Fukui Prefecture Genealogical Records

Fukui Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Fukui 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.

Fukui 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 Fukui 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.

Fukui 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.

Fukui 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.

Fukui 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.

Fukui Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Fukui 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.

Fukui 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.

Fukui 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 Fukui 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.

Fukui 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.

Fukui 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.

Fukui 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 Fukui Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Tanaka13,3761:590.95%3
2Yamamoto12,9411:611.14%7
3Yoshida9,7011:821.12%12
4Yamada9,4591:841.12%13
5Kobayashi8,9941:880.84%9
6Saito8,5201:930.82%10
7Nakamura8,0411:980.72%8
8Sasaki7,2061:1101.02%14
9Kato6,9791:1130.75%11
10Shimizu6,9401:1141.21%19
11Ito6,8611:1150.55%6
11Yamaguchi6,8611:1151.02%16
13Maeda6,8011:1161.69%34
14Sakai6,7171:1181.74%39
15Takeuchi6,5841:1201.97%47
16Hayashi6,3911:1241.12%20
17Hashimoto6,3071:1251.33%25
18Watanabe6,2931:1260.46%4
19Takahashi4,7611:1660.35%5
20Taniguchi4,6971:1682.08%77
21Fujita4,5291:1751.16%37
22Hasegawa4,4601:1771.14%36
23Suzuki4,0401:1960.21%2
24Shimada3,9811:1991.62%70
25Kimura3,8871:2030.65%18
26Matsuda3,7791:2091.26%58
27Yamazaki3,6011:2200.80%27
28Yamashita3,5071:2260.80%29
29Kinoshita3,4081:2321.72%98
30Nakagawa3,2701:2421.03%54
31Kawabata3,2351:2444.37%315
32Inoue3,0871:2560.48%17
33Nakajima3,0521:2590.60%24
34Sato2,9341:2700.15%1
35Fujii2,8941:2730.89%49
36Yamauchi2,8601:2771.68%122
37Makino2,8551:2772.67%225
38Ueda2,8301:2790.81%43
39Yoshimura2,7461:2881.77%144
40Tanabe2,7221:2911.75%142
41Tsuji2,7171:2911.74%140
42Nomura2,7121:2921.39%100
43Ishida2,6671:2970.96%63
43Kondo2,6671:2970.69%38
45Miyamoto2,6431:2991.08%72
46Mori2,5681:3080.49%23
47Sugimoto2,5591:3091.32%103
48Maekawa2,5141:3152.81%267
49Uchida2,4501:3230.96%69
50Igarashi2,4201:3271.51%132
51Nakano2,4051:3290.73%48
52Yoshikawa2,3761:3331.30%112
53Ikeda2,3561:3360.50%26
54Takagi2,1631:3660.95%75
55Ogawa2,1581:3660.50%30
56Takashima2,1491:3683.17%340
57Masuda2,1441:3690.83%66
57Matsui2,1441:3691.03%92
57Matsumoto2,1441:3690.31%15
60Kitagawa2,1291:3711.91%210
61Morishita2,1241:3722.31%262
62Fukuda2,1191:3730.65%50
63Uno2,0991:3773.40%378
64Murakami2,0741:3810.56%40
64Okada2,0741:3810.52%35
66Yamagishi2,0601:3842.91%328
67Higashi1,9951:3961.27%136
68Matsumura1,9361:4091.49%175
68Okubo1,9361:4091.30%149
70Nakayama1,9211:4120.67%62
71Kubo1,9111:4140.95%96
72Tsubota1,9021:41611.18%1,105
73Shirasaki1,8921:41826.20%2,085
74Nishimura1,8771:4210.58%52
75Okamoto1,8081:4370.57%53
76Nanbu1,7731:4469.18%997
77Kawasaki1,7391:4551.11%138
78Aoki1,7241:4590.50%46
78Miyagawa1,7241:4591.96%270
80Tada1,7141:4611.72%242
81Oya1,6991:4650.89%106
82Miyashita1,6841:4701.80%256
83Wada1,6651:4750.60%64
84Mizuno1,6551:4780.92%115
85Tamamura1,6201:48824.87%2,221
86Minami1,6151:4901.38%198
87Fujimoto1,6051:4930.73%83
87Nishikawa1,6051:4930.94%123
89Sakamoto1,5901:4970.39%32
89Ueno1,5901:4970.71%78
91Aoyama1,5861:4991.56%238
92Shibata1,5761:5020.59%65
93Ishikawa1,5611:5070.35%28
94Mitamura1,5511:51017.59%1,806
95Murata1,5461:5120.72%86
96Tomita1,5261:5180.97%139
97Umeda1,5111:5232.24%342
98Hori1,5061:5251.15%173
99Nishino1,5021:5272.10%326
100Kawai1,4671:5390.75%101
100Kawakami1,4671:5390.88%125
102Hirose1,4521:5450.98%150
103Kojima1,4471:5470.49%59
103Matsuura1,4471:5471.06%168
103Naito1,4471:5471.06%169
106Sawada1,4421:5480.92%141
107Kurokawa1,4231:5561.97%322
108Tsuchita1,4181:5582.25%368
109Miyazaki1,4081:5620.62%76
110Kuroda1,3781:5741.04%172
111Suijo1,3731:5763.90%607
112Iwamoto1,3631:5801.01%171
113Ida1,3581:5820.67%95
114Yokoyama1,3341:5930.55%71
115Fukuoka1,3241:5972.62%432
115Fukushima1,3241:5970.77%118
117Okumura1,3141:6021.19%214
118Mikami1,3091:6041.60%284
119Goto1,3041:6060.32%33
120Nakanishi1,2741:6210.79%131
121Nosaka1,2691:62310.75%1,455
122Iwasaki1,2601:6280.69%113
122Oda1,2601:6280.78%130
124Sakashita1,2401:6383.41%593
125Ono1,2201:6480.23%22
126Honda1,1951:6620.51%73
126Kubota1,1951:6620.56%87
126Takada1,1951:6620.61%99
129Takeda1,1901:6650.57%91
130Matsuyama1,1801:6701.64%323
131Arai1,1761:6730.34%44
132Makita1,1711:6753.72%668
133Kishimoto1,1661:6781.42%286
133Kitano1,1661:6782.01%399
133Takezawa1,1661:6785.71%954
136Hatake1,1511:6872.50%475
137Kitajima1,1461:6902.33%447
138Kawashima1,1261:7020.80%165
139Ohashi1,1211:7050.76%154
140Morita1,1161:7090.38%60
141Kawamura1,1111:7120.51%84
142Hashizume1,0871:7282.80%550
142Kawaguchi1,0871:7280.60%116
144Matsubara1,0721:7380.98%216
144Oshima1,0721:7380.70%147
146Ueyama1,0621:7453.16%633
147Araki1,0571:7480.74%159
147Tsuda1,0571:7481.38%308
149Onishi1,0521:7520.57%111
150Kamisaka1,0221:7748.74%1,464
151Kitamura1,0131:7810.59%121
151Tajima1,0131:7810.89%205
153Okuda1,0081:7850.94%223
153Yoshioka1,0081:7850.70%156
155Hamano9931:7962.12%469
155Nagata9931:7960.76%174
155Otsuka9931:7960.47%89
158Horie9831:8051.44%338
158Miyakoshi9831:8056.56%1,212
158Muranaka9831:8055.51%1,069
161Hosokawa9781:8091.24%297
161Morikawa9781:8091.19%285
163Sano9731:8130.50%102
164Deguchi9681:8171.80%418