Jamaica Genealogical Records
Jamaica Birth & Baptism Records
An index to and images of records of births, marriages and deaths, recording various personal and genealogical details.
An index to over 330,000 birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.
Transcripts of over 360,000 baptisms, marriages and burials kept by the Church of England in Jamaica. Records include names or parents, residences, occupations and more.
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.
An index to around 450,000 mixed birth and baptism records.
Jamaica Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to and images of records of births, marriages and deaths, recording various personal and genealogical details.
Transcripts of over 360,000 baptisms, marriages and burials kept by the Church of England in Jamaica. Records include names or parents, residences, occupations and more.
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.
An index to around 90,000 marriage records from various sources.
Jamaica Death & Burial Records
An index to and images of records of births, marriages and deaths, recording various personal and genealogical details.
Transcripts of over 360,000 baptisms, marriages and burials kept by the Church of England in Jamaica. Records include names or parents, residences, occupations and more.
A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.
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.
An index of around 6,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.
Jamaica Census & Population Lists
Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.
Newspapers Covering Jamaica
Text-searchable copies of millions of Jamaican newspaper articles.
An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.
An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.
An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.
Jamaica Wills & Probate Records
An index to almost 78,000 wills that were disputed. The index can lead you to documents that may shed a great deal of genealogical information as disputes often arose between siblings and cousins.
Jamaica Immigration & Travel Records
Orders to remove convicts from Middlesex and deport them to penal colonies.
Early records granting citizenship to largely Protestant individuals in Britain's American dominions.
A calendar to records detailing the transportation of people from Derbyshire to parts of the British Empire.
An index to records detailing the ancestry of some 300 people of Devonian descent living in British colonies and the Unite States.
Jamaica Military Records
A list of over 1.3 million British and Commonwealth servicemen who were injured during World War One.
An index to and images records detailing the incarceration of 1.34 million military personnel, civilians, diplomats, missionaries & merchant seamen who were held as prisoners of war. The records cover British prisoners held by foreign powers and non-British prisoners held by Britain.
Records of over 80,000 British and Commonwealth men captured during the Great War.
Jamaica Court & Legal Records
Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.
Orders to remove convicts from Middlesex and deport them to penal colonies.
An index to almost 78,000 wills that were disputed. The index can lead you to documents that may shed a great deal of genealogical information as disputes often arose between siblings and cousins.
Calendars to records relating to British colonies.
These records cover prize, ransom, and salvage cases; suits to establish title to a ship independent of possession of the ship; possessory actions to recover ships; and a variety of maritime contracts and torts.
Jamaica Directories & Gazetteers
A directory of the court, parliament, aristocracy, mayors, civil service, military, militia and banks in the British Empire.
One of the earliest attempt to form a comprehensive dictionary of places in The Americas.
A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.
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.
Jamaica Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Jamaica Histories & Books
One of the earliest attempt to form a comprehensive dictionary of places in The Americas.
Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.
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.
A searchable book containing descriptions of British colonies, statistics, information on officials and more.
A searchable book containing descriptions of British colonies, statistics, information on officials and more.
Jamaica Occupation & Business Records
Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has information on more than 35,000 slave voyages that forcibly embarked over 12 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.
A directory describing newspapers in the UK and British Empire, including circulation and political leaning.
A directory describing newspapers in the UK and British Empire, including circulation and political leaning.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Jamaica
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.
A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.
A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.
A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.
Jamaica Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
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.
A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.
Jamaica Church Records
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
Transcripts of over 360,000 baptisms, marriages and burials kept by the Church of England in Jamaica. Records include names or parents, residences, occupations and more.
A directory listing Anglican parishes and other divisions of the Church or England hierarchy and their various religious officers. The directory covers the UK and Anglican churches throughout the world.
Biographical Directories Covering Jamaica
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
Jamaica Maps
An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.
Historical Description
Jamaica is almost as large as Boriquen: it is extreamly troubled with such terrible gusts of Wind, that nothing can resist them, turning up Trees, and over-turning Houses, transporting Ships from Sea to Land with a terrible confusion. The Inhabitants here are of quicker wits than the other Islands.
