Copán Department Genealogical Records

Copán 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.

Copán 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.

Copán 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.

Copán 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 Copán 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.

Copán 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.

Copán Department Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Copán 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.

Copán 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 Copán 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.

Copán 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.

Copán 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.

Copán 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 Copán Department

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Honduras
1Lopez19,3351:197.87%2
2Garcia11,9471:316.51%5
3Mejia11,8541:317.08%6
4Hernandez11,7541:324.34%1
5Perez8,2791:458.19%13
6Ramirez7,7201:489.21%19
7Vasquez6,2711:595.50%11
8Martinez6,1761:602.63%3
9Lara5,7821:6420.03%64
10Rodriguez5,6531:662.74%4
11Alvarado5,5911:678.22%20
12Ramos5,0391:745.81%17
13Pineda4,8371:775.45%15
14Guerra4,5071:8336.46%167
15Dubon4,0991:9119.43%99
15Portillo4,0991:9110.63%46
17Rivera3,9901:933.71%12
18Reyes3,9681:943.24%10
19Aguilar3,8171:984.51%18
20Tabora3,7971:9835.78%186
21Fuentes3,7781:9912.78%62
22Orellana3,6931:1016.56%25
23Romero3,6381:1026.04%23
24Diaz3,4491:1083.91%16
25Cruz3,4311:1092.59%7
26Santos3,3121:1126.80%33
27Arita3,1711:11721.81%147
28Madrid3,0711:12112.46%80
29Contreras3,0141:12413.71%93
30Gutierrez2,8771:1296.27%36
31Miranda2,7331:13611.78%87
32Caballero2,6341:14111.05%84
33Gomez2,6151:1422.67%14
34Flores2,5871:1441.96%8
35Chacon2,5171:14822.67%180
36Villeda2,5061:14919.89%164
37Villanueva2,4971:14913.36%115
38Pe2,4711:15112.35%108
39Escobar2,3201:1607.10%58
40Sanchez2,1181:1761.71%9
41Maldonado2,0811:1794.75%41
42Perdomo2,0571:1816.23%55
43Bueso2,0451:18217.26%172
44Gonzalez2,0421:1824.10%30
45Mendez1,9981:1865.18%45
46Melgar1,9751:18910.34%111
47Erazo1,9011:19611.28%128
48Morales1,8961:1966.76%68
49Chinchilla1,8561:20121.54%219
50Gonzales1,8541:2014.03%35
50Torres1,8541:2014.22%40
52Espinoza1,7661:2116.83%77
53Guevara1,6601:2247.36%90
54Castillo1,6561:2252.86%24
55Deras1,6121:23118.60%218
56Lemus1,6101:23110.36%136
57Murcia1,5691:23720.52%243
58Leon1,4101:26424.23%279
59Molina1,4061:2654.01%53
60Leiva1,4051:2658.96%135
61Serrano1,3981:2669.02%137
62Henriquez1,3811:2709.61%149
63Benitez1,3671:2724.74%65
64Paz1,3021:2862.70%34
65Pinto1,2881:28916.17%236
66Quintanilla1,2191:3058.60%150
67Chavez1,2131:3074.38%69
68Carranza1,1751:3175.29%91
69Sanabria1,1701:31831.22%340
70Rosa1,1571:32214.62%237
71Bautista1,1491:3246.46%125
72Pacheco1,1311:3297.18%134
73Calderon1,1251:3317.52%143
74Mancia1,1131:33514.14%240
75Sarmiento1,1121:3357.30%140
76Alvarenga1,0811:3445.89%120
77Amador1,0621:3512.81%48
78Valle1,0361:3595.63%119
79Aldana1,0241:36446.69%445
80Galdamez9961:37416.98%278
81Moreno9951:3744.57%97
82Castro9921:3751.51%21
83Herrera9881:3772.24%38
