Haifa District Genealogical Records

Haifa 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.

Haifa 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.

Haifa 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 Haifa 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.

Haifa 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.

Haifa 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.

Haifa 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.

Haifa District Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Haifa 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.

Haifa District Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Haifa 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.

Haifa 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.

Haifa 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.

Haifa 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 Haifa District

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Israel
1Agbaria18,6221:5098.30%7
2Mhamid16,0861:5898.21%13
3Jabarin14,3961:6598.31%19
4Cohen13,3001:718.33%1
5Mahagna11,9251:7997.54%27
6Levy8,1941:1158.37%2
7Amash6,5291:14497.58%89
8Masarweh3,7311:25230.59%28
9Hunas2,9971:31470.09%211
10Garban2,8191:33498.77%402
11Mizrahi2,7921:3379.58%3
12Katz2,5151:37414.61%10
13Kabha2,5001:37697.62%463
14Bitton2,4651:38110.08%5
15Dahan2,4281:38711.81%6
16Peretz2,3641:3989.18%4
17Helvi2,2971:40940.82%128
18He2,0671:45590.30%520
19Schwartz2,0451:46012.58%14
20Friedman1,9271:48810.44%9
21Kabaha1,9001:49599.16%660
22Azulay1,8611:50511.92%16
23Malkah1,7581:53511.33%17
24Mary1,6611:56630.50%138
25Abramov1,6361:57524.51%91
26Avraham1,5661:6008.38%8
27Shapiro1,5651:60111.84%22
28Omer1,5641:6019.27%12
29Greenberg1,4471:65016.02%53
30David1,4401:6539.08%15
31Attias1,4371:65416.55%56
32Watad1,4041:67028.66%163
33Atamna1,3821:68047.61%388
34Goldstein1,3811:68113.81%41
35Segel1,3701:68612.68%36
36Lavyan1,3371:70310.73%26
37Weiss1,3171:7149.63%20
38Abu Moch1,3161:71530.84%213
39Meser1,2471:75427.78%190
40Reuben1,2301:7649.83%25
41Gaby1,1991:7849.02%21
42Vaknin1,1881:7919.77%29
43Yosef1,1851:7936.93%11
44Ohayon1,1771:7999.09%24
45Tal1,1721:80211.16%39
46Leibowitz1,1711:80316.39%83
47Klein1,1591:81110.60%34
48Golan1,1531:81612.05%45
49Rosenberg1,1431:82312.40%49
50Assaly1,1321:83185.63%981
51Maman1,1291:83313.63%63
52Hasna1,1271:83411.24%40
53Qaadan1,1251:83633.07%316
54Ohana1,1081:84911.32%43
55Zahalka1,0891:86396.20%1,182
56Davidov1,0791:87118.56%116
57Adri1,0771:8739.65%33
58Feldman1,0621:88512.37%58
59Ber1,0211:92111.17%51
60Asulin1,0121:92913.77%80
61Amsalem1,0071:93414.79%86
61Hen1,0071:93410.12%42
63Yaakv1,0011:9399.23%35
64Tourgeman9981:94213.24%78
65Berkowitz9911:94914.82%90
66Ben Dod9831:9578.71%31
67Benhamou9521:98811.34%61
68Hason9321:1,00915.39%107
69Meiyr9301:1,01111.74%71
70Isaac9121:1,0318.10%32
71Suissa9081:1,0369.56%46
72Zohar8981:1,04712.44%81
73Shahar8931:1,05311.67%76
73Stern8931:1,05310.66%62
75Odah8861:1,06118.20%164
76Khoury8811:1,06710.05%54
77Amara8801:1,06926.54%330
78Abu Bakr8721:1,07864.50%958
79Ashknaziy8681:1,0838.22%38
80Hershkowitz8671:1,08513.90%101
81Rabinovitch8641:1,08810.56%65
82Yahya8621:1,09120.78%225
83Akile8591:1,09576.15%1,186
84Mor8561:1,0989.79%55
85Sharon8491:1,10811.22%77
86Marzok8431:1,11544.89%673
87Savage8351:1,12612.57%93
