Gifu Prefecture Genealogical Records

Gifu Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Gifu 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.

Gifu 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 Gifu 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.

Gifu 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.

Gifu 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.

Gifu 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.

Gifu Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Gifu 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.

Gifu 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.

Gifu 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 Gifu 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.

Gifu 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.

Gifu 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.

Gifu 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 Gifu Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Ito38,4891:533.10%6
2Kato36,7061:563.92%11
3Watanabe30,6441:672.25%4
4Hayashi30,2981:675.30%20
5Yamada30,1621:683.56%13
6Tanaka24,7531:821.75%3
7Goto21,3191:965.28%33
8Suzuki18,4351:1110.98%2
9Takahashi17,8741:1141.33%5
10Mori17,6241:1163.38%23
11Sato17,4481:1170.89%1
12Mizuno16,5171:1239.14%115
13Ando16,1421:1266.28%68
14Nakajima15,7451:1293.12%24
15Yoshida14,5301:1401.68%12
16Shimizu13,9861:1462.44%19
17Kawai12,9131:1586.64%101
18Imai12,7541:1605.73%79
19Yamamoto12,7201:1601.12%7
20Ono12,1581:1682.32%22
21Nakamura11,8341:1721.05%8
22Takagi11,4091:1795.02%75
23Furuta11,1141:18316.69%354
24Kobayashi11,0791:1841.03%9
25Asano10,7451:1907.36%155
26Taguchi10,7331:1907.01%146
27Ogawa9,9441:2052.32%30
28Sugiyama9,8481:2074.50%82
29Iwata9,7741:2096.27%143
30Sakai9,7341:2092.53%39
31Hori9,7001:2107.38%173
32Yamaguchi9,5301:2141.41%16
33Kondo9,4561:2162.44%38
34Yasuda9,3091:2195.14%114
35Nishio8,4741:24010.57%294
36Hasegawa8,3101:2452.12%36
37Hara8,2191:2483.17%67
38Okumura8,1851:2497.44%214
39Hattori7,8671:2595.00%135
40Ohashi7,8441:2605.34%154
41Nomura7,5381:2703.85%100
42Aoki7,4471:2742.17%46
42Niwa7,4471:27413.16%408
44Wada7,4301:2742.67%64
45Adachi7,3901:2763.97%109
46Okada7,2541:2811.82%35
47Kawamura7,2031:2833.29%84
48Murase7,1911:28316.31%499
49Kojima7,1741:2842.43%59
50Fujii7,1461:2852.19%49
51Kimura7,0151:2911.17%18
52Inoue6,9701:2921.07%17
53Hirose6,8681:2974.63%150
54Yamashita6,8341:2981.56%29
55Kano6,6861:3056.10%217
56Yasue6,5841:31043.97%1,218
57Yokoyama6,4931:3142.66%71
58Hibino6,4311:31726.48%840
59Kawase6,3631:32013.65%471
60Muto6,2091:3286.60%255
61Nagaya6,1981:32942.82%1,242
62Matsui6,1021:3342.94%92
63Ishihara5,9821:3414.04%151
63Ota5,9821:3411.63%41
65Hayakawa5,8581:3484.57%179
65San-Rin5,8581:34810.28%406
67Fujita5,7891:3521.48%37
68Sumi5,7841:35231.98%1,059
69Mizutani5,6931:3586.23%263
70Oguri5,6871:35826.11%911
71Tsuchiya5,5451:3683.10%117
72Shibata5,5061:3702.06%65
73Yoshimura5,4091:3773.49%144
74Endo5,2561:3881.52%45
75Okuda5,1481:3964.79%223
76Matsubara5,1421:3964.69%216
77Furukawa5,0181:4062.66%108
78Kumazaki4,9721:41051.26%1,676
78Ogiso4,9721:41039.27%1,373
80Taniguchi4,8811:4182.16%77
81Takenaka4,7961:4257.75%374
82Matsuda4,7731:4271.59%58
83Matsuoka4,7391:4303.20%152
84Tsuji4,7001:4343.01%140
85Nagao4,6831:4355.38%272