Most Common Surnames in Jamaica
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown | 69,387 | 1:41 | |
| 2 | Williams | 62,754 | 1:46 | |
| 3 | Smith | 46,785 | 1:61 | |
| 4 | Campbell | 41,322 | 1:69 | |
| 5 | Johnson | 38,766 | 1:74 | |
| 6 | Thompson | 31,557 | 1:91 | |
| 7 | Clarke | 29,634 | 1:97 | |
| 8 | Thomas | 27,669 | 1:104 | |
| 9 | Henry | 26,471 | 1:108 | |
| 10 | Reid | 26,117 | 1:110 | |
| 11 | Gordon | 25,335 | 1:113 | |
| 12 | Robinson | 22,900 | 1:125 | |
| 13 | Grant | 22,676 | 1:127 | |
| 14 | Francis | 20,966 | 1:137 | |
| 15 | Edwards | 20,359 | 1:141 | |
| 16 | Lewis | 19,897 | 1:144 | |
| 17 | Wilson | 19,653 | 1:146 | |
| 18 | Davis | 19,430 | 1:148 | |
| 19 | Anderson | 19,353 | 1:148 | |
| 20 | Wright | 18,878 | 1:152 | |
| 21 | Stewart | 17,699 | 1:162 | |
| 22 | Miller | 16,888 | 1:170 | |
| 23 | Walker | 16,517 | 1:174 | |
| 24 | James | 16,417 | 1:175 | |
| 25 | Morgan | 16,247 | 1:177 | |
| 26 | Bailey | 16,167 | 1:178 | |
| 27 | Taylor | 16,020 | 1:179 | |
| 28 | Richards | 15,917 | 1:180 | |
| 29 | Allen | 15,895 | 1:181 | |
| 30 | Powell | 15,456 | 1:186 | |
| 31 | Jones | 15,057 | 1:191 | |
| 32 | Green | 14,755 | 1:195 | |
| 33 | McKenzie | 14,429 | 1:199 | |
| 34 | White | 13,924 | 1:206 | |
| 35 | Jackson | 13,082 | 1:219 | |
| 36 | Scott | 12,807 | 1:224 | |
| 37 | Hall | 12,726 | 1:226 | |
| 38 | Graham | 12,654 | 1:227 | |
| 39 | Gayle | 12,591 | 1:228 | |
| 40 | Watson | 12,391 | 1:232 | |
| 41 | Bennett | 12,148 | 1:236 | |
| 42 | Lawrence | 11,962 | 1:240 | |
| 43 | Palmer | 11,916 | 1:241 | |
| 43 | Simpson | 11,916 | 1:241 | |
| 45 | Samuels | 11,106 | 1:258 | |
| 46 | Hamilton | 11,091 | 1:259 | |
| 47 | Dixon | 11,061 | 1:259 | |
| 48 | Barrett | 10,851 | 1:264 | |
| 49 | Daley | 10,769 | 1:267 | |
| 50 | Morris | 10,735 | 1:267 | |
| 51 | Nelson | 10,654 | 1:269 | |
| 52 | Martin | 10,398 | 1:276 | |
| 53 | Blake | 10,269 | 1:279 | |
| 54 | Douglas | 10,153 | 1:283 | |
| 55 | Mitchell | 9,492 | 1:302 | |
| 55 | Walters | 9,492 | 1:302 | |
| 57 | Harris | 9,436 | 1:304 | |
| 58 | Bryan | 9,390 | 1:306 | |
| 59 | McDonald | 9,385 | 1:306 | |
| 60 | Chambers | 9,320 | 1:308 | |
| 61 | Foster | 8,781 | 1:327 | |
| 62 | Morrison | 8,725 | 1:329 | |
| 63 | Ellis | 8,691 | 1:330 | |
| 64 | Beckford | 8,689 | 1:330 | |
| 65 | Rose | 8,500 | 1:338 | |
| 66 | Spence | 8,194 | 1:350 | |
