Ehime Prefecture Genealogical Records

Ehime Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Ehime 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.

Ehime 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 Ehime 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.

Ehime 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.

Ehime 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.

Ehime 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.

Ehime Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Ehime 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.

Ehime 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.

Ehime 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 Ehime 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.

Ehime 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.

Ehime 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.

Ehime 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 Ehime Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Watanabe29,5281:472.16%4
2Murakami20,6321:675.54%40
3Takahashi19,4921:711.45%5
4Ochi19,4231:7241.71%472
5Yamamoto18,5021:751.64%7
6Ito14,3701:971.16%6
7Matsumoto13,6121:1021.99%15
8Inoue12,7651:1091.97%17
9Tanaka12,5521:1110.89%3
10Kondo12,3591:1123.19%38
11Yano11,8981:1178.24%157
12Ishikawa11,5811:1202.58%28
13Ono10,5661:1322.02%22
14Shiraishi10,1851:1369.83%234
15Onishi10,0211:1395.42%111
16Fujita9,7141:1432.49%37
17Kono8,7881:1584.04%85
18Mori8,6041:1621.65%23
19Miyoshi8,5301:16311.75%319
20Ninomiya8,4901:16417.04%441
21Okada8,2031:1692.06%35
22Yamauchi8,1681:1704.79%122
23Abe8,1591:1701.49%21
24Shimizu7,7571:1791.35%19
25Kato7,7231:1800.82%11
26Yamashita7,7031:1801.76%29
27Suzuki7,6581:1820.41%2
28Kikuchi7,2871:1912.04%42
29Saeki7,0741:1979.28%312
30Fujiwara7,0441:1972.24%55
31Sasaki6,8951:2020.98%14
32Ikeda6,8011:2041.45%26
33Hino6,5241:2133.78%119
34Kan6,3751:21811.78%416
35Utsunomiya6,3061:22024.87%808
36Hyodo6,2611:22228.18%896
37Manabe6,2461:22313.82%490
38Yamada6,2411:2230.74%13
39Nakamura6,0831:2290.54%8
40Yamaguchi6,0381:2300.90%16
41Takeda5,9891:2322.88%91
42Ueda5,9051:2351.68%43
43Shinohara5,6121:2484.93%204
44Hamada5,4191:2573.27%127
45Tamai5,3701:25915.44%616
46Nagai5,3401:2602.82%107
47Doi5,2811:2634.15%182
48Okamoto5,2511:2651.65%53
49Nakagawa5,1421:2701.62%54
50Yoshida4,9341:2820.57%12
51Wada4,8591:2861.75%64
52Matsuda4,8201:2881.60%58
53Sogabe4,7901:29040.82%1,458
54Seike4,7161:29538.64%1,417
55Kimura4,6711:2980.78%18
55Miyamoto4,6711:2981.91%72
57Sakamoto4,6661:2981.14%32
58Kubo4,4731:3112.23%96
59Fujimoto4,4091:3152.01%83
60Miyazaki4,3991:3161.94%76
61Sakai4,3201:3221.12%39
62Takeuchi4,3151:3221.29%47
63Aono4,2901:32418.37%867
64Yamazaki4,2061:3310.93%27
65Hashimoto4,2011:3310.89%25
66Hayashi4,1811:3330.73%20
67Nakano3,9181:3551.19%48
68Matsuoka3,8191:3642.58%152
69Goda3,7051:37513.86%766
70Matsuura3,6851:3772.70%168
71Kunai3,6311:3836.01%381
72Kamino3,6211:38414.88%838
73Higaki3,5621:39026.93%1,333
74Morita3,4531:4031.18%60
75Nishioka3,4431:4044.93%333
76Kurokawa3,4081:4084.73%322
77Nakata3,3241:4181.79%110
78Kadota3,3041:42112.26%760
79Honda3,2841:4231.41%73
79Ishimaru3,2841:42311.37%722
81Sato3,2791:4240.17%1
82Masaoka3,2591:42732.90%1,650
83Nagano3,2101:4333.19%239
84Nishihara3,2001:4347.29%503
