Peloponnese Genealogical Records

Peloponnese Birth & Baptism Records

Ionian Island Births (1818-1864)

An index to births registered during British control on the Ionian Islands (now part of Greece).

Peloponnese Marriage & Divorce Records

Ionian Island Marriages (1818-1864)

An index to marriages registered during British control on the Ionian Islands (now part of Greece).

Peloponnese Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Ionian Island Deaths (1818-1864)

An index to deaths registered during British control on the Ionian Islands (now part of Greece).

Newspapers Covering Peloponnese

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.

Jewish Names in US State Department Files (1910-1929)

An index of close to 10,000 Jews named in State Department files. The records cover Palestine, Romania, and Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Georgia, Yugoslavia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey, Tripoli, Barca, Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.

Peloponnese Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

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.

Peloponnese Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Peloponnese 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.

Peloponnese Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Peloponnese

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.

Lineages of Greek Nobility (1205-1566)

The lineages of Greek nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

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.

Emperors and Nobility of Byzantium (395-1453)

The lineages of Byzantine Emperors and noble families, 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.

Peloponnese Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

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.

Lineages of Greek Nobility (1205-1566)

The lineages of Greek nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Emperors and Nobility of Byzantium (395-1453)

The lineages of Byzantine Emperors and noble families, 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.

Lineages of Medieval Thessaloniki Nobility (1204-1318)

The lineages of rulers of Thessaloniki (now part of Greece), with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Peloponnese 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.

Most Common Surnames in Peloponnese

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Greece
1Papadopoulos1,9301:3113.27%1
2Giannopoulos1,7471:34315.95%27
3Oikonomou1,5751:3817.37%4
4Antonopoulos1,5701:38216.08%34
5Petropoulos1,4601:41117.25%50
6Giannakopoulos1,2881:46514.55%42
7Stavropoulos1,2671:47315.80%63
8Dimopoulos1,2621:47513.14%35
9Papageorgiou1,2461:4815.25%3
10Iliopoulos1,2411:48318.67%90
11Panagopoulos1,2001:50016.02%70
12Panagiotopoulos1,1841:50611.95%30
13Kalogeropoulos1,1471:52323.50%154
14Christopoulos1,1321:53014.10%62
15Nikolopoulos1,1261:53213.03%46
16Athanasopoulos1,1111:54013.81%60
16Georgiou1,1111:5406.15%6
18Angelopoulos1,1001:54512.51%43
19Konstantopoulos1,0851:55322.22%153
20Alexopoulos1,0641:56313.24%61
21Papaioannou1,0531:5695.87%7
22Georgakopoulos1,0381:57818.05%116
23Papadopoulou1,0271:5842.72%2
24Apostolopoulos1,0071:59513.83%76
25Sotiropoulos1,0011:59917.74%122
25Vlachos1,0011:5996.72%12
27Kollias9861:60818.24%132
27Makris9861:6086.68%14
29Spyropoulos9751:61513.10%72
30Vasilopoulos9701:61814.56%89
31Georgopoulos9541:62813.65%82
32Karagiannis9441:6356.18%11
33Lampropoulos9341:64216.73%127
33Nikolaou9341:6425.60%10
35Papadimitriou9281:6464.69%5
36Anagnostopoulos9071:66111.37%64
37Michalopoulos9021:66512.71%78
37Theodoropoulos9021:66512.27%73
39Paraskevopoulos8971:66813.92%96
40Stathopoulos8871:67614.63%102
41Petropoulou8141:73616.64%151
42Chronopoulos8031:74723.69%281
43Vasileiou7881:7614.69%9
44Anastasopoulos7771:77213.48%114
45Dimitrakopoulos7671:78217.99%202
46Kanellopoulos7611:78816.22%169
47Dimitropoulos7511:79813.07%117
47Papanikolaou7511:7985.13%15
49Stamatopoulos7251:82718.23%221
50Lymperopoulos7201:83327.57%418
51Lekkas6941:86420.35%279
52Dimopoulou6781:88411.26%105
53Antonopoulou6731:89112.02%125
54Ivanov6621:90624.57%402
54Kyriakopoulos6621:90613.61%155
56Giannopoulou6571:91210.49%97
57Argyropoulos6471:92711.40%120
57Galanis6471:92710.00%93
57Kostopoulos6471:9279.93%91
60Lamprou6411:9357.63%51
61Giannakopoulou6361:94311.76%131
62Sarris6311:95011.91%137
63Papadakis6211:9654.70%20
64Diamantopoulos6151:97510.61%112
64Iliopoulou6151:97514.84%212
64Nikolopoulou6151:97511.35%130
67Kalogeropoulou6101:98320.05%336
68Panagopoulou6051:99114.05%197
69Athanasopoulou6001:99912.37%158
70Antoniou5891:1,0183.97%13
70Vlachou5891:1,0186.31%40
72Panagiotopoulou5791:1,0359.99%113
73Drakopoulos5741:1,04417.60%300
73Pappas5741:1,0443.37%8
73Sotiropoulou5741:1,04416.03%263
76Mitropoulos5681:1,05513.15%195
76Spanos5681:1,0557.42%67
78Fotopoulos5631:1,06511.70%160
78Makri5631:1,0656.87%56
78Politis5631:1,0658.68%92
81Mylonas5581:1,0746.47%47
81Poulopoulos5581:1,07435.63%830
83Christopoulou5481:1,09411.42%162
84Adamopoulos5421:1,10612.82%206
84Theodorou5421:1,1064.84%26
86Konstantopoulou5271:1,13816.88%315
87Angelopoulou5221:1,14810.17%144
88Bouras5161:1,16215.47%290
89Dimitriou5111:1,1733.57%16
89Stavropoulou5111:1,17310.40%150
89Theodoropoulou5111:1,17313.16%228
92Kalantzis5061:1,18515.42%297
92Maniatis5061:1,18519.36%417
94Arvanitis5011:1,1977.10%79
94Vasilopoulou5011:1,19712.08%211
96Sarri4951:1,21113.60%253
96Singh4951:1,21112.17%216
98Barlas4901:1,22345.45%1,318
98Ivanova4901:1,22317.81%388
100Katsaros4851:1,2369.09%135
101Christodoulou4751:1,2624.11%25
101Vlachakis4751:1,26216.20%356
103Georgakopoulou4691:1,27813.70%278
104Alexopoulou4641:1,29210.46%188