84Peraza9761:38121.64%314
85Soriano9651:3869.55%194
86Ayala9571:3894.76%106
86Rivas9571:3894.73%105
88Rojas9491:39215.66%275
89Menjivar9341:3999.62%200
90Murillo9271:4021.83%28
91Duarte9241:4036.02%139
92Velasquez9201:4051.41%22
93Ardon8901:4189.18%201
94Castellanos8801:4232.67%56
95Guzman8491:4393.51%82
96Marquez8381:4445.29%133
97Barrera8361:44511.17%247
98Brizuela8351:44617.91%307
99Manchame8101:46064.96%558
100Caceres8071:4612.72%61
101Salguero8011:46527.26%381
102Coto7981:46715.71%290
103Estevez7841:47554.86%530
104Ortega7801:4774.30%122
105Argueta7711:4833.01%78
106Espa7661:48623.53%369
106Montufar7661:48633.02%437
108Larios7581:49117.19%318
109Oliva7531:4944.11%121
110Dominguez7491:4972.25%54
111Cardoza7391:50420.06%345
112Recinos7361:50626.13%393
113Franco7231:51512.93%282
114Esquivel7181:51938.71%482
115Enamorado7101:5243.46%102
116Cartagena7041:5299.49%248
117Casta7031:53010.25%257
118Medina6861:5431.56%39
119Posadas6831:5458.85%241
120Mata6581:56616.03%323
121Roque6381:58417.31%344
122Robles6341:58715.78%328
123Monroy6241:59746.09%542
124Landaverde6141:60620.91%382
125Urrea6061:61434.35%494
126Cortez5901:6317.16%227
127Solis5771:6457.55%244
128Cardona5681:6562.84%107
129Regalado5651:65922.75%420
130Vargas5551:6713.07%123
131Canales5471:6811.86%63
132Escalante5461:6826.04%210
133Zelaya5441:6841.11%31
134Mateo5421:6877.12%245
135Cortes5411:6885.35%193
135Moran5411:6887.92%258
137Ulloa5391:6913.21%129
138Guillen5351:6963.29%131
139Ortiz5341:6971.32%43
140Suchite5331:69952.05%598
141Zacarias5321:70071.89%690
142Santamaria5311:70115.14%357
143Campos5291:7047.60%253
144Aguirre5271:7075.55%205
145Arevalo5221:71313.82%338
146Sagastume5211:7156.58%238
147Giron5191:7172.80%116
147Polanco5191:71718.02%390
149Amaya5181:7191.23%42
150Alfaro5161:7224.85%185
150Melendez5161:7223.67%152
152Cabrera5091:7312.35%98
153Trigueros5061:73639.75%550
154Marroquin5051:73719.66%411
155Galvez4941:7546.08%231
156Mendoza4881:7630.95%26
157Carbajal4841:7695.92%229
158Rosales4791:7771.73%70
159Rios4771:7813.65%161
160Acevedo4651:80127.05%497
161Alvarez4591:8111.22%49
162Zeron4581:8139.21%294
163Valenzuela4491:82915.22%380
164Acosta4461:8351.71%76
164Interiano4461:83513.57%367
166Barnica4401:84626.44%504
167Alonzo4351:8566.13%251
167Saavedra4351:85627.34%515
169Aquino4321:86217.41%421
170Sosa4221:8822.26%114
171Trochez4051:9193.32%168
172Salvador4001:93113.11%378
173Pascual3971:93820.71%472
174Arias3941:9453.88%192
175Miguel3911:95219.41%459
176Ochoa3891:9572.17%124
177Canan3881:96059.42%723
178Garza3861:96541.64%633
179Abrego3841:97013.90%396
180Almazan3831:97278.97%813
181Rodezno3811:97715.53%423
182Corea3801:9802.48%138
182Gavarrete3801:9807.51%291
184Mu3781:9851.55%81
185Vidal3741:99657.45%725
186Mayorga3721:1,0019.82%337
187Solorzano3711:1,0044.33%222
188Iriarte3701:1,00631.71%567
189Nu3671:1,0150.72%27
190Avalos3651:1,02051.92%703
191Rodas3621:1,0292.57%151
192Jeronimo3601:1,03454.30%718
193Claros3581:1,0404.83%249
193Moreira3581:1,04014.73%426
195Cuellar3561:1,04611.57%376
196Henrriquez3531:1,05511.75%379
197Urbina3451:1,0791.77%109
198Vega3441:1,0823.90%214
199Zavala3331:1,1181.81%118
200Sandoval3301:1,1282.82%173