Guyana Genealogical Records
Guyana Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births of British citizens born overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner. Provides a reference that can be used to order a birth certificate.
Guyana Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages of British citizens overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner Provides a reference that can be used to order a marriage certificate.
Guyana Death & Burial Records
A name index linked to original indices of British citizens who died overseas. Records record the area in which the deceased died and their age.
Guyana Census & Population Lists
Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.
Newspapers Covering Guyana
An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.
An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.
An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.
Guyana Court & Legal Records
Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.
Guyana Directories & Gazetteers
A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.
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.
Guyana Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Guyana Histories & Books
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.
Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.
Guyana Occupation & Business Records
Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has information on more than 35,000 slave voyages that forcibly embarked over 12 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Guyana
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.
A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.
A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.
Guyana Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
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.
Guyana Maps
An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.
Historical Description
Guiana hath East and South, the River Maragnon, called also Amazon; and West, the Mountain of Peru: this Countrey is the fruitfullest part in all Peruana; the Inhabitants in Winter dwell in Trees, for fear of Inundations, making on them many artificial Villages, and ranges of buildings. The like they have in Brasile, and the Golden Castle. The chief Towns are, Marequito, a safe Harbour; Winicapora, nigh unto it is reported that there is a Mountain of Chrystal; Manoa, called also Eldorado, the greatest City of America, situate on a Lake of Salt-water 200 leagues in length; and is by the Spaniards called Eldorado, or the Guilded City, from the abundance of Gold, both in Coyn, I late, Armour, and other Furniture, which Diego Ordas saw there; the other City of note is S. Thome.
Most Common Surnames in Guyana
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persaud | 21,855 | 1:35 | |
| 2 | Singh | 20,153 | 1:38 | |
| 3 | Williams | 10,894 | 1:70 | |
| 4 | Khan | 7,462 | 1:102 | |
| 5 | Thomas | 5,803 | 1:131 | |
| 6 | Joseph | 5,184 | 1:147 | |
| 7 | Henry | 4,567 | 1:167 | |
| 8 | James | 4,467 | 1:171 | |
| 9 | Mohamed | 4,328 | 1:176 | |
| 10 | Smith | 3,861 | 1:197 | |
| 11 | Wilson | 3,522 | 1:216 | |
| 12 | Daniels | 3,463 | 1:220 | |
| 13 | Fraser | 3,370 | 1:226 | |
