Gunma Prefecture Genealogical Records

Gunma Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Gunma 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.

Gunma 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 Gunma 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.

Gunma 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.

Gunma 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.

Gunma 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.

Gunma Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Gunma 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.

Gunma 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.

Gunma 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 Gunma 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.

Gunma 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.

Gunma 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.

Gunma 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 Gunma Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Takahashi36,7131:542.73%5
2Kobayashi36,2811:553.37%9
3Arai30,4601:658.77%44
4Sato29,4951:671.51%1
5Saito29,2261:682.82%10
6Shimizu20,8241:953.63%19
7Suzuki19,6411:1011.04%2
8Hoshino17,6161:11212.41%161
9Nakajima17,2741:1153.42%24
10Yoshida17,0111:1161.96%12
11Tamura15,7151:1265.39%61
12Shigeki14,9691:13225.20%387
13Tanaka14,4251:1371.02%3
14Kaneko13,8141:1434.28%51
15Kimura13,4041:1482.23%18
16Sekiguchi13,2191:15010.85%190
17Yamada13,1131:1511.55%13
18Watanabe12,7261:1550.93%4
19Aoki12,5071:1583.64%46
20Nakamura12,1481:1631.08%8
21Matsumoto12,0251:1651.76%15
22Kanai11,8961:16615.08%298
23Hagihara11,4641:1739.56%192
24Kato11,2231:1761.20%11
25Izuka11,0211:18011.88%259
26Yamaguchi10,8081:1831.60%16
27Kogure9,8601:20132.83%692
28Ishii9,7201:2042.32%31
29Okada9,6411:2052.42%35
30Hayashi9,6071:2061.68%20
31Imai9,4671:2094.25%79
32Abe9,4171:2101.72%21
33Sudo9,3331:2126.63%164
34Kurihara9,1531:2167.07%176
35Sakurai9,0581:2184.40%93
36Inoue8,7321:2271.35%17
37Osawa8,2611:2396.69%189
38Ito8,0431:2460.65%6
39Negishi8,0151:24714.47%412
40Fukuda7,9361:2492.44%50
41Kano7,9251:2507.23%217
42Kojima7,8861:2512.67%59
43Tajima7,7171:2566.82%205
44Tsunoda7,5271:2637.82%246
45Kubota7,4311:2663.49%87
46Otsuka7,3081:2713.45%89
47Hashimoto7,2351:2731.53%25
48Machida7,2181:2749.39%307
49Nagai7,1001:2793.75%107
50Ishikawa7,0441:2811.57%28
51Hasegawa7,0111:2821.79%36
52Suda6,9661:28410.48%355
53Yamamoto6,9151:2860.61%7
54Nakazawa6,8821:2876.54%232
55Koike6,8481:2894.82%160
56Ono6,7811:2921.30%22
57Matsui6,4951:3053.13%92
58Ishihara6,4441:3074.35%151
58Kurosawa6,4441:3079.17%331
60Seki6,2591:3163.82%129
61Uehara6,1241:3235.22%197
62Fukushima6,0121:3293.48%118
62Uchida6,0121:3292.36%69
64Sakamoto5,8951:3361.44%32
65Morita5,8551:3382.00%60
66Ishida5,8221:3402.09%63
67Shimada5,7881:3422.35%70
67Yamazaki5,7881:3421.28%27
69Takeuchi5,5641:3561.66%47
70Iwasaki5,5521:3563.04%113
71Kawashima5,5301:3583.94%165
72Takei5,3221:3727.26%318
73Maruyama5,2891:3742.40%80
74Goto5,1371:3851.27%33
75Matsushima5,0251:3947.64%359
76Sekine5,0031:3954.74%230
77Igarashi4,9801:3973.11%132
78Kuwahara4,9691:3984.83%236
79Tsuchiya4,9411:4002.76%117
80Ida4,9301:4012.44%95
81Yoshizawa4,8911:4046.27%302
82Ogawa4,8231:4101.12%30
83Ichikawa4,7621:4152.49%104
83Sunaga4,7621:41522.83%937
85Nomura4,7001:4212.40%100
