Central District Genealogical Records

Central District Birth & Baptism Records

Births, Marriages & Deaths in the Protectorates (1895-1965)

Notifications forwarded by officials responsible for civil registration under administrative ordinances in Nyasaland, Kenya, Somaliland, Uganda, Sudan, Palestine, Sarawak, Malaya, including Johore and Selangor, and British North Borneo.

British Nationals Born Overseas (1818-2006)

An index to births of British citizens born overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner. Provides a reference that can be used to order a birth certificate.

Central District Marriage & Divorce Records

British Nationals Married Overseas (1818-2005)

An index to marriages of British citizens overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner Provides a reference that can be used to order a marriage certificate.

Central District Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

British Nationals Overseas Deaths (1818-2005)

A name index linked to original indices of British citizens who died overseas. Records record the area in which the deceased died and their age.

Newspapers Covering Central District

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.

Central District Immigration & Travel Records

Illegal Jewish Immigrants to British Palestine (1938-1947)

A database containing extracts from various records detailing Jews attempting to find refuge in Palestine. Large amounts of information can be found, such as name, date and place of birth, parents' names, languages spoken, family, height, offenses and much more.

Central District Military Records

Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1944-1946)

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

Palestine Conflict British Deaths (1945-1948)

Biographical, genealogical and military details of 891 British men who lost their lives in the Palestine conflict.

Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1944-1946)

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

Index to US Consular Posts in Palestine Records (1857-1935)

An index to Jewish names found in BMDS, probate, passport, property and other records held by US consular posts in Jerusalem, Jaffa, and Haifa.

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.

Central District 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.

Central District Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Central District 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.

Central District Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Central District

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.

Lineages of the King and Nobility of Jerusalem (1060-1380)

The lineages of the royalty and nobility of Jerusalem, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

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

Central District 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.

Lineages of the King and Nobility of Jerusalem (1060-1380)

The lineages of the royalty and nobility of Jerusalem, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Central District 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.

Central District Reference Works

Jewish Name Database (1400-Present)