| 67 | Murray | 8,057 | 1:356 | |
| 68 | McLean | 7,683 | 1:374 | |
| 69 | Lee | 7,561 | 1:380 | |
| 70 | Forbes | 7,246 | 1:396 | |
| 71 | Rowe | 7,169 | 1:400 | |
| 72 | Wallace | 7,148 | 1:402 | |
| 73 | McFarlane | 7,062 | 1:406 | |
| 74 | Young | 7,028 | 1:408 | |
| 75 | Chin | 6,915 | 1:415 | |
| 76 | Shaw | 6,904 | 1:416 | |
| 77 | Salmon | 6,809 | 1:421 | |
| 78 | Russell | 6,782 | 1:423 | |
| 79 | Sinclair | 6,699 | 1:428 | |
| 80 | Ricketts | 6,365 | 1:451 | |
| 81 | Malcolm | 6,225 | 1:461 | |
| 82 | Dennis | 6,145 | 1:467 | |
| 83 | Whyte | 6,098 | 1:471 | |
| 84 | Roberts | 6,001 | 1:478 | |
| 85 | Brooks | 5,980 | 1:480 | |
| 86 | Gray | 5,714 | 1:502 | |
| 87 | Kelly | 5,706 | 1:503 | |
| 88 | Harrison | 5,629 | 1:510 | |
| 89 | Mullings | 5,586 | 1:514 | |
| 90 | Phillips | 5,585 | 1:514 | |
| 91 | Burke | 5,479 | 1:524 | |
| 92 | Spencer | 5,343 | 1:537 | |
| 93 | McIntosh | 5,339 | 1:538 | |
| 94 | Ferguson | 5,317 | 1:540 | |
| 95 | Stephenson | 5,312 | 1:540 | |
| 96 | Dawkins | 5,272 | 1:544 | |
| 97 | Baker | 5,151 | 1:557 | |
| 98 | Hylton | 5,150 | 1:557 | |
| 99 | Evans | 5,067 | 1:566 | |
| 100 | Cole | 5,058 | 1:567 | |
| 101 | Pinnock | 4,934 | 1:582 | |
| 102 | Bernard | 4,912 | 1:584 | |
| 103 | Cunningham | 4,893 | 1:587 | |
| 104 | Kerr | 4,885 | 1:588 | |
| 105 | Patterson | 4,866 | 1:590 | |
| 106 | Hutchinson | 4,820 | 1:595 | |
| 107 | Blackwood | 4,780 | 1:600 | |
| 108 | McLeod | 4,744 | 1:605 | |
| 109 | Reynolds | 4,673 | 1:614 | |
| 110 | Cameron | 4,647 | 1:618 | |
| 111 | Barnes | 4,643 | 1:618 | |
| 112 | Bell | 4,638 | 1:619 | |
| 113 | Moore | 4,570 | 1:628 | |
| 114 | Christie | 4,561 | 1:629 | |
| 115 | Duncan | 4,508 | 1:637 | |
| 116 | Peart | 4,492 | 1:639 | |
| 117 | Levy | 4,423 | 1:649 | |
| 118 | Harvey | 4,420 | 1:649 | |
| 119 | Tomlinson | 4,395 | 1:653 | |
| 120 | Black | 4,388 | 1:654 | |
| 121 | Blair | 4,375 | 1:656 | |
| 122 | Knight | 4,337 | 1:662 | |
| 123 | Barnett | 4,300 | 1:667 | |
| 124 | Buchanan | 4,255 | 1:674 | |
| 125 | Sterling | 4,238 | 1:677 | |
| 126 | King | 4,196 | 1:684 | |
| 127 | Swaby | 4,191 | 1:685 | |
| 128 | Hibbert | 4,124 | 1:696 | |
| 129 | Marshall | 4,123 | 1:696 | |
| 130 | Lindsay | 4,111 | 1:698 | |
| 131 | Dunkley | 4,106 | 1:699 | |
| 132 | Hanson | 4,089 | 1:702 | |
| 132 | Jarrett | 4,089 | 1:702 | |
| 134 | Griffiths | 4,065 | 1:706 | |
