Pest County Genealogical Records

Pest County Birth & Baptism Records

Hungary Catholic Church Records (1636-1895)

An index to over 18 million Catholic church records, listing parents' names.

Hungary Reformed Church Christenings (1624-1895)

An index to over 6 million Reformed Church baptism records, listing parents' names.

Jewish-Hungarian Birth Records (1791-1914)

Transcripts of 100,000 Jewish birth records, including parents; names and more.

Hungary Jewish Vital Records Index (1800-1945)

A small collection of around 13,000 Jewish Synagogue records from Hungary.

Hungary Baptism Index (1734-1895)

An index to over 14,000 records baptisms, including parents' names and other details.

Pest County Marriage & Divorce Records

Hungary Catholic Church Records (1636-1895)

An index to over 18 million Catholic church records, listing parents' names.

Hungary Jewish Vital Records Index (1800-1945)

A small collection of around 13,000 Jewish Synagogue records from Hungary.

Jewish-Hungarian Marriage Records (1800-1914)

Transcripts of around 10,000 Jewish marriage records from Hungary, including names of parents.

Pest County Death & Burial Records

Hungary Catholic Church Records (1636-1895)

An index to over 18 million Catholic church records, listing parents' names.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Jewish-Hungarian Death Records (1800-1914)

Transcripts of around 35,000 Jewish death records, including name, parents' names, date and place of death and more.

Hungary Jewish Vital Records Index (1800-1945)

A small collection of around 13,000 Jewish Synagogue records from Hungary.

Pest County Census & Population Lists

1848 Hungary Jewish Census (1848)

Contains the name, age, place of birth, relationship to the head of household and other details of over 90,000 Jews living in Hungary.

1869 Hungary Census (1869)

Transcripts of records detailing close to 80,000 people living in Hungary (including part of what is now Slovakia). They list name, relationship to head of household, date and place of birth, residence and more.

Jewish-Hungarian Census Extracts (1781-1850)

Extracts from lists of people living in Hungary concerning around 40,000 Jews.

Newspapers Covering Pest County

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.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Pest County Military Records

Register of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1945)

Details of around 120,000 European Jews saved from concentration camps and ghettos.

Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1944-1946)

The names of over 33,000 Jews who survived the holocaust and ended up in displaced persons camps.

Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1944-1946)

The names of over 33,000 Jews who survived the holocaust and ended up in displaced persons camps.

Jews Held in Hungarian Concentration Camps Index (1939-1960)

A database containing over 135,000 names of people mentioned in connection with people held in concentration camps in Romania.

Holocaust Survivor Lists (1937-1945)

An index to over 70,000 Holocaust survivors mentioned in records of the World Jewish Congress.

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.

List of Jews in Concentration Camps (1945)

A list of around 1,000 Jews who died in concentration camps.

Pest County Land & Property Records

Jewish Property Owners in Hungary (1828)

transcripts of records listing around 30,000 Jews who owned property in Hungary.

Pest County 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.

Pest County Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Eastern European Holocaust Memorials (1939-1945)

A database containing more than 17,500 people whose names are recorded on Holocaust memorials in 28 communities in present-day Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine.

Pest County 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.

Register of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1945)

Details of around 120,000 European Jews saved from concentration camps and ghettos.

Jews Held in Hungarian Concentration Camps Index (1939-1960)

A database containing over 135,000 names of people mentioned in connection with people held in concentration camps in Romania.

Hungarian Holocaust Survivors (1945)

Details of around 18,000 survivors of the Holocaust printed in a magazine published in 1945.

Pest County Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Pest County

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.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

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

Pest County 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.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Pest County Church Records

Hungary Catholic Church Records (1636-1895)

An index to over 18 million Catholic church records, listing parents' names.

Hungary Jewish Vital Records Index (1800-1945)

A small collection of around 13,000 Jewish Synagogue records from Hungary.

Pest County 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.

Pest County Reference Works

Jewish Name Database (1400-Present)

A database containing variants of 100,000s of given names used by Jews.