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

Most Common Surnames in Central District

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Israel
1Cohen39,7661:5024.92%1
2Levy27,5071:7228.10%2
3Masarweh6,7341:29455.21%28
4Mizrahi6,2011:32021.29%3
5Avraham5,8961:33631.56%8
6Haj Yahya5,8931:33698.13%108
7David5,1401:38632.41%15
8Katz4,6901:42327.24%10
9Peretz4,6491:42618.04%4
10Friedman4,6341:42825.10%9
11Bitton4,3631:45417.84%5
12Chided4,2791:46332.50%23
13Schwartz4,2461:46726.11%14
14Yosef4,0101:49423.44%11
15Dahan3,9551:50119.24%6
16Omer3,8431:51622.77%12
17Sharabi3,7941:52244.99%60
18Reuben3,6491:54329.16%25
19Ashknaziy3,5131:56433.25%38
20Isaac3,4661:57230.77%32
21Weiss3,4321:57825.08%20
22Yaakv3,4301:57831.63%35
23Lavyan3,4171:58027.43%26
24Hen3,3231:59733.40%42
25Azulay3,2991:60121.14%16
26Moshe3,2611:60830.31%37
27Shalom3,2091:61834.54%47
28Tal3,1901:62130.38%39
29Shapiro3,1551:62823.87%22
30Bekher3,1421:63134.57%52
31Ben Dod3,0831:64327.31%31
32Gaby3,0661:64723.06%21
33Golan3,0241:65531.60%45
34Isa2,9911:66353.01%126
35Laviy2,9251:67836.87%70
36Segel2,9191:67927.02%36
37Azem2,8721:69099.72%392
38Shemesh2,8681:69133.30%57
39Mansoor2,8621:69342.04%87
40Malkah2,8181:70318.16%17
41Ber2,7521:72030.11%51
42Mor2,7231:72831.13%55
43Ohayon2,6581:74620.52%24
44Aumur2,6221:75649.79%143
45Klein2,6011:76223.80%34
46Obadiah2,5671:77232.42%72
47Maimon2,4901:79631.95%74
48Vaknin2,4711:80220.31%29
49Greenberg2,4591:80627.22%53
50Sason2,4381:81330.23%66
51Goldstein2,4291:81624.29%41
52Nachum2,4271:81729.55%64
53Bedir2,4141:82196.10%471
54Barukh2,3911:82929.73%67
55Shahar2,3881:83031.22%76
56Rosenberg2,3661:83825.67%49
57Sarsur2,3651:83899.66%496
58Jacoby2,3161:85634.88%94
59Taha2,3061:86029.04%69
60Feldman2,2981:86326.77%58
61Gabara2,2611:87797.46%510
62Elbaz2,2331:88824.28%50
63Meiyr2,2081:89827.88%71
64Tzbary2,1991:90156.75%253
65Selima2,1951:90334.47%99
66Adri2,1931:90419.65%33
67Nigar2,1661:91540.87%141
68Eliyahu2,1521:92123.34%48
69Haim2,1441:92531.96%88
70Samuel2,1321:93027.34%73
71Dayan2,1311:93025.01%59
72Sharon2,1281:93128.13%77
73Hasna2,0991:94420.93%40
74Leibowitz2,0901:94829.26%83
75Ezra2,0651:96030.12%85
76Gaber2,0561:96449.06%218
77Alon2,0301:97626.49%75
78Yitzhaki1,9991:99234.21%115
79Aharn1,9741:1,00437.82%144
80Gobeli1,9631:1,01081.38%485
81Tzur1,9481:1,01830.46%98
82Solomon1,9411:1,02131.26%102
83Aharoni1,9311:1,02733.44%118
84Esberga1,9301:1,02755.08%299
85Hershkowitz1,9051:1,04130.55%101
86Stern1,8901:1,04922.56%62
87Neesar1,8791:1,05542.76%200
88Koren1,8741:1,05833.29%127
89Berkowitz1,8671:1,06227.91%90
90Yehezkel1,8551:1,06931.62%114
91Attias1,8521:1,07021.33%56
92Raz1,8411:1,07730.77%111
93Oren1,8171:1,09128.87%100
94Hilel1,8141:1,09342.89%216
95Harel1,7931:1,10630.86%117
96Berek1,7841:1,11132.58%134
97Kahlon1,7581:1,12842.66%227
98Abramov1,7411:1,13926.09%91
99Gal1,7321:1,14432.02%139
100Zohar1,7071:1,16123.64%81
101Goldberg1,7021:1,16523.62%82
101Qasim1,7021:1,16544.37%255
103Salomon1,6871:1,17529.83%125
104Rabinovitch1,6841:1,17720.59%65
105Padilla1,6821:1,17898.08%732
106Erez1,6771:1,18232.91%159
107Peled1,6751:1,18332.39%148
108Kaplan1,6611:1,19326.82%103
109Yishoreliy1,6591:1,19529.77%129
110Avad El Kader1,6541:1,19875.84%553
111Asulin1,6351:1,21222.25%80
112Bishara1,6331:1,21457.14%401
113Mansour1,6231:1,22151.46%356
114Daniyel1,6211:1,22328.54%122
115Sela1,6151:1,22731.02%145
116Atiyah1,6101:1,23127.44%113
117Yhudah1,6091:1,23231.65%160
118Lev1,5941:1,24426.69%112
119Hayon1,5761:1,25830.28%146
120Suissa1,5751:1,25916.59%46
121Avad El Chay1,5641:1,26799.49%813
122Amiyr1,5601:1,27130.22%150
123Naiym1,5381:1,28926.78%119
124Yisrael1,5361:1,29025.65%109
125Hagag1,5321:1,29443.51%293
126Hason1,5231:1,30225.15%107
127Rozen1,5141:1,30927.65%135
128Aharon1,5021:1,32035.97%221
129Rachamiym1,4911:1,32924.90%110
130Shoshan1,4801:1,33919.74%79
131Berger1,4681:1,35028.62%153
132Melamed1,4671:1,35135.32%224
132Ohana1,4671:1,35114.98%43
134Sultan1,4661:1,35256.54%453
135Peleg1,4531:1,36432.59%192
136Gutman1,4491:1,36826.53%136
136Maman1,4491:1,36817.49%63
138Guetta1,4481:1,36935.46%231
139Sofer1,4391:1,37725.07%120
140Benhamou1,4271:1,38917.00%61
141Twito1,4201:1,39632.99%208
142Maon1,4151:1,40133.07%210
143Garus1,4141:1,40225.00%124
143Nassef1,4141:1,40296.19%882
145Tourgeman1,4071:1,40918.67%78
146Shalev1,4031:1,41330.72%182
147Ziyv1,3961:1,42031.14%191
148Saul1,3941:1,42234.04%230
149Arbib1,3911:1,42540.58%310
150Weisman1,3781:1,43828.62%168
151Ghanem1,3691:1,44828.30%167
152Zadock1,3611:1,45631.08%202
153Savage1,3541:1,46420.39%93
154Dagan1,3531:1,46531.54%209
155Tzarfatiy1,3461:1,47326.13%151
156Samara1,3411:1,47852.06%459
157Fuchs1,3311:1,48927.35%165
158Horowitz1,3271:1,49421.54%104
159Millar1,3251:1,49623.39%123
160Zehaviy1,3231:1,49837.98%302
161Harry1,3191:1,50331.62%222
162Demery1,3171:1,50532.65%236
162Weiner1,3171:1,50523.98%133
164Mary1,3121:1,51124.09%138
165Niyr1,3101:1,51331.30%219
165Ozer1,3101:1,51331.45%223
167Davidov1,3071:1,51722.48%116
168Kadosh1,2931:1,53320.08%96
168Markovitz1,2931:1,53327.84%177
168Pinchas1,2931:1,53334.67%269
171Naitor1,2831:1,54559.18%554
172Abramowitz1,2781:1,55127.27%174
173Odah1,2771:1,55226.23%164
174Amsalem1,2731:1,55718.69%86
175Somchay1,2721:1,55864.18%627
176Selma1,2711:1,56031.85%239
177Amram1,2701:1,56139.09%339
178Sheniy1,2641:1,56834.85%280
179Lifshitz1,2521:1,58324.51%155
180Binyamiyn1,2481:1,58823.54%140
181Kogan1,2381:1,60123.41%142
182Pisher1,2271:1,61524.05%157
183Weinstein1,2241:1,61927.97%203
184Stein1,2231:1,62126.83%183
185Gurevich1,2171:1,62927.06%187
186Pollack1,2151:1,63127.49%196
187Gamliyel1,2131:1,63440.77%379
188Asher1,2091:1,64034.78%303
189Brakhah1,2071:1,64230.14%238
190Deri1,2021:1,64922.03%137
191Goldenberg1,1931:1,66230.07%244
192Priy1,1911:1,66433.33%285
193Nisim1,1901:1,66625.49%176
194Yakubov1,1851:1,67325.30%175
195Menashe1,1791:1,68129.95%246
196Rubinstein1,1711:1,69326.63%199
197Paz1,1671:1,69933.60%304
197Schechter1,1671:1,69925.53%181
199Shaked1,1651:1,70132.77%289
200Haskia1,1641:1,70395.02%1,078