Chiba Prefecture Genealogical Records

Chiba Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

A small index to several-hundred-thousand records from select countries.

Chiba Prefecture Marriage & Divorce Records

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

An index to more than 30,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Chiba Prefecture Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Newspapers Covering Chiba Prefecture

Newspaper Archive: Japan (1920-1999)

Text-searchable copies of millions of Japanese newspaper articles.

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.

Chiba Prefecture Immigration & Travel Records

Japan Passenger Lists (1893-1941)

An index to and images of passenger lists and emigration records. They list name, address, date of birth, destination and more.

Chiba Prefecture Military Records

Japanese Marines Tried by The US (1941-1945)

Legal case files relating to crimes committed during World War II by Japanese sailors, prosecuted under US military law.

Japanese Air Target Analyses (1942-1945)

Contemporary analyses of the Allied bombing strategy in aerial attacks on Japanese targets during World War II. Tactical mission reports, aircraft action reports, tabulations of attack and bombing data, and photo intelligence reports detail effects on the Japanese infrastructure, including the petroleum, shipping, armament, and transportation industries. Hundreds of aerial photographs and many maps are included.

Japanese Soldiers Tried by The US (1941-1945)

Legal case files relating to crimes committed during World War II by Japanese soldiers, prosecuted under US military law.

Japan WWII Photos (1940-1945)

A small collection of photographs depicting life and war in Japan during World War II.

Japanese Marines Tried by The US (1941-1945)

Legal case files relating to crimes committed during World War II by Japanese sailors, prosecuted under US military law.

Japanese Soldiers Tried by The US (1941-1945)

Legal case files relating to crimes committed during World War II by Japanese soldiers, prosecuted under US military law.

Chiba Prefecture Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

Medical Directory (1915)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Loxton's Medical Directory (1911)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

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.

Chiba Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Chiba Prefecture Obituaries

Medical Directory (1915)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Loxton's Medical Directory (1911)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Chiba Prefecture 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.

Japan WWII Photos (1940-1945)

A small collection of photographs depicting life and war in Japan during World War II.

Chiba Prefecture Occupation & Business Records

Medical Directory (1915)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Loxton's Medical Directory (1911)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Crockford's Clerical Directory (1929)

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.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Chiba Prefecture

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.

Chiba Prefecture 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.

Chiba Prefecture Church Records

Crockford's Clerical Directory (1929)

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.

Chiba Prefecture 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.

Japanese Air Target Analyses (1942-1945)

Contemporary analyses of the Allied bombing strategy in aerial attacks on Japanese targets during World War II. Tactical mission reports, aircraft action reports, tabulations of attack and bombing data, and photo intelligence reports detail effects on the Japanese infrastructure, including the petroleum, shipping, armament, and transportation industries. Hundreds of aerial photographs and many maps are included.

