Zala County Genealogical Records

Zala 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.

Zala 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.

Zala 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.

Zala 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 Zala 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.

Zala 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.

Zala County Land & Property Records

Jewish Property Owners in Hungary (1828)

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

Zala 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.

Zala 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.

Zala 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.

Zala County Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Zala 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.

Zala 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.

Zala 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.

Zala 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.

Zala 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 Zala County

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Hungary
1Horváth11,6301:247.15%6
2Tóth10,8631:263.61%1
3Kovács7,3841:383.53%4
4Németh6,9041:417.82%9
5Varga6,8031:413.85%5
6Szabó5,9041:482.73%3
7Nagy4,3921:641.90%2
8Takács3,9741:715.84%11
9Molnár3,4561:813.22%8
10Kiss3,4171:822.56%7
11Farkas2,7161:1033.85%10
12Simon2,3951:1176.43%17
13Balogh1,8171:1542.93%12
14Szalai1,1641:2414.27%23
15Török1,1021:2553.33%20
16Vörös1,0921:2575.97%42
17Lukács1,0261:2735.44%41
18Papp9901:2831.85%13
19Pintér9551:2944.04%26
20Salamon9381:29922.91%264
21Kocsis9021:3113.87%28
22Gerencsér8801:31925.63%322
23Vass8701:3224.55%38
24Sipos8381:3354.12%36
25Tamás8321:3375.83%59
26Novák8131:3457.17%85
27Magyar7961:3523.77%34
28Végh7781:3615.55%63
29Fehér7741:3623.01%24
30Szekeres7661:3665.38%60
31Pál7561:3715.16%56
32Soós7481:3756.53%82
33Kámán7441:37746.13%721
34Bedő7111:39427.65%449
35Vincze6971:4023.14%31
36Vajda6951:4046.05%81
37Bognár6711:4184.87%66
38Gál6641:4222.68%25
39Szőke6221:4513.44%43
40Balázs6181:4542.63%27
41Ács6161:4555.28%78
42Kulcsár6101:4607.61%131
43Fülöp6011:4673.61%49
44Fekete5881:4771.71%19
45Mészáros5871:4781.53%16
46Somogyi5741:4893.40%47
47Marton5491:5116.81%130
48Borsos5351:52411.14%232
49Szántó5311:5284.24%74
50Király5281:5312.77%39
51Gáspár5231:5364.73%89
51Major5231:5364.50%79
53Szilágyi5151:5451.27%15
54Lakatos5121:5482.21%29
55Gaál5081:5526.67%139
56Halász4951:5673.87%72
57Tuboly4911:57144.68%1,048
58Császár4891:5747.39%167
59László4871:5762.96%50
60Pálfi4851:5788.36%182
61Büki4721:59429.63%728
62Bogdán4681:5996.61%151
63Rácz4661:6021.63%21
64Hegedüs4611:6085.17%118
65Domján4591:61115.89%397
66Nemes4511:6223.99%86
66Péter4511:6224.52%102
68Kósa4291:6545.68%142
69Illés4211:6662.99%62
70Csordás4201:6686.73%173
71Fábián4181:6713.01%64
72Kozma4161:6743.25%71
73Kardos4131:6794.44%111
74Gelencsér4031:69612.08%335
74Herczeg4031:6965.21%133
74Szép4031:6967.51%199
77Juhász4011:6990.81%14
78Egyed3951:71010.82%304
79Benkő3931:7147.11%192
80Hári3921:71629.17%879
81Biró3911:7172.99%69
82Dávid3841:7304.29%115
83Fodor3781:7421.65%30
84Hajdu3691:7603.38%90
