Ishikawa Prefecture Genealogical Records

Ishikawa Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Ishikawa 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.

Ishikawa 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 Ishikawa 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.

Ishikawa 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.

Ishikawa 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.

Ishikawa 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.

Ishikawa Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Ishikawa 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.

Ishikawa 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.

Ishikawa 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 Ishikawa 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.

Ishikawa 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.

Ishikawa 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.

Ishikawa 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 Ishikawa Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Yamamoto16,3841:711.45%7
2Nakamura15,1871:761.35%8
3Tanaka11,3331:1020.80%3
4Yoshida10,0491:1151.16%12
5Yamada8,9361:1301.05%13
6Hayashi8,3171:1391.45%20
7Nakagawa8,0571:1442.54%54
8Matsumoto7,4221:1561.08%15
9Yamashita7,4121:1561.69%29
10Hashimoto7,0371:1651.49%25
11Yamaguchi6,8191:1701.01%16
12Yamazaki6,8081:1701.51%27
13Higashi6,5541:1774.18%136
14Sakai6,4961:1781.69%39
15Nakata6,4291:1803.46%110
16Minami6,1011:1905.22%198
17Shimizu6,0961:1901.06%19
18Maeda5,7631:2011.44%34
18Mori5,7631:2011.11%23
20Miyamoto5,7471:2022.35%72
21Ikeda5,4401:2131.16%26
22Nishida5,3881:2153.15%120
23Kitamura5,3471:2173.12%121
24Taniguchi5,3421:2172.36%77
25Kita5,2171:2228.57%379
26Nakajima5,1131:2271.01%24
27Matsuda5,0401:2301.68%58
28Kitagawa4,9201:2364.43%210
29Sakamoto4,8581:2391.19%32
30Kato4,6761:2480.50%11
31Kobayashi4,6191:2510.43%9
32Ueda4,4421:2611.26%43
33Yamagishi4,3641:2666.17%328
34Nakano4,3481:2671.32%48
35Okada4,3171:2691.08%35
36Nishimura4,3071:2691.34%52
37Takahashi3,9841:2910.30%5
38Takada3,9691:2922.03%99
39Murata3,9431:2941.83%86
40Kimura3,8901:2980.65%18
41Ota3,8701:3001.06%41
42Fujita3,8331:3030.98%37
43Morita3,7971:3051.30%60
44Nakayama3,6621:3171.27%62
45Nakatani3,6411:3184.45%287
46Nomura3,6041:3221.84%100
47Honda3,5941:3231.54%73
48Ito3,5111:3300.28%6
49Taniuchi3,4901:33221.69%1,153
50Kawabata3,4021:3414.60%315
51Murakami3,3761:3430.91%40
51Tsuji3,3761:3432.16%140
53Miyashita3,2921:3523.51%256
54Nishikawa3,1781:3651.87%123
55Nakanishi3,1471:3681.95%131
56Taketa3,1261:3713.39%261
57Ishida3,1101:3731.11%63
58Yasuda3,0901:3751.71%114
59Nishi3,0581:3793.20%247
60Ueno3,0011:3861.34%78
61Araki2,9281:3962.06%159
62Takeuchi2,9021:4000.87%47
63Sato2,8811:4020.15%1
64Fukuda2,7771:4180.86%50
65Miyazaki2,7671:4191.22%76
66Shimada2,7101:4281.10%70
67Kinoshita2,7051:4291.36%98