| 135 | McPherson | 4,018 | 1:714 | |
| 136 | Williamson | 3,992 | 1:719 | |
| 137 | Pryce | 3,952 | 1:726 | |
| 138 | Hunter | 3,938 | 1:729 | |
| 139 | Hinds | 3,936 | 1:729 | |
| 140 | Haughton | 3,906 | 1:735 | |
| 141 | Lindo | 3,898 | 1:736 | |
| 142 | Bent | 3,836 | 1:748 | |
| 143 | Mills | 3,740 | 1:767 | |
| 144 | Davidson | 3,725 | 1:770 | |
| 145 | Holness | 3,720 | 1:771 | |
| 146 | Small | 3,717 | 1:772 | |
| 147 | Riley | 3,695 | 1:777 | |
| 148 | Myers | 3,687 | 1:778 | |
| 149 | Gooden | 3,564 | 1:805 | |
| 149 | Wynter | 3,564 | 1:805 | |
| 151 | Fearon | 3,535 | 1:812 | |
| 152 | Simms | 3,516 | 1:816 | |
| 153 | Sutherland | 3,479 | 1:825 | |
| 154 | Hill | 3,445 | 1:833 | |
| 155 | Farquharson | 3,430 | 1:837 | |
| 156 | Burton | 3,368 | 1:852 | |
| 157 | Scarlett | 3,366 | 1:853 | |
| 158 | Howell | 3,344 | 1:858 | |
| 159 | Turner | 3,343 | 1:858 | |
| 160 | Bartley | 3,310 | 1:867 | |
| 161 | Fraser | 3,290 | 1:872 | |
| 162 | Lynch | 3,265 | 1:879 | |
| 163 | Nembhard | 3,256 | 1:881 | |
| 164 | Ebanks | 3,252 | 1:883 | |
| 165 | Rhoden | 3,203 | 1:896 | |
| 166 | Cooper | 3,186 | 1:901 | |
| 167 | Ramsay | 3,179 | 1:903 | |
| 168 | Chung | 3,172 | 1:905 | |
| 169 | Stephens | 3,149 | 1:911 | |
| 170 | Plummer | 3,142 | 1:913 | |
| 171 | Facey | 3,137 | 1:915 | |
| 172 | Crawford | 3,113 | 1:922 | |
| 173 | Elliott | 3,102 | 1:925 | |
| 174 | Vassell | 3,069 | 1:935 | |
| 175 | Leslie | 3,019 | 1:951 | |
| 176 | Tulloch | 2,973 | 1:965 | |
| 177 | Dyer | 2,931 | 1:979 | |
| 178 | Matthews | 2,924 | 1:982 | |
| 179 | Lawson | 2,921 | 1:983 | |
| 180 | Bowen | 2,919 | 1:983 | |
| 181 | Burrell | 2,899 | 1:990 | |
| 182 | Atkinson | 2,896 | 1:991 | |
| 183 | Forrester | 2,891 | 1:993 | |
| 184 | Grey | 2,890 | 1:993 | |
| 185 | Linton | 2,889 | 1:993 | |
| 186 | Dacosta | 2,853 | 1:1,006 | |
| 187 | Fletcher | 2,797 | 1:1,026 | |
| 188 | Collins | 2,776 | 1:1,034 | |
| 189 | Carter | 2,767 | 1:1,037 | |
| 190 | Alexander | 2,753 | 1:1,042 | |
| 190 | Boothe | 2,753 | 1:1,042 | |
| 192 | Maxwell | 2,750 | 1:1,044 | |
| 193 | Hines | 2,747 | 1:1,045 | |
| 194 | Hudson | 2,699 | 1:1,063 | |
| 195 | Hewitt | 2,681 | 1:1,070 | |
| 196 | Porter | 2,673 | 1:1,074 | |
| 197 | Rodney | 2,652 | 1:1,082 | |
| 198 | Parchment | 2,634 | 1:1,090 | |
| 199 | Wellington | 2,631 | 1:1,091 | |
| 200 | Drummond | 2,611 | 1:1,099 | |