Hiroshima Prefecture Genealogical Records

Hiroshima Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Hiroshima 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.

Hiroshima 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 Hiroshima 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.

Hiroshima 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.

Hiroshima 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.

Hiroshima 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.

Hiroshima Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Hiroshima 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.

Hiroshima 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.

Hiroshima 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 Hiroshima 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.

Hiroshima 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.

Hiroshima 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.

Hiroshima 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 Hiroshima Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Yamamoto32,4801:882.87%7
2Fujii26,7591:1078.18%49
3Murakami25,4741:1126.84%40
4Tanaka24,4831:1171.73%3
5Sato23,4471:1221.20%1
6Sasaki22,2071:1293.14%14
7Takahashi21,9521:1301.63%5
8Watanabe20,6221:1381.51%4
9Nakamura19,5161:1461.74%8
10Okada18,6401:1534.68%35
11Kobayashi18,1291:1571.69%9
12Inoue18,0141:1582.78%17
13Matsumoto16,7871:1702.45%15
14Yamada16,3971:1741.93%13
15Okamoto15,7251:1814.93%53
16Fujiwara14,6391:1954.65%55
17Ikeda14,3571:1993.07%26
18Kimura12,9321:2212.15%18
19Ogawa12,6511:2262.95%30
20Ito12,6251:2261.02%6
21Kawamoto11,7751:24212.36%250
22Ueda11,5701:2473.29%43
23Hashimoto11,3591:2512.40%25
24Yoshida10,9761:2601.27%12
25Fujimoto10,9631:2605.01%83
26Oda10,9251:2616.77%130
27Yamaguchi10,6501:2681.58%16
28Sakamoto10,6371:2682.61%32
29Kato10,5481:2711.13%11
30Kono10,5031:2724.83%85
31Hayashi10,3691:2751.81%20
32Yamashita10,2921:2772.35%29
33Fujita10,0301:2852.57%37
34Miyamoto10,0231:2854.10%72
35Harada9,9791:2863.30%57
36Yamazaki9,6851:2952.14%27
37Doi9,6651:2957.59%182
38Yamane9,2691:30811.40%288
39Hirata9,1351:3125.72%133
40Shimizu9,0901:3141.58%19
41Nakagawa8,7381:3272.76%54
42Ishida8,2781:3452.97%63
43Kodama8,2591:3467.00%196
44Ishii8,1891:3491.95%31
45Maeda8,1061:3522.02%34
46Nishimoto7,8631:36312.47%367
47Nakano7,6651:3722.32%48
48Nakamoto7,5431:37814.82%428
49Yokoyama7,5111:3803.07%71
50Kubo7,4731:3823.72%96
51Mori7,4411:3841.43%23
52Matsuura7,2361:3945.30%168
53Masuda7,2171:3952.78%66
54Mukai7,1601:39910.52%339
55Matsuda7,0961:4022.36%58
56Matsuoka7,0831:4034.79%152
57Tanabe6,8591:4164.40%142
58Nakata6,8141:4193.67%110
59Nakajima6,6801:4271.32%24
59Sakai6,6801:4271.73%39
61Nishimura6,5781:4342.04%52
62Wada6,5331:4372.35%64
63Okano6,5141:4388.08%292
64Yoshioka6,4951:4394.50%156
65Ota6,4241:4441.76%41
66Morita6,4121:4452.19%60
67Saito6,4051:4460.62%10
68Kawasaki6,2971:4534.02%138
69Tamura6,2841:4542.16%61
70Goto6,2331:4581.54%33
71Ono6,1691:4631.18%22
72Takemoto6,1241:4668.67%329
73Morimoto6,1181:4663.84%134
74Miura6,0731:4701.99%56
75Okazaki6,0091:4755.62%226
76Hara5,8491:4882.25%67
77Takeuchi5,7721:4941.73%47
78Kawakami5,7601:4953.46%125
79Matsui5,5551:5142.68%92
80Ueno5,5491:5142.47%78
81Seo5,5171:51711.51%460
82Takada5,4461:5242.78%99
82Tanimoto5,4461:52412.15%494
84Nakayama5,4211:5261.88%62