86Komori4,6711:4368.00%396
87Nishimura4,5751:4451.42%52
88Hashimoto4,5521:4480.96%25
89Sawada4,4951:4532.88%141
90Tanahashi4,4901:45428.14%1,157
91Sasaki4,4391:4590.63%14
92Noda4,4101:4623.13%162
92Takai4,4101:4628.92%444
94Ogura4,3701:4663.38%177
95Shinoda4,3191:4728.27%424
96Miyake4,2631:4783.84%211
97Yamauchi4,2061:4852.47%122
98Kuwahara4,1091:4964.00%236
99Koike4,1041:4972.89%160
100Ishida4,0981:4971.47%63
101Fukuda4,0921:4981.26%50
102Saito4,0641:5010.39%10
103Nagase3,9161:5208.28%464
104Takada3,8941:5231.99%99
105Naruse3,8821:52511.67%643
106Nagai3,8371:5312.02%107
107Maeda3,8031:5360.95%34
108Iwai3,7801:5394.99%313
108Nagata3,7801:5392.89%174
110Kawashima3,7061:5502.64%165
110Ueda3,7061:5501.05%43
112Ichikawa3,6891:5521.93%104
113Usui3,6671:5564.53%290
114Ido3,6101:56521.93%1,132
115Nakagawa3,5471:5751.12%54
115Tomita3,5471:5752.27%139
115Ueno3,5471:5751.58%78
118Nishiwaki3,5191:57914.76%853
119Ozeki3,4961:5835.30%358
120Hirano3,4911:5841.64%88
121Kitamura3,4281:5942.00%121
121Masuda3,4281:5941.32%66
121Sakurai3,4281:5941.67%93
124Mishima3,3771:6037.69%502
125Matsumoto3,3541:6080.49%15
125Shoji3,3541:6082.92%200
127Soga3,2691:62311.04%704
128Hosoe3,2351:63043.86%2,052
128Kagami3,2351:63014.12%881
130Shiroki3,2071:63514.80%913
131Aoyama3,1901:6393.15%238
131Arai3,1901:6390.92%44
133Mabuchi3,1791:64118.60%1,101
134Nimura3,1731:64218.00%1,077
135Fukui3,1391:6492.74%201
136Kani3,1271:65239.65%1,959
137Miura3,1221:6531.02%56
138Hirata3,1101:6551.95%133
139Kubota3,0761:6631.44%87
139Oshima3,0761:6632.02%147
141Otsuka2,9801:6841.41%89
142Miyagawa2,9461:6923.35%270
143Abe2,9291:6960.53%21
143Maruyama2,9291:6961.33%80
145Uno2,9231:6974.74%378
146Kachi2,8781:70829.74%1,677
146Morita2,8781:7080.98%60
148Umeda2,8611:7124.23%342
149Asai2,8551:7143.05%257
149Kitagawa2,8551:7142.57%210
151Morimoto2,8441:7171.78%134
152Nakano2,8321:7200.86%48
153Ikeda2,8211:7220.60%26
153Kaneko2,8211:7220.87%51
155Kanamori2,8151:7249.29%688
156Tsuge2,8101:72518.74%1,211
157Kameyama2,7871:7317.49%576
158Kiriyama2,7701:73619.95%1,281
159Kawakami2,7591:7391.66%125
160Sako2,7191:75010.16%764
161Kamiya2,7021:7542.93%260
161Makino2,7021:7542.53%225
163Baba2,6901:7581.82%153
163Kunieda2,6901:75835.86%2,027
165Kurita2,6791:7614.64%401
165Nakata2,6791:7611.44%110
165Tokoro2,6791:76123.31%1,483
168Katsuragawa2,6451:77052.09%2,640
169Osawa2,6171:7792.12%189
170Kotsuge2,6111:78192.56%3,806
171Kawaguchi2,6051:7821.45%116
172Matsuo2,5881:7871.35%105
173Katagiri2,5661:7945.68%489
174Hatano2,5311:8054.31%393
174Ozawa2,5311:8051.53%126
176Nishida2,5201:8091.47%120
177Sakamoto2,5141:8110.62%32
177Takeuchi2,5141:8110.75%47
179Higuchi2,4801:8221.64%148
180Murai2,4631:8273.73%357
181Otsubo2,4581:8296.45%562
182Fujiwara2,4411:8350.78%55
183Nohara2,4351:8378.31%710
184Oya2,4241:8411.27%106
185Matsuno2,4181:8435.50%501
186Kodama2,3781:8572.02%196
187Horibe2,3561:86519.66%1,436
188Onishi2,3331:8741.26%111
189Honda2,3211:8781.00%73
190Hotta2,2871:8913.19%325
191Shimada2,2651:9000.92%70
192Nakayama2,2481:9070.78%62
193Okamoto2,2421:9090.70%53
194Ichihara2,2361:9116.41%614
195Ida2,2191:9181.10%95
196Nishikawa2,2081:9231.30%123
196Yamazaki2,2081:9230.49%27
198Nichihi2,2021:92520.14%1,535
199Hosono2,1971:9287.30%691
200Ikedo2,1741:93745.94%2,763
200Yano2,1741:9371.51%157