Leipzig District Genealogical Records

Leipzig District 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.

Leipzig District 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.

Leipzig District 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 Leipzig District

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.

Leipzig District 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.

Leipzig District 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.

Leipzig District 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.

Leipzig District Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Leipzig District Obituaries

Germans from Russia Obituaries (1899-2012)

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

Leipzig District 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.

Leipzig District School & Education Records

British University Women Holocaust Records (1938-1951)

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

Leipzig District 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 Leipzig District

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.

Leipzig District 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.

Leipzig District 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.

Leipzig District 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 Leipzig District

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Saxony
1Müller5,0641:417.36%1
2Schmidt2,5181:835.84%3
3Richter2,3651:894.76%2
4Fischer1,6541:1276.57%5
5Schneider1,2941:1624.90%4
6Voigt1,1671:18011.17%33
7Lehmann1,1131:1885.80%7
8Weber1,0941:1926.92%12
9Wagner1,0901:1925.84%8
10Winkler1,0691:1967.00%16
11Naumann1,0651:19711.18%40
12Lange1,0311:2037.19%17
13Hofmann9691:2165.95%11
14Hoffmann9671:2176.26%14
15Schulze9481:2215.13%9
16Köhler8781:2395.59%13
17Schulz8611:2446.89%25
18Krause8291:2536.40%22
19Böhme8261:2546.74%27
20Schumann7871:2668.21%39
21Becker7711:27210.64%55
22Berger7561:2777.37%34
23Günther7511:2795.49%19
24Seidel7461:2814.88%15
25Franke7281:2886.28%30
26Schubert7261:2893.45%6
27Beyer7241:2908.50%45
28Kretzschmar7201:29110.64%62
29Friedrich7181:2926.56%31
30Scholz7161:2935.70%23
31Werner7051:2975.26%21
32Kunze6681:3147.57%41
33Wolf6641:3163.59%10
34Lindner6541:3216.54%37
35Riedel5831:3605.79%36
36Dietze5811:36111.95%104
37Heinze5411:3889.87%83
38Herrmann5401:3884.31%24
39Jahn5371:3918.97%75
40Kühn5331:3937.66%60
40Zimmermann5331:3934.88%32
42Schuster5291:3966.84%51
43Große5261:39915.30%167
44Ludwig5171:4068.07%68
45Kluge5021:4188.80%78
46Rudolph5001:4196.48%52
47Thiele4991:4207.88%70
48Seifert4941:4253.64%20
49Hempel4851:4329.08%90
50Fritzsche4781:4396.71%57
51Koch4731:4435.96%49
52Otto4711:4455.45%42
53Arnold4621:4545.77%47
54Walther4591:4574.52%35
55Keller4561:4608.24%82
56Vogel4531:4633.80%28
57Taubert4491:46722.64%327
58Stein4451:47110.57%123
59König4401:4776.80%67
60Dietrich4381:4796.45%61
61Scheibe4241:49516.76%243
62Thomas4181:5025.96%58
63Schröder4131:5087.34%80
64Geißler4111:5108.02%93
64Lorenz4111:5103.32%26
66Neumann4081:5142.91%18
67Hennig4061:5176.71%73
68Bauer3981:5274.65%44
69Wittig3911:53610.78%154
70Meyer3771:5563.22%29
71Thieme3721:5648.87%124
72Hahn3681:5705.67%65
73Hentschel3641:5768.07%115
73Schindler3641:5767.30%99
75Krüger3611:5815.79%72
76Meißner3601:5837.94%114
77Petzold3531:5945.07%59
