1011:1,1457.08%271
121Giese2,0921:1,1509.77%415
122Hinz2,0891:1,1516.27%226
123Witt2,0881:1,1525.10%168
124Schütze2,0821:1,15510.68%464
125Preuß2,0781:1,1588.34%339
126Schramm2,0741:1,1604.89%162
127Fuchs2,0621:1,1671.74%43
127Hein2,0621:1,1674.74%156
127Pfeiffer2,0621:1,1673.54%108
130Möller2,0611:1,1671.81%44
131Ulrich2,0451:1,1765.70%199
132Bartsch2,0441:1,1776.15%228
133Rudolph2,0361:1,1814.84%164
134Gärtner2,0321:1,1845.41%187
135Groß2,0241:1,1882.96%85
136Marquardt1,9931:1,2076.37%251
137Martin1,9571:1,2292.56%72
138Schenk1,9541:1,2315.58%208
139Döring1,9521:1,2325.76%221
140Hildebrandt1,9511:1,2335.93%232
141Herzog1,9261:1,2494.56%163
142Langer1,9091:1,2603.67%123
143Berg1,9031:1,2643.91%138
143Frank1,9031:1,2641.96%55
145Jung1,8821:1,2781.76%47
146Ebert1,8791:1,2804.32%157
147Große1,8441:1,30410.58%548
148Fröhlich1,8391:1,3084.49%169
149Walther1,8381:1,3093.90%143
150Götze1,8351:1,31111.77%619
151John1,8321:1,3135.50%227
152Adam1,8191:1,3224.70%178
153Gerlach1,8091:1,3304.78%184
154Hannemann1,8031:1,33414.65%800
155Hinze1,7931:1,34216.40%926
156Nagel1,7831:1,3493.24%111
157Schiller1,7801:1,3515.53%241
158Bock1,7721:1,3573.46%127
159Conrad1,7711:1,3586.13%282
159Schilling1,7711:1,3584.00%153
161Ullrich1,7661:1,3624.65%183
162Rohde1,7651:1,3635.48%240
163Baumann1,7471:1,3771.98%61
164Bergmann1,7271:1,3932.74%90
164Gericke1,7271:1,39322.44%1,314
166Hanke1,7241:1,3955.91%277
167Naumann1,7171:1,4014.72%193
168Witte1,7141:1,4035.45%248
169Hensel1,7061:1,4108.88%472
170Wilhelm1,7041:1,4123.34%130
171Hermann1,6951:1,4193.15%117
171Urban1,6951:1,4194.90%213
173Gottschalk1,6931:1,4218.10%426
174Sauer1,6901:1,4232.83%102
175Maaß1,6851:1,4279.81%558
176Siebert1,6841:1,4285.52%257
177Eckert1,6811:1,4313.62%147
178Hesse1,6691:1,4413.85%158
178Schumacher1,6691:1,4412.09%68
180Radtke1,6621:1,4478.60%468
181Lindemann1,6601:1,4496.40%322
182Kroll1,6531:1,4557.39%391
183Lück1,6481:1,46010.32%603
184Haupt1,6341:1,4726.61%345
185Schultze1,6291:1,47714.52%897
186Freitag1,6251:1,4805.14%247
187Hentschel1,6081:1,4967.28%394
188Thieme1,6061:1,4989.66%580
189Ritter1,6031:1,5013.16%132
190Kluge1,5921:1,5116.02%313
191Vogt1,5861:1,5172.05%71
192Jacob1,5821:1,5205.70%295
193Nowak1,5771:1,5253.88%170
193Weise1,5771:1,5257.09%392
195Steffen1,5731:1,5296.20%334
196Wiese1,5671:1,5355.59%294
197Heise1,5571:1,5458.11%473
198Seeger1,5491:1,5537.49%432
199Fechner1,5401:1,56214.73%963
200Wunderlich1,5301:1,5727.12%412