Northern District Genealogical Records

Northern 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.

Northern 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.

Northern 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 Northern 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.

Northern 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.

Northern 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.

Northern 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.

Northern District Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Northern 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.

Northern District Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Northern 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.

Northern 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.

Northern 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.

Northern 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 Northern District

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Israel
1Cohen19,0661:8011.95%1
2Zoabi14,9651:10299.24%18
3Khatib11,3671:13496.13%30
4Levy11,1861:13611.43%2
5Suad9,6521:15898.90%44
6Darawshi7,9331:19299.16%68
7Yosef5,6241:27132.88%11
8Peretz5,3311:28520.69%4
9Ibrahim5,1221:29777.56%95
10Heibe5,0081:30498.14%156
11Ganaim4,8461:31484.57%121
12Shehadeh4,7901:31878.54%106
13Awad4,7731:31971.63%92
14Shelby4,7101:32391.08%148
15Khoury4,7031:32353.66%54
16Bitton4,6371:32818.96%5
17Taha4,5831:33257.71%69
18Saad4,4741:34069.65%97
19Hujirat4,3161:35298.29%201
20Hijazi4,2371:35995.32%193
21Zubaidat4,2251:36099.11%214
22Hassan4,2031:36260.87%84
23Omer4,1841:36424.79%12
24Nasir4,1721:36581.31%152
25Abu Lil4,1461:36793.74%195
26Eliy4,0401:37787.56%178
27Dahan3,9161:38819.05%6
28Yasin3,8971:39070.83%132
29Sulaiman3,8481:39584.81%184
30Abbas3,7381:40793.73%240
31Asala3,6711:41497.40%263
32Halaile3,6591:41695.89%259
33Zidane3,6291:41980.68%187
34Amriy3,6161:42192.29%248
35Watad3,4471:44170.36%163
36Habibullah3,4131:44699.59%312
37Diab3,4031:44786.30%245
38Saleh3,3851:44966.11%154
39Malkah3,3551:45321.62%17
40Gadir3,2521:46899.21%335
41Saadi3,2381:47079.32%233
42Badarneh3,2071:47497.21%332
43Abu Saleh3,2061:47595.27%322
44Sarhan3,1121:48981.47%257
45Abu El Hija3,1001:49195.21%337
46Musa3,0621:49782.65%272
47Mazarib3,0571:49899.16%364
48Sibley2,9851:51096.32%362
49Ghanem2,9591:51461.16%167
50Griffith2,9401:51799.73%383
51Abu Moch2,9251:52068.55%213
52Avraham2,9131:52215.59%8
53Abdullah2,9031:52481.13%284
54Masalha2,8941:52681.89%291
55Mizrahi2,8921:5269.93%3
56Selima2,8821:52845.26%99
57Azzam2,7901:54591.48%370
58Hamoud2,6861:56692.94%391
59Hegge2,6741:56990.06%380
60Said2,6461:57559.73%194
61Mansoor2,5891:58838.03%87
62Azulay2,5371:60016.25%16
63Azize2,5271:60297.91%457
64Esde2,5231:60397.53%454
65Halil2,5111:60690.58%415
66Edwy2,4511:62190.85%433
67Aumur2,4391:62446.32%143
68Helvi2,4251:62743.10%128
69Amara2,3891:63772.04%330
70David2,3241:65514.65%15
71Hehiyn2,3121:65875.43%366
72Ohayon2,3041:66017.79%24
73Husin2,2871:66578.81%389
74Habashi2,2711:67098.52%516
75Abu Ras2,2591:67381.97%420
76Qaadan2,2451:67865.99%316
77Adri2,2441:67820.10%33
78Iyov2,2191:68680.31%418
79Baswell2,2161:68797.45%525
80Abu Raya2,1521:70796.98%538
81Awada2,1411:71194.94%528
82Mary2,1061:72238.67%138
83Vaknin2,0931:72717.21%29
84Yaakv2,0821:73119.20%35
85Joamis2,0781:73299.76%587
86Eliyahu2,0701:73522.45%48
87Gaby2,0591:73915.48%21