78Frenzel3511:5977.43%107
79Schreiber3501:5995.85%74
80Hartmann3451:6084.43%50
81Albrecht3441:6106.53%91
82Horn3401:6176.69%96
83Martin3371:6224.65%56
84Kaiser3291:6375.20%71
85Weise3241:6476.90%109
86Hammer3211:65312.72%244
87Bergmann3181:6596.86%111
88Wenzel3171:6625.86%87
89Busch3121:67212.46%248
90Winter3111:6746.59%108
91Böttcher3001:6997.76%140
92Rothe2981:7045.86%95
92Schröter2981:7046.21%106
94Fleischer2941:7136.55%117
94Pohl2941:7135.42%85
94Teichmann2941:71311.65%245
97Walter2911:7214.57%69
98Fuchs2871:7315.59%92
98Schirmer2871:73113.81%317
100Schäfer2841:7383.57%48
101Lohse2811:7467.12%136
102Claus2801:7498.77%181
103Fiedler2761:7603.63%54
103Hoppe2761:7609.03%194
105Heinrich2751:7633.61%53
106Förster2701:7773.14%43
107Kühne2671:7856.05%119
108Döring2641:7947.48%158
109Baum2631:79715.32%372
110Beier2621:8007.46%159
111Linke2591:8106.95%148
112Franz2581:8136.62%139
112Haase2581:8133.98%66
114Börner2531:8294.94%94
115Reiche2511:83612.75%328
116Bachmann2471:8495.64%120
117Ackermann2461:85313.03%340
117Schwarz2461:8534.55%86
119Pilz2451:8567.14%168
120Arndt2441:8609.98%262
121Gerhardt2431:86319.06%511
122Engelmann2421:8678.16%206
122Steinbach2421:86710.54%278
124Keil2411:8709.75%254
124Klein2411:8706.44%147
126Stephan2401:8744.99%105
127Sommer2371:8856.01%137
128Kupfer2361:88920.38%562
128Sauer2361:8897.85%202
130Götze2341:8968.20%213
131Michael2321:9049.70%269
132Barth2311:9084.70%103
133Hübner2301:9124.26%88
134Sachse2291:9167.86%208
135Weiß2271:9243.40%64
136Pfeiffer2261:9287.88%211
137Schlegel2231:9405.70%138
138Möbius2211:9497.03%186
139Jacob2201:9535.49%130
140Helbig2191:9585.40%127
140Reinhardt2191:9586.27%162
142Kirsten2181:9629.90%299
143Kästner2161:9719.16%272
144Kunath2141:9807.24%207
144Nitzsche2141:9805.78%149
146Heinicke2131:98519.78%588
147Barthel2101:9995.27%133
148Simon2091:1,0035.21%129
149Schramm2081:1,0084.43%110
150Engel2071:1,0138.46%260
150Kipping2071:1,01351.49%1,469
152Kießling2041:1,0288.24%253
152Matthes2041:1,0284.89%125
152Uhlig2041:1,0282.10%38
155Gerlach2031:1,0338.18%251
155Heller2031:1,03310.32%329
157Erler2021:1,0387.57%226
158Hunger1991:1,0546.44%190
158Röder1991:1,0548.92%291
160Hiller1931:1,08710.59%352
160Kurth1931:1,08714.21%476
162Langer1911:1,0983.43%81
163Büttner1901:1,1044.22%116
163Fröhlich1901:1,1045.82%176
163Höhne1901:1,1047.34%233
166Pötzsch1891:1,11010.68%364
167Lang1871:1,1215.93%184
167Reuter1871:1,1216.60%215
169Opitz1851:1,1344.63%131
170Peters1841:1,14010.41%365
170Ritter1841:1,1405.62%175
172Hesse1831:1,1465.36%171
172Mäder1831:1,14628.96%956
174Böttger1821:1,1528.94%323
174Junghans1821:1,1529.81%345
176Liebing1801:1,16523.90%799
177Reichelt1791:1,1724.53%135
177Schönfeld1791:1,1728.08%296
179Döhler1781:1,17811.89%424
180Jung1771:1,1856.92%240
181Braun1761:1,1925.09%165
181Dittrich1761:1,1923.21%84
181Klemm1761:1,1924.08%121
181Rost1761:1,1927.20%261
181Wilhelm1761:1,1926.84%239
186Noack1751:1,1982.60%63
187Hanke1741:1,2056.84%241
187Ulbricht1741:1,2055.03%165
189Andrä1721:1,21916.54%607
189Peter1721:1,2196.76%242
189Scharf1721:1,2199.59%358
189Starke1721:1,2195.05%172
193Menzel1711:1,2263.45%102
194Schwarze1701:1,23410.21%387
195Unger1691:1,2412.87%76
196Funke1661:1,2635.40%192
196Gebhardt1661:1,2638.89%342
196Haupt1661:1,2636.02%219
196Nagel1661:1,2636.59%246
200Brückner1641:1,2793.58%112