88Isakov8341:1,12728.48%384
89Badran8331:1,12924.64%320
90Kadosh8291:1,13412.87%96
91Ganaim8221:1,14414.35%121
92Solomon8151:1,15413.13%102
93Alon8051:1,16810.51%75
94Elbaz8011:1,1748.71%50
95Weisman7971:1,18016.55%168
96Shoshan7951:1,18310.60%79
97Masoud7911:1,18949.41%797
98Yakubov7831:1,20116.72%175
99Oren7821:1,20212.43%100
100Laviy7681:1,2249.68%70
101Zaid7631:1,23247.24%789
102Bekher7541:1,2478.30%52
103Gutman7481:1,25713.70%136
104Jarban7381:1,27494.86%1,687
105Abu Halal7321:1,28591.04%1,627
106Barukh7301:1,2889.08%67
107Kogan7271:1,29313.75%142
107Moshe7271:1,2936.76%37
109Berek7251:1,29713.24%134
110Goldberg7111:1,3229.87%82
111Chided7051:1,3345.35%23
112Goldenberg7031:1,33817.72%244
113Mansoor7011:1,34110.30%87
114Millar6981:1,34712.32%123
115Samuel6911:1,3618.86%73
116Gal6891:1,36512.74%139
117Fuchs6881:1,36714.14%165
118Dayan6751:1,3937.92%59
119Yusupov6711:1,40116.72%237
120Abramowitz6681:1,40814.25%174
120Nachum6681:1,4088.13%64
120Weiner6681:1,40812.16%133
123Salomon6621:1,42011.71%125
123Schechter6621:1,42014.48%181
123Yisrael6621:1,42011.05%109
126Berger6601:1,42512.87%153
127Harel6581:1,42911.33%117
128Karen6541:1,43816.73%251
129Deri6421:1,46511.77%137
130Tzur6371:1,4769.96%98
131Sebe6351:1,48155.75%1,171
132Hayon6331:1,48512.16%146
133Koren6321:1,48811.23%127
134Peled6291:1,49512.16%148
135Shemesh6231:1,5097.23%57
136Chaliyl6201:1,51725.26%478
136Raz6201:1,51710.36%111
138Gurevich6191:1,51913.76%187
139Harroch6151:1,52911.14%131
140Rozen6141:1,53111.21%135
141Meruane6131:1,53495.78%2,046
142Elkouby6121:1,53619.15%349
143Kaplan6071:1,5499.80%103
143Pisher6071:1,54911.90%157
143Streit6071:1,54913.17%179
146Haim6061:1,5529.03%88
147Samoilov5991:1,57024.93%489
148Zilberman5981:1,57215.07%243
149Ilpas5971:1,57513.17%185
149Schneider5971:1,57515.39%252
151Shalom5951:1,5806.40%47
152Markovitz5931:1,58612.77%177
153Isa5911:1,59110.48%126
154Lev5861:1,6059.81%112
155Sela5811:1,61811.16%145
156Masalha5791:1,62416.38%291
157Garah5781:1,62726.26%545
158Frenkel5741:1,63811.25%158
159Ben Simon5641:1,66715.65%282
159Mohsen5641:1,66745.97%1,075
161Hamo5591:1,68215.25%277
162Ben Chaim5581:1,68513.78%235
163Melloul5551:1,69410.70%147
164Karmel5521:1,70314.97%275
164Obadiah5521:1,7036.97%72
166Garus5511:1,7079.74%124
167Weizman5461:1,72210.93%161
168Ben Shushan5451:1,72511.22%166
169Sason5381:1,7486.67%66
170Melhem5351:1,75844.21%1,090
171Erez5341:1,76110.48%159
171Stein5341:1,76111.72%183
173Weinstein5331:1,76412.18%203
174Rubinstein5301:1,77412.05%199
175Amiyr5221:1,80110.11%150
176Hamdan5211:1,80516.06%342
176Moskowitz5211:1,80515.88%334
178Peleg5181:1,81511.62%192
179Goldman5091:1,84710.29%162
179Lifshitz5091:1,8479.96%155
181Kaufman5051:1,86212.72%242
182Hmed4991:1,88431.07%793
182Rosenthal4991:1,88412.75%250
184Hanukhayev4981:1,88834.70%908
185Gazmawi4971:1,89290.36%2,329
185Pollack4971:1,89211.25%196
185Rosenfeld4971:1,89210.53%172
188Jacoby4961:1,8967.47%94
188Shitrit4961:1,89612.67%249
190Hadad4921:1,91111.17%197
191Segev4911:1,91513.72%283
191Steinberg4911:1,91513.01%262
193Braunstein4901:1,91915.80%361
193Lugassy4901:1,91910.42%173
195Abu Hussein4861:1,93525.34%659
196Ben Harush4851:1,93917.04%403
197Danilov4831:1,94734.43%930
198Tzarfatiy4821:1,9519.36%151
199Dagan4811:1,95511.21%209
199Elkayam4811:1,95513.89%307
199Magadla4811:1,95533.15%897
199Muasi4811:1,95527.71%729