Choluteca Department Genealogical Records

Choluteca Department Birth & Baptism Records

Honduras Catholic Church Records (1633-1978)

An index to and images of registers recording several million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Honduras Catholic Baptism Index (1730-1930)

An index to over 210,000 birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Choluteca Department Marriage & Divorce Records

Honduras Catholic Church Records (1633-1978)

An index to and images of registers recording several million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Honduras Catholic Marriage Index (1800-1910)

An index to more than 30,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Choluteca Department Death & Burial Records

Honduras Catholic Church Records (1633-1978)

An index to and images of registers recording several million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Choluteca Department Census & Population Lists

Slave Registers of British Colonial Dependencies (1813-1834)

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 Choluteca Department

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.

Slave Registers of British Colonial Dependencies (1813-1834)

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.

Choluteca Department 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.

Choluteca Department Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Choluteca Department Histories & Books

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.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Choluteca Department Occupation & Business Records

Slave Registers of British Colonial Dependencies (1813-1834)

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.

Slave Voyages Database (1514-1866)

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 Choluteca Department

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.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Choluteca Department 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.

Choluteca Department Church Records

Honduras Catholic Church Records (1633-1978)

An index to and images of registers recording several million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Choluteca Department 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 Choluteca Department

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Honduras
1Rodriguez11,5631:405.60%4
2Martinez11,3821:404.85%3
3Hernandez10,5571:443.90%1
4Flores10,3351:457.81%8
5Sanchez9,9371:468.02%9
6Ordo9,6521:4824.56%44
7Maradiaga9,5261:4825.54%50
8Garcia8,7781:524.78%5
9Gomez8,0201:578.20%14
10Lopez7,8631:593.20%2
11Cruz7,6771:605.80%7
12Osorto7,3051:6344.16%130
13Aguilar7,2181:648.53%18
14Espinal7,1891:6427.25%75
15Alvarez6,7931:6818.09%49
16Aguilera6,3891:7231.26%104
17Herrera6,1511:7513.96%38
18Corrales5,8631:7854.34%183
19Zepeda5,7961:7934.22%127
20Nu5,4841:8410.77%27
21Reyes5,4241:854.43%10
22Castillo5,1391:908.87%24
23Ramirez5,0691:916.05%19
24Carranza4,7661:9721.44%91
25Perez4,7281:974.68%13
26Mendoza4,4801:1038.73%26
27Ortiz4,4271:10410.90%43
28Mendez4,3821:10511.36%45
29Amador4,1941:11011.09%48
30Estrada4,1261:11221.29%110
31Rivera3,9281:1173.65%12
32Canales3,5571:12912.09%63
33Lagos3,4811:13215.10%88
34Baquedano3,4731:13241.94%226
35Mu3,3541:13713.77%81
36Velasquez3,2551:1415.00%22
37Vasquez3,2421:1422.84%11
38Lainez3,2221:14315.27%100
39Ochoa3,1391:14717.50%124
40Gonzales2,9371:1576.38%35
41Varela2,8121:16410.18%71
42Diaz2,7351:1683.10%16
43Izaguirre2,7031:17013.16%103
44Pineda2,6501:1742.98%15
45Castro2,6051:1773.96%21
46Paz2,5831:1785.37%34
47Baca2,5801:17818.93%156
48Zambrano2,5731:17933.38%242
49Soriano2,5691:17925.44%194
50Espinoza2,4751:1869.57%77
51Montoya2,4141:19110.23%85
52Gonzalez2,4101:1914.84%30
53Avila2,3391:1974.68%29
54Carrasco2,2211:20725.47%216
55Molina2,2021:2096.28%53
56Portillo2,1821:2115.66%46
57Torres2,1651:2124.92%40
58Zelaya2,1351:2154.34%31