Most Common Surnames in Chiba Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Suzuki176,6611:359.35%2
2Watanabe96,6761:657.09%4
3Ito90,3221:697.28%6
4Sato88,9201:704.54%1
5Takahashi88,3761:716.58%5
6Saito88,1641:718.50%10
7Ishii69,5771:9016.59%31
8Nakamura64,0201:975.70%8
9Tanaka61,6401:1014.36%3
10Kobayashi52,5031:1194.88%9
11Kato45,5441:1374.86%11
12Hayashi44,5561:1407.79%20
13Yoshida41,5101:1504.79%12
14Ogawa41,1571:1529.59%30
15Yamaguchi38,3031:1635.69%16
16Yamamoto37,3251:1673.30%7
17Yamada35,2981:1774.16%13
18Matsumoto29,3781:2124.29%15
19Ono29,0151:2155.55%22
20Yamazaki27,8351:2246.16%27
21Hasegawa27,7541:2257.07%36
22Kimura27,6131:2264.59%18
23Sasaki24,4871:2553.46%14
24Hirano24,1131:25911.35%88
25Ikeda23,1351:2704.95%26
26Mori23,1151:2704.44%23
27Sakuma23,1051:27022.94%240
28Endo22,2781:2806.43%45
29Shimizu21,5721:2893.76%19
30Yoshino21,5221:29017.07%183
31Ishikawa21,4011:2914.76%28
32Abe21,2291:2943.88%21
33Nakajima20,8361:2994.12%24
34Kaneko20,1301:3106.24%51
35Ishibashi20,0391:31116.02%185
36Inoue19,8371:3143.06%17
37Okada19,5151:3204.90%35
38Arai18,9601:3295.46%44
38Ida18,9601:3299.40%95
40Otsuka18,6571:3348.80%89
41Konpon18,6171:33519.56%251
42Tsuchiya18,0021:34610.07%117
43Sakai17,9511:3474.66%39
44Shimada17,8001:3507.24%70
45Masuda17,3461:3606.68%66
46Takagi17,2461:3627.60%75
47Kase17,1751:36365.26%781
48Aoki17,0941:3654.98%46
49Hashimoto17,0641:3663.61%25
50Kikuchi16,3581:3814.58%42
51Takeuchi15,6521:3994.68%47
52Noguchi15,5811:4007.44%90
53Tamura15,5211:4025.32%61
54Seki15,4601:4039.43%129
55Kawashima15,4401:40410.99%165
56Ota15,3601:4064.20%41
57Sakurai15,0271:4157.31%93
58Miyazaki15,0171:4156.63%76
59Ogura15,0071:41611.61%177
60Ando14,8151:4215.77%68
61Taiboku14,7751:42221.54%337
62Kunai14,7441:42324.38%381
63Kondo14,6541:4263.78%38
64Imai14,5631:4286.54%79
65Ishida14,2401:4385.10%63
66Shina13,9581:44743.88%662
67Goto13,5341:4613.35%33
68Furukawa13,3831:4667.09%108
69Akiba13,3731:46632.01%520
70Nagashima13,3431:46711.86%207
71Nakayama13,2821:4704.61%62
72Kojima13,1211:4754.45%59
73Sakamoto13,1111:4763.21%32
74Hirayama13,1011:47612.28%227
75Fujita13,0601:4783.35%37
76Tsuruoka12,9391:48251.12%811
77Morita12,8791:4844.41%60
78Uchida12,6871:4924.99%69
79Okamoto12,2941:5073.85%53
80Yamashita12,1631:5132.77%29
81Miura12,1321:5143.97%56
82Maeda12,1221:5153.02%34
83Tanabe11,9611:5217.68%142
84Uchiyama11,8501:52610.89%219
85Wada11,8101:5284.24%64
86Akiyama11,4871:5437.33%137
87Ishige11,4161:54662.93%1,056
88Asano11,2151:5567.69%155
89Fukuda10,9221:5713.36%50
90Sugaya10,9121:57230.27%597
91Ijima10,8411:57511.89%265
92Koshikawa10,5191:59361.70%1,102
93Kataoka10,4781:5959.67%221
94Kawana10,2871:60648.23%921
95Ozawa10,2361:6096.17%126
96Iwai10,1961:61213.45%313
97Nakano10,1661:6143.08%48
98Hoshino10,1361:6157.14%161
99Kono10,0141:6234.60%85
100Takeda9,9841:6254.79%91
101Kurihara9,9041:6307.66%176