85Csiszár3621:7759.50%293
85Tüske3621:77524.86%806
87Orbán3571:7863.22%88
88Vida3551:7903.07%80
89Hóbor3541:79251.45%1,605
89Szekér3541:79218.60%600
91Katona3481:8061.81%37
92Szalay3451:8133.83%114
93Bakos3391:8272.89%77
94Kele3381:83022.95%796
95Czigány3341:84028.45%993
95Sándor3341:8401.53%32
97Bálint3321:8452.28%57
98Kelemen3301:8501.98%48
99Beke3291:8538.04%267
99Hegyi3291:8534.02%129
101Bicsák3261:86069.21%2,346
101Lázár3261:8603.85%123
103Süle3251:8639.39%317
104Szücs3221:8712.56%73
105Antal3211:8741.97%51
106Lőrincz3161:8883.28%106
107Dömötör3151:8909.09%316
108Gombos3141:8936.84%241
108Kaszás3141:8937.85%276
110Dobos3121:8993.04%96
110Jakab3121:8992.03%55
112Rózsás3111:90229.17%1,074
113Szakál3101:9057.58%266
114Kertész3091:9083.23%107
115Vas3081:9113.72%127
116Fitos2991:93839.66%1,480
117Szmodics2981:94175.06%2,749
118Szita2961:94810.29%399
119Szűcs2941:9540.81%18
120Cseh2901:9673.08%109
120Ferenczi2901:9674.21%158
122Tornyos2891:97140.65%1,549
123Boros2871:9771.80%54
123Sebestyén2871:9773.22%119
125Deák2861:9811.97%58
126Balassa2831:99116.29%668
126Rodek2831:99178.18%3,006
126Sárközi2831:9912.65%92
129Péntek2821:9959.42%380
130Bali2811:9989.88%404
131Kustán2801:1,00268.29%2,659
132Józsa2781:1,0094.22%168
133Orsós2771:1,0134.94%190
134Kránicz2751:1,02026.96%1,116
135Berta2701:1,0393.51%135
135Ódor2701:1,0398.09%334
137Béres2671:1,0503.35%132
137Kálmán2671:1,0503.18%124
137Völgyi2671:1,05012.10%520
140Baksa2661:1,0549.82%426
140Torma2661:1,0544.29%175
142Hermán2651:1,05846.65%1,941
143Budai2601:1,0792.17%76
144Kuzma2591:1,08342.18%1,829
144Mátyás2591:1,0835.13%217
146Rákos2581:1,08724.88%1,104
147Tarsoly2561:1,09614.29%634
148Göncz2551:1,10032.28%1,423
148Máté2551:1,1002.06%75
150Virág2541:1,1041.87%67
151Ferencz2521:1,1134.98%215
152Szigeti2511:1,1172.78%113
153Kurucz2481:1,1313.33%144
154Baranyai2471:1,1363.49%152
155Imre2451:1,1454.04%179
156Pusztai2431:1,1544.42%193
156Toplak2431:1,15462.95%2,820
156Tánczos2431:1,15410.24%484
159Sabján2421:1,15944.98%2,071
159Zsohár2421:1,15937.87%1,762
161Belső2401:1,16942.93%1,976
162Markó2381:1,1785.35%247
163Szijártó2371:1,18310.04%487
163Székely2371:1,1831.48%53
165Koltai2361:1,18810.51%510
165Polgár2361:1,1883.24%147
167Pető2351:1,1943.34%155
167Ágoston2351:1,1944.11%186
169Csizmadia2311:1,2143.31%156
170Kis2301:1,2191.10%35
171Bangó2291:1,22512.92%644
171Boronyák2291:1,22580.07%3,740
173Szakonyi2281:1,23021.65%1,086
174Dezső2261:1,24110.73%543
175Vigh2211:1,2693.12%152
176Oláh2191:1,2810.77%22
177Lengyel2181:1,2871.53%61
177Sziva2181:1,28742.17%2,147
179Bertók2171:1,29311.18%588
179Váradi2171:1,2931.27%46
181Erdélyi2161:1,2992.45%120
181Szente2161:1,2996.24%319
183Szakály2151:1,3058.67%464
184Vaspöri2141:1,31163.31%3,199
185Borbély2131:1,3172.11%100
186Kecskés2121:1,3232.99%150
187Proszenyák2101:1,33689.74%4,482
188Hosszú2091:1,34213.30%739
189Bakonyi2081:1,3486.40%350
189Márkus2081:1,3483.17%169
189Pete2081:1,34818.25%1,014
192Cseke2071:1,3558.03%445
192Fazekas2071:1,3551.21%45
192Olasz2071:1,3559.17%504
195Szakony2061:1,36274.64%3,874
195Tislér2061:1,36239.54%2,133
197Dénes2051:1,3684.72%251
198Miklós2041:1,3752.82%148
198Tompos2041:1,37518.44%1,045
200Szili2021:1,3896.16%347