| 14 | Peters | 3,357 | 1:227 | |
| 15 | Narine | 3,302 | 1:231 | |
| 16 | George | 3,211 | 1:237 | |
| 17 | Benjamin | 3,204 | 1:238 | |
| 18 | Lewis | 3,160 | 1:241 | |
| 19 | Johnson | 3,129 | 1:244 | |
| 20 | John | 3,116 | 1:245 | |
| 21 | Adams | 3,030 | 1:252 | |
| 22 | Bacchus | 2,900 | 1:263 | |
| 23 | Ali | 2,893 | 1:263 | |
| 24 | Edwards | 2,823 | 1:270 | |
| 25 | Roberts | 2,764 | 1:276 | |
| 26 | Charles | 2,568 | 1:297 | |
| 27 | Jones | 2,264 | 1:337 | |
| 28 | Griffith | 2,236 | 1:341 | |
| 29 | Rampersaud | 2,223 | 1:343 | |
| 30 | Paul | 2,175 | 1:350 | |
| 31 | David | 2,174 | 1:351 | |
| 32 | King | 2,152 | 1:354 | |
| 33 | Simon | 2,036 | 1:374 | |
| 34 | Lall | 2,000 | 1:381 | |
| 35 | Samaroo | 1,957 | 1:389 | |
| 36 | Ally | 1,905 | 1:400 | |
| 37 | Clarke | 1,839 | 1:414 | |
| 38 | Fredericks | 1,838 | 1:415 | |
| 39 | Rodrigues | 1,788 | 1:426 | |
| 40 | Abrams | 1,768 | 1:431 | |
| 41 | Campbell | 1,767 | 1:431 | |
| 42 | Harris | 1,723 | 1:442 | |
| 43 | Francis | 1,715 | 1:444 | |
| 44 | Moore | 1,698 | 1:449 | |
| 45 | Alli | 1,690 | 1:451 | |
| 46 | Ramnarine | 1,594 | 1:478 | |
| 47 | Mohabir | 1,584 | 1:481 | |
| 48 | Baksh | 1,574 | 1:484 | |
| 49 | Grant | 1,541 | 1:495 | |
| 50 | Thompson | 1,521 | 1:501 | |
| 51 | Samuels | 1,481 | 1:515 | |
| 52 | Austin | 1,477 | 1:516 | |
| 53 | Phillips | 1,414 | 1:539 | |
| 54 | Gomes | 1,401 | 1:544 | |
| 55 | Richards | 1,387 | 1:550 | |
| 56 | Browne | 1,311 | 1:581 | |
| 57 | Jacobs | 1,308 | 1:583 | |
| 58 | Mohan | 1,300 | 1:586 | |
| 59 | Mahadeo | 1,299 | 1:587 | |
| 60 | Gordon | 1,284 | 1:594 | |
| 61 | Prince | 1,254 | 1:608 | |
| 62 | Douglas | 1,251 | 1:609 | |
| 63 | Hussain | 1,249 | 1:610 | |
| 64 | Isaacs | 1,228 | 1:621 | |
| 65 | Harry | 1,213 | 1:628 | |
| 66 | Ross | 1,209 | 1:630 | |
| 67 | Semple | 1,196 | 1:637 | |
| 68 | Benn | 1,176 | 1:648 | |
| 69 | Blair | 1,165 | 1:654 | |
| 70 | Kissoon | 1,158 | 1:658 | |
| 71 | Basdeo | 1,157 | 1:659 | |
| 72 | McKenzie | 1,141 | 1:668 | |
| 73 | Alexander | 1,140 | 1:669 | |
| 74 | Moses | 1,138 | 1:670 | |
| 75 | Mangal | 1,137 | 1:670 | |
| 76 | Ram | 1,134 | 1:672 | |
| 77 | Gonsalves | 1,125 | 1:678 | |
| 78 | McDonald | 1,103 | 1:691 | |
| 79 | Cummings | 1,102 | 1:692 | |
| 80 | Garraway | 1,086 | 1:702 | |
| 81 | Marks | 1,074 | 1:710 | |
| 82 | Alleyne | 1,072 | 1:711 | |
| 83 | Forde | 1,069 | 1:713 | |
| 84 | Anderson | 1,068 | 1:714 | |
| 85 | Fernandes | 1,057 | 1:721 | |
| 85 | Hinds | 1,057 | 1:721 | |
| 87 | Allen | 1,054 | 1:723 | |
| 88 | Sampson | 1,050 | 1:726 | |
| 89 | Duncan | 1,038 | 1:734 | |
| 89 | Melville | 1,038 | 1:734 | |
| 91 | Latchman | 1,035 | 1:736 | |
| 92 | Holder | 1,023 | 1:745 | |
| 93 | Andrews | 1,020 | 1:747 | |
| 94 | France | 1,017 | 1:749 | |
| 95 | Nelson | 1,014 | 1:752 | |
| 96 | Murray | 1,008 | 1:756 | |
| 97 | Deonarine | 1,003 | 1:760 | |
| 98 | Ramnauth | 999 | 1:763 | |
| 99 | Glasgow | 987 | 1:772 | |
| 100 | McPherson | 983 | 1:775 | |
| 101 | Haynes | 965 | 1:790 | |
| 102 | Prashad | 955 | 1:798 | |
| 103 | Allicock | 951 | 1:801 | |
| 104 | Seepersaud | 941 | 1:810 | |
| 105 | Gobin | 940 | 1:811 | |
| 106 | Naraine | 935 | 1:815 | |
| 107 | Stephen | 933 | 1:817 | |