102Hara9,8531:6333.80%67
103Fujii9,8331:6343.01%49
104Matsuda9,7321:6413.24%58
105Ichihara9,7221:64227.86%614
105Koyama9,7221:6424.28%74
107Yasuda9,7121:6425.37%114
108Iwase9,6621:64619.83%452
109Kiuchi9,6511:64624.79%549
110Ichikawa9,5811:6515.00%104
111Takano9,5611:6525.65%124
112Igarashi9,5301:6555.95%132
112Kawakami9,5301:6555.72%125
114Sano9,4191:6624.86%102
115Yokoyama9,3791:6653.84%71
116Murakami9,2681:6732.49%40
117Shibata9,2581:6743.46%65
118Takanashi9,2481:67432.37%726
119Miyamoto9,2381:6753.78%72
120Harada9,2281:6763.05%57
121Someya9,1771:68025.25%592
122Shoji9,0061:6937.84%200
123Chiba8,9961:6934.46%94
123Shirai8,9961:6939.50%253
125Takayama8,9761:6958.52%231
126Nakagawa8,9451:6972.82%54
127Yuasa8,9251:69918.34%453
128Tada8,8951:7018.90%242
129Maruyama8,8851:7024.03%80
130Izuka8,6531:7219.32%259
131Hayakawa8,6131:7246.72%179
132San-Kyo8,5421:73022.18%558
133Ueda8,5221:7322.43%43
134Nagai8,4111:7424.44%107
135Nomura8,3611:7464.27%100
136Murata8,3001:7523.85%86
137Sekiguchi8,2901:7526.81%190
138Kawasaki8,2501:7565.27%138
138Nishimura8,2501:7562.56%52
138Sudo8,2501:7565.86%164
141Sugiyama8,2091:7603.75%82
142Kogo8,0981:77068.06%1,447
143Iwasaki8,0581:7744.41%113
144Sugawara8,0281:7774.00%97
145Hagihara8,0081:7796.68%192
145Kawamura8,0081:7793.66%84
147Ishiwata7,9671:78321.59%583
148Kawaguchi7,9571:7844.42%116
149Okubo7,8971:7905.28%149
150Kubota7,8871:7913.70%87
151Matsui7,8461:7953.78%92
152Akimoto7,7351:80611.83%360
152Odaka7,7351:80630.22%796
154Honda7,7251:8073.31%73
155Kudo7,7051:8103.52%81
156Kurokawa7,6551:81510.61%322
157Oya7,5841:8223.98%106
158Hino7,5441:8274.37%119
158Ishihara7,5441:8275.09%151
160Yoshioka7,5131:8305.20%156
161Koizumi7,4931:8326.54%202
162Shinozuka7,4531:83738.83%1,002
163Ohara7,3721:8465.24%163
164Namiki7,2811:85720.31%600
165Tsunoda7,2611:8597.55%246
166Oikawa7,2311:8637.93%264
167Enomoto7,2211:8647.95%266
168Koike7,1301:8755.02%160
169Fujiwara7,0491:8852.24%55
169Nagano7,0491:8857.00%239
171Nakata7,0291:8873.79%110
171Yamanaka7,0291:8874.58%145
173Naito7,0091:8905.15%169
174Tokita6,9891:89231.08%889
175Aoyagi6,9391:89912.93%420
175Makino6,9391:8996.49%225
177Kamata6,9281:9005.77%191
178Ueno6,8781:9073.07%78
179Tomita6,8071:9164.35%139
180Shinohara6,7971:9185.97%204
181Okawa6,7571:9237.87%273
182Hirose6,7171:9294.53%150
183Ishizuka6,6761:9348.09%283
184Katori6,5551:95250.36%1,347
185Yoshikawa6,4141:9723.51%112
186Ohashi6,4041:9744.36%154
187Taguchi6,3441:9834.14%146
188Fujisaki6,3331:98518.33%620
189Matsuzaki6,3231:9868.23%309
190Sekine6,2931:9915.96%230
191Toyoda6,2431:9996.54%248
192Mizuno6,1621:1,0123.41%115
193Tomura6,1221:1,01946.21%1,330
194Otake6,0411:1,0337.67%300
195Uzawa6,0311:1,03466.64%1,773
196Koide6,0211:1,03612.32%451
197Takada6,0011:1,0393.07%99
198Komatsu5,9801:1,0433.62%128
199Adachi5,9601:1,0473.20%109
200Mikami5,9301:1,0527.23%284
200Sawada5,9301:1,0523.80%141