88Ohana2,0571:74021.01%43
89Nujeidat2,0041:75999.06%610
90Matar1,9741:77162.53%355
91Trebia1,9461:78299.18%634
92Badran1,9421:78357.44%320
93Maman1,9331:78723.34%63
94Naiym1,9081:79733.22%119
95Dobah1,9071:79891.16%582
96Hilf1,9001:80196.15%630
97Viy1,8991:80197.33%644
98Zebidat1,8911:80598.28%655
99Odah1,8791:81038.60%164
100Katz1,8741:81210.88%10
101Aboud1,8651:81672.62%462
102Ryan1,8371:82860.69%372
103Meser1,8291:83240.74%190
104Suissa1,8161:83819.13%46
105Moshe1,8141:83916.86%37
106Schwartz1,8061:84211.11%14
107Abed1,7941:84861.31%385
108Ahmad1,7861:85277.25%514
109Friedman1,7811:8549.65%9
110Kayal1,7561:86697.23%700
111Isaac1,7391:87515.44%32
112Neesar1,7321:87839.42%200
113Sabah1,7221:88339.70%205
114Hamide1,7061:89249.82%313
114Piers1,7061:89289.70%666
116Murad1,6981:89677.71%552
117Masarweh1,6261:93613.33%28
118Lavyan1,6221:93813.02%26
119Saide1,6141:94388.58%690
120Hamdan1,6111:94449.66%342
121Spady1,6091:94684.11%662
122Ismail1,5941:95482.25%651
123Hadad1,5811:96235.90%197
124Garah1,5651:97271.10%545
125Qasim1,5581:97640.62%255
126Nejar1,5561:97882.07%667
127Dakhla1,5531:98098.85%814
128Sharon1,5321:99320.25%77
129Kanaan1,5231:99985.04%705
130Tal1,5221:1,00014.49%39
131Atamna1,4991:1,01551.64%388
132Rahal1,4971:1,01698.81%853
133Bashir1,4961:1,01764.23%505
134Abd Al-Hadi1,4881:1,02293.23%799
135Mahmood1,4871:1,02363.28%500
136Morisot1,4841:1,02598.80%859
137H'Usseen1,4701:1,03574.13%626
138Isa1,4631:1,04025.93%126
139Asker1,4311:1,06374.22%654
139Hasna1,4311:1,06314.27%40
141Daoud1,4211:1,07153.56%442
142Ausman1,4091:1,08092.88%849
143Benhamou1,4081:1,08016.78%61
144Elias1,4061:1,08229.37%170
145Hason1,4021:1,08523.15%107
145Shapiro1,4021:1,08510.61%22
147Abu Romi1,3981:1,08897.22%903
148Kadosh1,3961:1,09021.68%96
149Chided1,3921:1,09310.57%23
150Yahya1,3911:1,09433.53%225
151Zaidat1,3791:1,10399.57%941
152Tator1,3781:1,10497.52%921
153Zohar1,3711:1,11018.99%81
154Shoshan1,3691:1,11118.26%79
155Mustafa1,3681:1,11257.12%490
156Faleh1,3671:1,11371.76%665
157Segel1,3651:1,11512.63%36
158Shaaban1,3611:1,11874.74%692
159Mula1,3601:1,11957.14%494
160Ben Dod1,3461:1,13011.92%31
161Abu Hussein1,3431:1,13370.02%659
162Gadban1,3261:1,14795.81%943
163Asulin1,3201:1,15317.97%80
164Elbaz1,3141:1,15814.29%50
165Muhammad1,3121:1,16083.20%809
166Karim1,3051:1,16690.75%903
167Weiss1,3041:1,1679.53%20
168Ber1,3001:1,17014.22%51
169Khair1,2911:1,17897.73%983
170Dagesh1,2691:1,19997.62%1,005
171Hen1,2631:1,20512.69%42
172Naamneh1,2591:1,20897.37%1,014
173Muasi1,2521:1,21572.12%729
174Kadach1,2501:1,21797.81%1,028
175Hamouda1,2351:1,23262.41%628
176Golan1,2251:1,24212.80%45
177Attias1,2231:1,24414.09%56
178Reuben1,2201:1,2479.75%25
179Qablan1,2151:1,25283.56%894
180Hamza1,2121:1,25598.70%1,074
181Atrash1,2041:1,26440.46%378
182Tourgeman1,2021:1,26615.95%78
183Sadyah1,1961:1,27250.04%491
184Obeid Zoabi1,1901:1,27899.83%1,109
185Dayan1,1871:1,28213.93%59
186Bekher1,1821:1,28713.01%52
187Subah1,1811:1,28890.57%999
188Savage1,1691:1,30117.60%93
189Salem1,1591:1,31343.98%446
190Greenberg1,1581:1,31412.82%53
191Sedupane1,1531:1,31999.83%1,146
192Abu Ahmed1,1471:1,32692.80%1,066
193Amasha1,1461:1,32891.61%1,050
194Bader1,1421:1,33244.64%464
195Manie1,1371:1,33896.60%1,117
196Bukaie1,1341:1,34298.18%1,146
197Neser El Diyn1,1301:1,34682.60%953
197Titi1,1301:1,34695.68%1,114
199Abu Yunis1,1291:1,34798.60%1,164
200Arabi1,1271:1,35091.63%1,072
200Hannu1,1271:1,35093.53%1,091