59Ponce2,1081:2186.78%60
60Betancourth2,1061:21844.63%304
61Betanco2,0731:22251.46%327
62Mejia2,0531:2241.23%6
63Moreno2,0521:2249.42%97
64Aguirre2,0341:22621.42%205
65Pastrana2,0091:22942.17%298
66Mondragon1,9341:23842.63%311
67Quiroz1,9161:24023.93%234
68Peralta1,9031:24223.84%235
69Carcamo1,8201:2537.61%83
70Escalante1,8161:25320.07%210
71Centeno1,8121:25426.61%259
72Funez1,7511:2636.20%67
73Medina1,7441:2643.96%39
74Chavarria1,7181:26812.74%158
75Alvarado1,6881:2732.48%20
76Oviedo1,6831:27325.21%261
77Mercado1,6411:28025.94%267
78Maldonado1,5661:2943.57%41
79Rodas1,5601:29511.07%151
80Guevara1,5521:2966.88%90
81Guillen1,5281:3019.39%131
82Gutierrez1,5031:3063.27%36
83Salinas1,4971:30710.73%154
84Zuniga1,4721:3133.97%51
85Palma1,4561:3166.58%92
86Osorio1,4461:3189.61%142
87Matamoros1,4421:31911.13%162
88Huete1,3921:33054.70%414
89Vallejo1,3891:33139.54%356
90Contreras1,3811:3336.28%93
91Pavon1,3511:3419.99%157
92Rios1,3471:34210.32%161
93Espino1,3211:34835.34%341
94Galeas1,3121:35111.66%178
95Valladares1,3041:3534.72%72
96Galo1,2971:35513.31%199
97Elvir1,2831:3598.68%145
98Gunera1,2471:36962.85%466
99Ruiz1,2451:3704.62%74
100Davila1,2421:37037.90%368
101Oliva1,2411:3716.77%121
102Vargas1,2101:3806.69%123
103Carbajal1,1851:38814.49%229
104Moncada1,1831:3896.70%126
105Munguia1,1591:3976.19%113
106Ramos1,1541:3991.33%17
107Rivas1,1461:4015.67%105
108Dominguez1,1361:4053.42%54
109Banegas1,1331:4062.98%47
110Aplicano1,1311:40741.07%397
111Suazo1,1201:4114.40%79
112Barahona1,0761:4282.92%52
113Padilla1,0561:4362.17%32
114Bonilla1,0041:4582.19%37
115Fuentes9781:4703.31%62
116Andino9701:4744.16%86
117Morales9561:4813.41%68
118Ayala9531:4834.74%106
119Cerrato9431:4884.99%112
120Erazo9271:4965.50%128
121Calderon9111:5056.09%143
122Rueda9021:51055.37%508
123Sierra8941:5154.25%101
124Colindres8661:5315.42%132
125Torrez8641:53220.76%322
126Sandoval8471:5437.23%173
127Tercero8181:56222.79%351
128Escobar8131:5662.49%58
129Romero7831:5881.30%23
130Casco7741:59411.27%256
131Oyuela7511:61315.95%305
132Ortez7361:62510.64%254
133Jimenez7051:6533.22%94
134Rubio6871:67010.90%268
135Perdomo6861:6712.08%55
136Linarez6801:67747.62%531
137Funes6791:6783.69%117
138Godoy6771:6804.64%146
139Santos6741:6831.38%33
140Campos6661:6919.57%253
141Bustillo6611:6964.96%159
141Cabrera6611:6963.05%98
143Solorzano6471:7117.54%222
144Giron6401:7193.45%116
145Galindo6381:7216.69%204
146Avilez6181:74411.54%287
147Turcios6141:7492.81%95
148Salazar6101:75412.82%300
149Benitez5911:7782.05%65
150Caceres5891:7811.99%61
151Moran5801:7938.49%258
152Euceda5791:7954.02%148
153Berrios5701:80712.68%315
154Meza5611:8202.08%73
155Vilchez5381:85544.32%563
156Arriola5341:86219.25%395
157Linares5231:88012.08%319
158Solano5151:89321.94%435
159Cardenas5131:8976.24%228
160Murillo4981:9240.98%28
161Vallecillo4931:9333.60%155
162Castellon4881:9438.00%274
163Pinel4871:94542.27%569
164Lindo4801:95861.07%672
165Moti4771:96419.03%416
166Corea4661:9873.04%138
166Villalobos4661:9877.20%264
168Cordova4641:9917.14%263
169Montalvan4611:99813.62%359
170Cadenas4561:1,00947.01%615
171Lazo4501:1,0225.22%220
172Merlo4441:1,0369.90%316
173Betancourt4431:1,03817.79%419
174Quevedo4411:1,04356.68%675
175Calix4311:1,0671.87%89
176Miranda4261:1,0801.84%87
177Marcia4231:1,08815.67%402
178Arias4161:1,1064.09%192
179Vallejos4151:1,10960.85%712
180Oseguera4131:1,1144.15%196
181Armas4101:1,12271.93%760
182Borjas4031:1,1424.09%197
183Brice3971:1,15919.07%455
184Najar3961:1,16262.86%738
185Nieto3951:1,16510.98%349
186Sosa3911:1,1772.09%114
187Chavez3781:1,2171.36%69
187Urbina3781:1,2171.94%109
189Olivera3771:1,22017.95%454
190Auceda3681:1,25039.23%629
191Silva3671:1,2544.15%213
192Mayorga3611:1,2749.53%337
193Umanzor3531:1,3036.40%283
194Guerrero3491:1,3184.00%216
195Ventura3471:1,3262.99%174
196Montes3411:1,3493.30%188
197Beltrand3391:1,35727.14%557
198Duron3381:1,3613.46%198
199Guzman3271:1,4071.35%82
200Guido3211:1,43355.92%756
200Salgado3211:1,4331.13%66