84Yoshikawa5,4211:5262.96%112
86Kondo5,3951:5291.39%38
87Fukuda5,3701:5311.65%50
88Ishikawa5,3631:5321.19%28
89Hamada5,3501:5333.23%127
89Taniguchi5,3501:5332.36%77
91Shinta5,1591:5537.73%352
92Fujioka5,1401:5559.05%407
93Oshita5,1201:55720.53%825
94Katayama5,0241:5684.06%187
95Sugihara4,9801:57310.82%477
96Kawaguchi4,8771:5852.71%116
97Miyake4,8711:5864.38%211
98Suzuki4,8331:5910.26%2
99Nishikawa4,7941:5952.82%123
100Shintani4,7051:60711.18%518
101Takeda4,6861:6092.25%91
102Iwamoto4,6471:6143.45%171
103Yoshimoto4,6411:6156.95%349
104Kubota4,6281:6172.17%87
105Hamamoto4,6091:61913.25%617
106Okuda4,6031:6204.29%223
107Nishida4,5901:6222.68%120
108Kuwata4,5831:62318.94%847
109Higashi4,5321:6302.89%136
110Hiraoka4,4941:6359.82%480
111Fujikawa4,3661:6547.45%395
111Yamanaka4,3661:6542.85%145
113Saeki4,3601:6555.72%312
114Kadota4,3081:66215.99%760
114Kawamura4,3081:6621.97%84
116Omoto4,2891:66523.08%1,039
117Ohara4,2571:6703.02%163
118Hirano4,2451:6722.00%88
119Kanbara4,2131:67717.24%835
120Morikawa4,1101:6945.01%285
121Okita4,0591:70312.50%654
122Nagai4,0341:7072.13%107
123Kihara4,0211:7109.99%537
124Fukushima4,0081:7122.32%118
125Aoki3,9821:7171.16%46
125Okimoto3,9821:71744.34%1,782
127Miyadokorono3,8871:73411.46%630
128Kurisu3,8671:73835.76%1,551
129Oka3,8481:7423.51%215
130Kitamura3,8101:7492.23%121
131Yamaoka3,7781:7557.89%461
132Furukawa3,7201:7671.97%108
133Uchida3,7141:7681.46%69
134Kinoshita3,7081:7701.87%98
135Noda3,6761:7762.61%162
136Miyoshi3,6561:7815.04%319
137Hasegawa3,6441:7830.93%36
137Nishihara3,6441:7838.30%503
139Imada3,6251:78711.84%684
140Kataoka3,6181:7893.34%221
141Abe3,6121:7900.66%21
142Kagawa3,5861:7969.71%582
143Oya3,5801:7971.88%106
144Ishihara3,5541:8032.40%151
145Nomura3,5291:8091.80%100
145Sumita3,5291:80919.33%1,051
147Kanda3,4841:8193.91%269
147Matsuo3,4841:8191.82%105
149Yoshimura3,4581:8252.23%144
150Nakahara3,4261:8334.41%303
151Yano3,4011:8392.35%157
152Shimada3,3111:8621.35%70
153Hiramoto3,2981:86516.61%975
153Kuroda3,2981:8652.48%172
153Mikami3,2981:8654.02%284
156Fukumoto3,2861:8694.56%321
157Sakata3,2031:8912.99%224
158Imai3,1901:8951.43%79
158Koyama3,1901:8951.40%74
160Izumi3,1641:9022.99%229
161Honda3,1391:9091.35%73
161Mishima3,1391:9097.15%502
163Kuwahara3,1261:9133.04%236
164Toyoda3,0751:9283.22%248
165Komatsu3,0681:9301.86%128
166Obata3,0561:9344.55%346
167Kurihara3,0431:9382.35%176
168Kashiwabara3,0301:94212.99%868
168Kawai3,0301:9421.56%101
170Araki3,0041:9502.11%159
171Tahara2,9981:9525.98%434
172Iwata2,9921:9541.92%143
173Naikai2,9791:9586.67%496
174Oki2,9721:96011.76%813
175Murata2,9661:9621.38%86
176Yasuda2,9601:9641.64%114
177Maruyama2,9531:9661.34%80
178Mitani2,9281:9757.40%543
178Takagi2,9281:9751.29%75
180Yoshiwara2,9151:9794.88%386
181Miyazaki2,8831:9901.27%76
182Mizuno2,8771:9921.59%115
183Nakatani2,8381:1,0063.47%287
183Tasaka2,8381:1,00621.44%1,331
185Matsumura2,8321:1,0082.19%175
185Nakanishi2,8321:1,0081.76%131
187Dan-Jo2,8191:1,01264.04%2,887
187Oishi2,8191:1,0122.36%193
187Shintaku2,8191:1,01219.63%1,253
190Nakai2,8131:1,0152.59%220
191Matsubara2,7931:1,0222.55%216
192Taketa2,7811:1,0263.02%261
193Tanigawa2,7551:1,0364.83%405
194Nakao2,7231:1,0482.56%228
194Teraoka2,7231:1,04814.13%999
196Kurata2,7101:1,0535.50%445
196Morioka2,7101:1,0536.02%492
198Toda2,7041:1,0553.39%296
199Sera2,6851:1,06339.88%2,174
200Fukuhara2,6781:1,0665.90%486