| 108 | Davis | 924 | 1:825 | |
| 109 | Boodhoo | 903 | 1:844 | |
| 109 | Sookram | 903 | 1:844 | |
| 111 | Rodney | 889 | 1:857 | |
| 112 | Albert | 877 | 1:869 | |
| 113 | Dhanraj | 874 | 1:872 | |
| 114 | Greene | 872 | 1:874 | |
| 115 | Barker | 860 | 1:886 | |
| 115 | Bobb | 860 | 1:886 | |
| 117 | Cameron | 852 | 1:895 | |
| 118 | Scott | 849 | 1:898 | |
| 119 | da Silva | 847 | 1:900 | |
| 120 | Ramkissoon | 844 | 1:903 | |
| 121 | Solomon | 841 | 1:906 | |
| 122 | Sukhu | 838 | 1:910 | |
| 123 | Sukhdeo | 837 | 1:911 | |
| 124 | Roopnarine | 831 | 1:917 | |
| 125 | Marshall | 830 | 1:918 | |
| 125 | Nurse | 830 | 1:918 | |
| 125 | Sookdeo | 830 | 1:918 | |
| 128 | Budhram | 822 | 1:927 | |
| 129 | Alfred | 821 | 1:928 | |
| 130 | Arjune | 817 | 1:933 | |
| 131 | Ramlall | 810 | 1:941 | |
| 132 | Ramcharran | 808 | 1:943 | |
| 133 | Sugrim | 803 | 1:949 | |
| 134 | Archer | 801 | 1:952 | |
| 134 | Jordan | 801 | 1:952 | |
| 136 | Anthony | 800 | 1:953 | |
| 136 | Sahadeo | 800 | 1:953 | |
| 138 | Collins | 798 | 1:955 | |
| 139 | Morris | 794 | 1:960 | |
| 140 | Haniff | 793 | 1:961 | |
| 141 | Rose | 786 | 1:970 | |
| 142 | Sankar | 785 | 1:971 | |
| 143 | Halley | 778 | 1:980 | |
| 144 | Jeffrey | 772 | 1:987 | |
| 144 | Sam | 772 | 1:987 | |
| 146 | Caesar | 767 | 1:994 | |
| 147 | Budhu | 766 | 1:995 | |
| 147 | La Rose | 766 | 1:995 | |
| 149 | Hamilton | 765 | 1:996 | |
| 150 | Braithwaite | 762 | 1:1,000 | |
| 151 | Balram | 744 | 1:1,024 | |
| 152 | Narain | 738 | 1:1,033 | |
| 153 | Martin | 737 | 1:1,034 | |
| 154 | Robinson | 736 | 1:1,036 | |
| 154 | Stewart | 736 | 1:1,036 | |
| 156 | Hope | 735 | 1:1,037 | |
| 157 | Kumar | 729 | 1:1,046 | |
| 157 | Ramotar | 729 | 1:1,046 | |
| 157 | Trotman | 729 | 1:1,046 | |
| 160 | Robertson | 727 | 1:1,048 | |
| 161 | Evans | 724 | 1:1,053 | |
| 162 | Layne | 718 | 1:1,062 | |
| 163 | Atkinson | 715 | 1:1,066 | |
| 163 | Beharry | 715 | 1:1,066 | |
| 165 | Pooran | 710 | 1:1,074 | |
| 166 | Richmond | 705 | 1:1,081 | |
| 167 | Thom | 702 | 1:1,086 | |
| 168 | Reid | 696 | 1:1,095 | |
| 169 | Crawford | 692 | 1:1,101 | |
| 170 | Munroe | 690 | 1:1,105 | |
| 171 | Gibson | 685 | 1:1,113 | |
| 172 | Doodnauth | 682 | 1:1,118 | |
| 173 | Rahaman | 681 | 1:1,119 | |
| 174 | Ramroop | 666 | 1:1,144 | |
| 175 | Mendonca | 665 | 1:1,146 | |
| 176 | Patterson | 664 | 1:1,148 | |
| 177 | Cornelius | 662 | 1:1,151 | |
| 178 | Mangra | 661 | 1:1,153 | |
| 179 | Ganesh | 658 | 1:1,158 | |
| 180 | Nedd | 653 | 1:1,167 | |
| 181 | Rogers | 652 | 1:1,169 | |
| 182 | Balgobin | 649 | 1:1,174 | |
| 182 | Wong | 649 | 1:1,174 | |
| 184 | Baldeo | 647 | 1:1,178 | |
| 185 | de Freitas | 645 | 1:1,182 | |
| 186 | Bernard | 639 | 1:1,193 | |
| 187 | Baird | 637 | 1:1,197 | |
| 187 | Parris | 637 | 1:1,197 | |
| 187 | Small | 637 | 1:1,197 | |
| 190 | Frank | 636 | 1:1,198 | |
| 191 | Arthur | 633 | 1:1,204 | |
| 192 | Carter | 631 | 1:1,208 | |
| 193 | Mitchell | 630 | 1:1,210 | |
| 194 | Stephens | 629 | 1:1,212 | |
| 195 | Bhagwandin | 628 | 1:1,214 | |
| 196 | Hendricks | 626 | 1:1,218 | |
| 197 | Spencer | 622 | 1:1,225 | |
| 197 | Welcome | 622 | 1:1,225 | |
| 199 | London | 611 | 1:1,247 | |
| 200 | Sandy | 610 | 1:1,250 | |