86Tomizawa4,6941:42118.10%787
87Oshima4,6611:4243.06%147
88Ikeda4,6441:4260.99%26
89Oya4,6161:4292.42%106
90Honda4,5821:4321.97%73
91Kuroiwa4,5711:43315.36%699
92Horikoshi4,5091:43914.71%682
93Harada4,4811:4411.48%57
94Fujii4,4591:4441.36%49
95Tsukakoshi4,4531:44424.03%1,041
96Noguchi4,4311:4462.11%90
97Nakano4,4251:4471.34%48
97Yajima4,4251:4477.41%385
99Matsumura4,3971:4503.39%175
100Shinohara4,3861:4513.85%204
101Ino4,3691:4537.41%391
102Kondo4,3071:4591.11%38
103Miyazaki4,2571:4651.88%76
104Ijima4,1951:4724.60%265
105Horiguchi4,0891:4848.57%462
106Kikuchi3,9881:4961.12%42
107Shimoda3,9761:4986.37%371
108Araki3,9481:5012.77%159
109Hara3,9261:5041.51%67
110Masuda3,8641:5121.49%66
111Ozawa3,8081:5202.30%126
112Higuchi3,7581:5262.48%148
113Sakai3,7521:5270.97%39
114Koyama3,7021:5341.63%74
115Nakayama3,6511:5421.27%62
116Taguchi3,6291:5452.37%146
117Ubukata3,6231:54648.77%2,042
118Tomaru3,6121:54863.95%2,454
119Imaizumi3,6011:5498.50%516
120Endo3,5611:5561.03%45
121Sasaki3,5501:5570.50%14
122Mashita3,5051:56422.91%1,193
122Tsukui3,5051:56432.32%1,546
124Ebara3,4941:56610.85%657
125Takada3,4441:5741.76%99
125Yanagisawa3,4441:5745.32%364
127Kasahara3,3761:5865.00%345
128Fukazawa3,3541:5905.81%402
129Shiraishi3,3151:5973.20%234
130Mori3,2981:6000.63%23
131Takano3,2811:6031.94%124
132Otake3,2751:6044.16%300
133Ogiwara3,2591:6078.19%539
134Wada3,2531:6081.17%64
135Muto3,2421:6103.45%255
136Okabe3,2361:6113.62%268
137Tabei3,2301:61234.11%1,705
138Miyashita3,2251:6133.44%256
139Hatori3,2191:61520.93%1,185
140Karasawa3,1801:62212.57%812
140Takagi3,1801:6221.40%75
142Kawata3,1581:6264.71%348
143Ogino3,1351:6315.17%380
144Akiyama3,1131:6361.99%137
145Maehara3,0851:6419.34%647
146Yokoyama3,0401:6511.24%71
147Gezan3,0171:6569.05%640
148Takayama3,0061:6582.85%231
149Kitazume3,0011:65948.63%2,306
150Ota2,9441:6720.80%41
151Yoshino2,9111:6802.31%183
152Tomioka2,8211:7017.80%596
153Kishi2,7541:7183.83%324
154Tomita2,7431:7211.75%139
155Murata2,6981:7331.25%86
156Takizawa2,6581:7443.47%311
157Matsuda2,6471:7470.88%58
158Kobe2,6191:75511.94%907
159Nakasato2,6021:7606.77%559
160Yagi2,5971:7622.27%203
161Ogura2,5861:7652.00%177
162Fujiu2,5631:77252.70%2,721
162Ishizaka2,5631:7729.62%769
164Harasawa2,5521:77537.88%2,173
165Miyata2,4571:8052.06%194
165Nagumo2,4571:80513.85%1,075
167Totsuka2,4061:82210.88%899
168Okawara2,3841:83010.94%910
169Nara2,3721:8346.76%610
170Yokota2,3611:8381.88%184
171Iwai2,3561:8403.11%313
172Tago2,3501:84219.86%1,453
173Koitabashi2,3331:84842.04%2,472
174Kakinuma2,3281:85010.27%885
174Takayanagi2,3281:8507.24%658
176Akaishi2,3051:85820.04%1,481
177Irisawa2,2941:86224.27%1,710
178Amata2,2831:86738.77%2,385
179Uchiyama2,2711:8712.09%219
180Kubo2,2271:8881.11%96
181Murakami2,2211:8910.60%40
181Okawa2,2211:8912.59%273
183Daisen2,1871:9052.27%245
183Mayuzumi2,1871:90552.97%2,998
185Onozato2,1701:91239.95%2,511
186Fujita2,1421:9240.55%37
187Ando2,1371:9260.83%68
188Hayakawa2,1311:9281.66%179
188Kamei2,1311:9283.88%415
190Yuasa2,1091:9384.33%453
191Miyazawa2,1031:9413.05%335
192Akutsu2,0981:9436.45%653
193Tsutsumi2,0811:9512.71%310
194Kudo2,0751:9530.95%81
195Iwata2,0641:9591.32%143
195Kaneda2,0641:9592.56%293
197Chiaki2,0531:96442.90%2,746
198Hosoya2,0411:9694.33%466
199Hashizume2,0131:9835.19%550
200Okamoto1,9971:9910.63%53
200Watanuki1,9971:99114.72%1,309