85Imai3,1701:4391.42%79
86Takechi3,1501:44137.05%1,862
87Nishimura3,1161:4460.97%52
88Ozaki3,0961:4492.26%167
89Tokunaga3,0761:4524.73%362
90Izumi3,0711:4532.90%229
91Aoki3,0611:4540.89%46
92Kubota3,0371:4581.43%87
93Yagi3,0271:4592.65%203
94Kawakami3,0021:4631.80%125
95Shigematsu2,9921:46514.57%949
96Ando2,9571:4701.15%68
97Taniguchi2,9471:4721.30%77
98Masuda2,8781:4831.11%66
99Senba2,8431:48928.04%1,616
100Aihara2,7941:4986.12%484
100Fujioka2,7941:4984.92%407
102Tamura2,7541:5050.94%61
103Fukuda2,7291:5090.84%50
104Matsugi2,7241:5108.58%663
105Isshoku2,7051:51429.35%1,747
106Fujii2,6751:5200.82%49
107Otsuka2,6501:5251.25%89
108Takaoka2,6251:5307.92%646
108Yoshioka2,6251:5301.82%156
110Takada2,6061:5331.33%99
111Nishiyama2,6011:5342.02%178
112Morimoto2,5861:5381.62%134
112Oda2,5861:5381.60%130
114Kinoshita2,5611:5431.29%98
115Nakaya2,5261:5509.08%742
115Taketa2,5261:5502.74%261
117Maeda2,4721:5620.62%34
118Yamaoka2,4671:5645.15%461
119Kuroda2,4521:5671.84%172
120Akiyama2,4321:5721.55%137
121Kaji2,4171:5756.24%552
121Kawamura2,4171:5751.10%84
123Kawamoto2,3931:5812.51%250
124Matsushita2,3181:6001.62%158
125Nishikawa2,3131:6011.36%123
126Mukai2,2741:6113.34%339
127Goto2,2591:6150.56%33
128Omori2,2191:6271.99%209
129Kajiwara2,1551:6453.47%372
130Ishida2,1451:6480.77%63
131Toda2,1201:6562.66%296
132Akamatsu2,1001:6627.23%718
132Noma2,1001:66211.46%1,047
134Nomoto2,0951:6645.44%555
135Ikeuchi2,0901:6658.76%854
135Joko2,0901:66541.77%2,662
137Miura2,0761:6700.68%56
138Nishida2,0661:6731.21%120
139Yamanaka2,0611:6751.34%145
140Ishii2,0511:6780.49%31
141Shibata2,0261:6860.76%65
142Ide2,0211:6882.70%314
143Hara2,0061:6930.77%67
144Ueno1,9961:6960.89%78
145Toyoda1,9911:6982.09%248
146Kataoka1,9861:7001.83%221
147Katayama1,9811:7021.60%187
148Osawa1,9571:7101.58%189
149Shiba1,9521:7124.34%491
149Tominaga1,9521:7122.89%341
151Inada1,9471:7143.82%427
151Kaneko1,9471:7140.60%51
153Higashi1,9371:7181.24%136
153Kobayashi1,9371:7180.18%9
155Hirata1,9271:7211.21%133
156Takasuga1,9071:72950.72%3,191
157Hiraoka1,8921:7354.13%480
157Kawaguchi1,8921:7351.05%116
159Kido1,8871:7373.90%458
160Ogawa1,8581:7480.43%30
160Okazaki1,8581:7481.74%226
162Takagi1,8531:7500.82%75
163Nomura1,8481:7520.94%100
164Soga1,8381:7566.21%704
165Tachibana1,8231:7632.61%332
166Oka1,8181:7651.66%215
166Takubo1,8181:76521.59%1,874
168Ishimura1,8131:76711.06%1,140
169Kamata1,8081:7691.51%191
170Fukuoka1,7981:7733.56%432
171Furukawa1,7881:7780.95%108
172Ogasawara1,7781:7822.03%271
173Miyata1,7391:7991.46%194
173Tanimoto1,7391:7993.88%494
175Kawabata1,7191:8092.32%315
176Umakoshi1,6841:82635.72%2,771
177Konishi1,6791:8281.45%199
178Nakajima1,6741:8300.33%24
179Koike1,6691:8331.18%160
179Mizuno1,6691:8330.92%115
181Yokoyama1,6641:8350.68%71
182Morikawa1,6501:8432.01%285
182Saito1,6501:8430.16%10
184Ota1,6401:8480.45%41
185Tasaka1,6301:85312.31%1,331
186Maki1,6251:8563.20%431
186Nishimoto1,6251:8562.58%367
188Shinozaki1,6201:8583.29%446
189Kawasaki1,6151:8611.03%138
189Takemoto1,6151:8612.29%329
191Asano1,6101:8631.10%155
192Miyake1,5951:8721.43%211
193Shiozaki1,5751:8838.68%1,055
194Miyaoka1,5701:88515.52%1,620
195Nikami1,5501:89743.98%3,326
196Harada1,5361:9050.51%57
197Mizuguchi1,5311:9084.36%609
197Waki1,5311:9086.62%873
199Kameoka1,5061:92317.25%1,821
200Yokota1,4961:9291.19%184