Most Common Surnames in Pest County

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Hungary
1Tóth35,7761:3411.88%1
2Nagy26,7781:4511.61%2
3Szabó25,7951:4711.93%3
4Kovács24,8381:4911.87%4
5Varga19,9971:6111.32%5
6Horváth15,3961:799.47%6
7Kiss15,0221:8111.27%7
8Molnár12,2371:9911.42%8
9Farkas8,8381:13712.51%10
10Németh7,8861:1538.93%9
11Juhász7,4141:16314.91%14
12Takács7,2051:16810.59%11
13Balogh6,7761:17910.93%12
14Mészáros6,7711:17917.67%16
15Papp5,6591:21410.56%13
16Szűcs5,0981:23713.99%18
17Szilágyi4,8901:24712.05%15
18Fekete4,4641:27113.02%19
19Simon4,0851:29610.96%17
20Török4,0761:29712.30%20
21Fehér4,0441:29915.72%24
22Balázs3,7801:32016.07%27
23Pintér3,6611:33015.49%26
24Gál3,6531:33114.73%25
25Oláh3,3071:36611.67%22
26Kis3,0821:39314.78%35
27Sándor2,8851:41913.22%32
28Rácz2,8791:42010.10%21
29Bálint2,8221:42919.38%57
30Fodor2,7781:43612.13%30
31Magyar2,7551:43913.05%34
32Veres2,7441:44112.64%33
33Hegedűs2,7221:44414.30%40
34Kocsis2,6591:45511.41%28
35Szalai2,6431:4589.69%23
36Lakatos2,6371:45911.38%29
37Fazekas2,6291:46015.32%45
38Katona2,6231:46113.63%37
39Király2,5631:47213.46%39
40Urbán2,5341:47723.43%91
41Székely2,4871:48615.54%53
42Gulyás2,4441:49513.78%44
43Szőke2,4361:49713.47%43
44Jakab2,4111:50215.68%55
45Sipos2,3971:50511.77%36
46Lukács2,3591:51312.51%41
47Szekeres2,3151:52316.26%60
48Vincze2,2321:54210.07%31
49Pásztor2,1581:56116.80%70
50László2,0851:58012.65%50
51Somogyi2,0801:58212.31%47
52Vörös2,0201:59911.05%42
53Antal2,0181:60012.39%51
54Pap2,0081:60315.16%68
55Deák1,9991:60513.80%58
56Gáspár1,9821:61017.92%89
57Végh1,9741:61314.09%63
58Boros1,9541:61912.28%54
59Fülöp1,9531:62011.73%49
60Vass1,8431:6569.63%38
61Pál1,8401:65812.55%56
62Bakos1,8241:66315.53%77
63Dudás1,8221:66416.05%84
64Lengyel1,8211:66412.80%61
65Illés1,8161:66612.91%62
66Virág1,8081:66913.28%67
67Kelemen1,7731:68210.65%48
68Kollár1,7591:68823.14%140
69Bognár1,7431:69412.66%66
70Dobos1,7251:70116.82%96
71Szász1,6401:73815.84%95
72Halász1,5921:76012.43%72
73Váradi1,5651:7739.19%46
74Kerekes1,5561:77814.62%93
75Márton1,5511:78015.68%103
76Tamás1,5481:78210.84%59
77Fábián1,5241:79410.97%64
77Kozma1,5241:79411.90%71
79Péter1,5231:79415.26%102
80Máté1,5101:80112.20%75
81Biró1,4831:81611.33%69
82Ács1,4741:82112.64%78
83Bíró1,4661:82512.89%83
84Major1,4541:83212.52%79
85Kun1,4401:84015.10%108
86Budai1,4341:84411.97%76
87Orosz1,4221:8518.79%52
88Barna1,4001:86412.62%87
89Pataki1,3991:86514.35%105
90Mezei1,3831:87515.48%117
91Soós1,3791:87712.03%82
92Balog1,3721:88213.20%94
93Szegedi1,3571:89213.58%101
94Hajdu1,3301:91012.19%90
95Kecskés1,3291:91018.71%150
96Sági1,3171:91926.44%220
97Balla1,3141:92112.89%98
98Vajda1,3091:92411.40%81
99Lőrincz1,3071:92613.56%106
100Borbély1,2911:93712.77%100
101Győri1,2801:94515.62%128
102Gergely1,2771:94715.26%125
103Hajdú1,2691:95317.28%146
