Eastern Region Genealogical Records

Eastern Region Birth & Baptism Records

Iceland Baptism Index (1730-1905)

An index to over 200,000 birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Eastern Region Marriage & Divorce Records

Iceland Marriage Index (1770-1920)

An index to more than 40,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Newspapers Covering Eastern Region

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.

Eastern Region 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.

Eastern Region Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Eastern Region Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

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

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.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Eastern Region

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.

Eastern Region 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.

Eastern Region 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.

Eastern Region Reference Works

Nordic Names (1000 BC-Present)

A reference dictionary of Nordic names and details on their history.

Most Common Surnames in Eastern Region

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Iceland
1Jónsson3251:374.80%2
2Jónsdóttir2901:423.99%1
3Guðmundsdóttir2341:524.43%4
4Sigurðsson2131:574.51%6
5Guðmundsson1991:613.79%5
5Sigurðardóttir1991:613.66%3
7Einarsson1781:686.35%13
8Gunnarsson1291:943.66%8
8Jóhannsson1291:946.29%19
8Stefánsson1291:946.20%18
11Gunnarsdóttir1191:1023.21%7
11Jóhannsdóttir1191:1025.81%20
13Einarsdóttir1151:1064.37%14
14Magnúsdóttir1051:1163.63%11