Greiz District Genealogical Records

Greiz 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.

Greiz 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.

Greiz 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 Greiz 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.

Greiz 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.

Greiz 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.

Greiz 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.

Greiz District Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Greiz District Obituaries

Germans from Russia Obituaries (1899-2012)

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

Greiz 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.

Greiz District School & Education Records

British University Women Holocaust Records (1938-1951)

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

Greiz 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 Greiz 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.

Greiz 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.

Greiz 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.

Greiz 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 Greiz District

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Thuringia
1Müller1,8211:545.02%1
2Schmidt1,2741:773.69%2
3Schneider7121:1385.67%4
4Wagner6821:1445.57%5
5Richter6611:1497.92%10
6Fischer6351:1554.19%3
7Seidel5791:17015.54%49
8Hoffmann5731:1725.01%7
9Köhler5221:1895.75%9
10Wolf4191:2355.99%14
11Weber3961:2494.88%12
12Hofmann3941:2504.78%11
13Franke3781:2606.23%20
14Krause3721:2656.92%27
14Lippold3721:26530.59%246
16Meyer3701:2665.92%18
17Jahn3651:2707.48%34
17Kühn3651:2707.33%31
19Schubert3601:2738.01%39
20Scheffel3481:28338.67%348
21Schaller3471:28433.72%300
22Vogel3291:2999.54%63
23Ludwig3271:3015.72%22
24Hempel3231:30518.04%150
25Schumann3171:3118.32%47
26Hartmann3111:3175.76%25
27Seifert3071:3218.40%50
28Löffler3061:32215.99%139
28Zimmermann3061:3225.48%24
30Böttcher3001:32811.58%93
30Petzold3001:32819.84%193
30Voigt3001:3284.97%21
33Jung2971:3318.23%52
34Günther2951:3344.71%17
35Riedel2861:34410.12%78
36Reinhold2841:34728.17%309
36Schulz2841:3474.33%16
38Oertel2741:35924.62%273
39Zipfel2711:36346.25%563
40Matthes2681:36719.24%212
41Bauer2621:3764.28%19
42Schulze2601:3795.16%30
43Wetzel2521:39116.37%188
44Pfeifer2511:39212.51%131
45Lange2501:3944.38%23
45Prager2501:39443.25%571
45Walther2501:3944.74%28
48Kaufmann2491:3957.02%57
49Bergner2481:39715.14%169
50Albert2441:40324.02%304
51Neumann2431:4054.96%33
52Strauß2411:40824.32%317
53Martin2361:4178.45%83
54Drechsler2341:42133.67%452
55Fröhlich2331:42211.79%134
55Schröder2331:4224.93%37
57Beer2311:42619.66%257
57Fleischer2311:42619.90%261
57Grimm2311:4269.26%96
60Hahn2301:4286.95%65
61Feustel2271:43450.11%740
62Böhme2261:4367.60%74
62Otto2261:4364.76%36
64Rüdiger2251:43822.96%319
65Friedrich2211:4455.55%44
66Groß2201:4478.09%87
66Werner2201:4472.88%13
68König2181:4523.13%15
69Barth2141:4609.99%119
70Hemmann2121:46432.37%488
70Körner2121:46412.80%167
70Scholz2121:4645.26%43
70Urban2121:46415.02%209
74Lorenz2101:4695.90%56
75Trommer2091:47136.93%588
76Pohl2081:4739.47%114
77Seiler2061:47826.93%415
78Weiser2041:48330.13%472
79Becker2021:4873.75%26
80Roth2001:4925.65%58
81Rohleder1991:49582.23%1,431
82Fuchs1981:4975.50%53
83Peter1971:5006.28%67
84Theilig1941:50756.23%997
85Kaiser1911:5155.52%61
85Poser1911:51528.09%469
87Lehmann1901:5184.50%41
87Weiß1901:5184.78%45
89Berger1871:5267.99%106
90Schwarz1851:5324.20%40
91Wittig1811:54411.68%185
92Liebold1801:54735.50%657
93Weise1791:5506.78%89
94Bräunlich1781:55359.33%1,148
95Koch1771:5561.52%6
96Ebert1761:55910.24%157
96Sachse1761:55915.86%274
98Beck1751:5634.91%55
99Geßner1741:56641.73%820
99Künzel1741:56619.48%355
101Steudel1711:57667.86%1,364
102Winkler1701:5795.67%73
103Prüfer1681:58630.43%612
104Ott1661:59318.71%361
105Klein1651:5974.75%60
106Hupfer1641:60056.36%1,190
107Meinhardt1631:60414.46%267
107Walter1631:6044.71%61
109Zaumseil1611:61181.73%1,738
110Heuschkel1601:61535.79%750
111Schreiber1591:6195.15%69
112Dietsch1581:62331.54%669
112Thomas1581:6236.41%99
114Linke1571:6277.36%120
115Schäfer1561:6313.18%32
116Funke1541:63910.14%191
116Schuster1541:63911.65%223
118Geyer1511:65210.05%195
118Gruner1511:65216.65%343
120Dietzel1501:6568.94%163
120Geißler1501:65613.38%270
122Büttner1481:6657.44%133
122Simon1481:6655.23%77
124Beyer1471:6704.12%54
124Kießling1471:67019.27%417
126Dietz1451:67911.60%239
126Hilbert1451:67921.61%477
128Gebhardt1441:6846.04%101
128Neupert1441:68436.64%883
130Böhm1431:6884.58%68
130Knoll1431:68815.15%328
132Opitz1421:69315.99%359
133Kanis1411:69860.00%1,475
133Schramm1411:6986.77%124
135Schröter1401:7034.64%72
136Piehler1391:70836.87%911
137Herrmann1381:7133.04%38
138Böttger1371:71910.76%229
138Kaul1371:71967.82%1,699
138Kirmse1371:71917.65%404
138Schlegel1371:7196.74%128
142Frank1361:7243.36%42
143Burkhardt1351:7296.43%122
143Schmeißer1351:72923.77%583
143Staps1351:72936.39%929
146Herold1341:7358.25%170
147Fritzsche1331:74011.81%268
147Fülle1331:74071.12%1,828
149Freund1311:75112.19%285
150Knüpfer1301:75738.69%1,028
150Meißner1301:7576.48%132
152Höfer1291:76312.77%307
153Dietzsch1251:78850.00%1,383
153Fiedler1251:7883.54%59
153Jäger1251:7883.25%46
156Bachmann1231:8004.32%76
156Güther1231:80051.68%1,455
158Gerold1221:80760.70%1,702
159Ernst1211:8146.73%149
159Meier1211:8145.04%100
161Unger1201:8208.39%207
162Förster1191:8276.19%138
162Schindler1191:8278.04%199
164Sommer1181:8344.18%81
165Kirchner1171:8412.30%29
166Wiedemann1161:84912.93%350
167Schüler1151:8567.13%176
168Neubert1141:86411.25%306
168Wöllner1141:86422.35%653
170Golle1131:87155.12%1,674
170Lang1131:8716.69%162
172Bock1111:8874.88%111
172Seidemann1111:88734.15%1,064
172Thiele1111:8876.04%148
172Thoß1111:88761.67%1,881
172Wolfram1111:8876.75%168
177Hermann1071:9206.04%152