104Faragó1,2591:96113.48%110
105Szántó1,2541:96510.01%74
106Kurucz1,2531:96616.81%144
107Lázár1,2471:97014.72%123
108Bodnár1,2331:9818.95%65
108Erdélyi1,2331:98113.99%120
110Gábor1,2311:98318.20%163
111Nemes1,2261:98710.84%86
112Józsa1,2191:99318.51%168
113Cseh1,2131:99712.87%109
114Pálinkás1,2051:1,00423.00%202
114Szabados1,2051:1,00419.24%172
116Szatmári1,1911:1,01613.33%116
117Sárközi1,1861:1,02011.11%92
118Orbán1,1601:1,04310.47%88
119Béres1,1341:1,06714.22%132
120Koncz1,1331:1,06816.88%165
121Vida1,1261:1,0759.75%80
122Galambos1,1241:1,07619.75%187
123Demeter1,1211:1,07914.70%136
124Baranyi1,1201:1,08016.30%159
125Dávid1,1141:1,08612.44%115
126Szarka1,1101:1,09013.34%126
127Szalay1,1031:1,09712.24%114
128Barta1,0961:1,10410.75%99
129Kertész1,0951:1,10511.43%107
130Ádám1,0931:1,10710.68%97
131Novák1,0871:1,1139.59%85
132Szücs1,0711:1,1308.52%73
133Földi1,0691:1,13219.78%198
134Wágner1,0671:1,13431.62%331
135Szigeti1,0531:1,14911.65%113
136Laczkó1,0371:1,16719.79%201
137Szakács1,0361:1,16810.53%104
138Bartha1,0261:1,17915.16%162
139Jónás1,0231:1,18314.78%157
140Vigh1,0141:1,19314.33%152
141Vágó1,0021:1,20721.09%234
142Kókai1,0001:1,21034.42%393
143Herczeg9881:1,22512.78%133
144Seres9851:1,22814.63%164
145Varró9651:1,25425.90%299
146Majoros9601:1,26015.78%177
147Kalmár9521:1,27112.50%138
148Sebestyén9461:1,27910.61%119
149Erdei9301:1,30110.90%122
150Marton9261:1,30711.48%130
151Kárpáti9251:1,30819.47%233
152Rózsa9201:1,31510.60%121
153Lévai9191:1,3179.93%112
154Müller9151:1,32213.37%161
155Huszár9101:1,33011.95%137
156Sallai9021:1,34116.65%196
157Szénási8991:1,34628.37%355
158Fejes8981:1,34711.65%134
159Schmidt8971:1,34912.61%149
160Ujvári8931:1,35518.57%231
161Hegyi8911:1,35810.88%129
162Boda8871:1,36416.18%194
163Kádár8841:1,36912.88%160
164Pető8811:1,37312.54%155
165Puskás8751:1,38311.61%143
165Radics8751:1,38317.00%209
167Czakó8721:1,38718.60%237
168Erdős8671:1,39614.29%178
169Polgár8621:1,40411.84%147
170Mayer8571:1,41216.05%200
171Gyarmati8461:1,43016.59%213
171Kardos8461:1,4309.09%111
173Vas8411:1,43910.16%127
174Berta8371:1,44610.87%135
175Miklós8351:1,44911.53%148
176Bán8331:1,45216.08%207
177Bencsik8321:1,45416.86%221
178György8301:1,45815.99%206
179Kulcsár8241:1,46810.27%131
180Kálmán8231:1,4709.81%124
181Hornyák8161:1,48317.82%243
181Ágoston8161:1,48314.29%186
183Lovas8011:1,51015.42%205
184Erős7991:1,51421.21%297
185Csányi7971:1,51815.59%212
186Benedek7881:1,53516.32%228
187Gyenes7861:1,53920.59%291
188Csontos7851:1,54113.65%184
189Tar7791:1,55311.01%154
189Várkonyi7791:1,55322.98%329
191Forgács7691:1,57317.54%249
192Sári7661:1,58012.27%174
193Bartos7631:1,58627.91%423
193Ábrahám7631:1,58612.52%176
195Bodor7621:1,58815.77%227
196Borsos7591:1,59415.81%232
197Jenei7571:1,59815.07%219
198Bódi7481:1,61811.22%166
199Gaál7441:1,6269.77%139
200Hajnal7431:1,62817.55%258