68Sawada2,6791:4331.71%141
69Kitano2,6531:4374.57%399
70Matsui2,5541:4541.23%92
71Shintani2,5431:4566.04%518
72Okamoto2,5381:4570.80%53
73Sugimoto2,5281:4591.31%103
73Watanabe2,5281:4590.19%4
75Hamada2,5171:4611.52%127
76Kosaka2,4911:4653.58%334
77Inoue2,4861:4660.38%17
78Izumi2,4651:4702.33%229
79Fujii2,4601:4710.75%49
80Konishi2,4291:4772.10%199
81Sakashita2,4241:4786.67%593
82Hori2,4131:4811.84%173
83Nishino2,3931:4853.35%326
83Suzuki2,3931:4850.13%2
85Yoneda2,3411:4953.23%320
86Oya2,3351:4971.23%106
87Saito2,2991:5040.22%10
88Sasaki2,2631:5120.32%14
89Okumura2,2571:5142.05%214
90Takagi2,2421:5170.99%75
91Imai2,2261:5211.00%79
92Sakurai2,1951:5281.07%93
93Kawasaki2,1851:5311.40%138
94Kubo2,1741:5331.08%96
95Yoshimura2,1381:5421.38%144
96Hyo2,0961:55324.83%1,871
97Tamura2,0651:5620.71%61
98Ogawa2,0601:5630.48%30
99Murai2,0541:5653.11%357
100Yokoyama1,9921:5820.82%71
101Shinta1,9501:5952.92%352
102Miyata1,9451:5961.63%194
103Hosokawa1,9401:5982.45%297
104Oda1,9301:6011.20%130
105Tokuda1,8931:6134.48%517
106Tani1,8831:6162.20%274
106Tsuda1,8831:6162.45%308
108Takano1,8571:6241.10%124
108Takenaka1,8571:6243.00%374
110Mukai1,8521:6262.72%339
111Arai1,8151:6390.52%44
112Nishide1,8101:64116.54%1,534
113Hirano1,8051:6420.85%88
114Kawakami1,7941:6461.08%125
115Hasegawa1,7791:6520.45%36
115Hoshiba1,7791:65231.12%2,437
115Terada1,7791:6521.73%235
118Wada1,7681:6560.64%64
119Fukushima1,7631:6581.02%118
119Hirose1,7631:6581.19%150
121Imamura1,7321:6691.69%237
121Miyagawa1,7321:6691.97%270
123Nagai1,7061:6800.90%107
123Onishi1,7061:6800.92%111
125Shibata1,7011:6820.64%65
126Ida1,6801:6900.83%95
126Osada1,6801:6901.98%277
128Suijo1,6541:7014.70%607
129Hirata1,6381:7081.03%133
129Sakaguchi1,6381:7081.33%188
131Matsumura1,6331:7101.26%175
132Masuda1,6231:7140.62%66
132Seto1,6231:7143.19%430
134Yoshimoto1,6121:7192.41%349
135Deguchi1,5921:7282.96%418
136Kawamura1,5811:7330.72%84
136Maekawa1,5811:7331.77%267
136Ono1,5811:7330.30%22
139Nakaide1,5761:73621.17%2,037
140Muramoto1,5601:7438.56%1,052
141Kaji1,5551:7464.02%552
142Matsushita1,5341:7561.07%158
143Fujimoto1,5241:7610.70%83
144Kawaguchi1,5141:7660.84%116
145Asai1,5081:7691.61%257
146Kojima1,4931:7770.51%59
147Matsubara1,4771:7851.35%216
148Ura1,4721:7886.99%929
149Yoshino1,4411:8051.14%183
150Takeda1,4251:8140.68%91
151Ko1,4151:8196.12%872
151Tsuchita1,4151:8192.24%368
153Kawai1,4041:8260.72%101
153Kitade1,4041:82619.95%2,120
155Ishikawa1,3891:8350.31%28
156Koyama1,3841:8380.61%74
157Asada1,3681:8482.29%384
157Kawashima1,3681:8480.97%165
159Hatake1,3471:8612.92%475
159Muranaka1,3471:8617.55%1,069
161Kameda1,3321:8713.71%598
161Morishita1,3321:8711.45%262
161Shinbo1,3321:8716.76%979
164Maruyama1,3161:8810.60%80
165Idemura1,3061:88826.65%2,701
166Takashima1,2951:8951.91%340
166Yoshioka1,2951:8950.90%156
168Nakai1,2851:9021.18%220
169Kano1,2741:9101.16%217
170Kaneko1,2531:9250.39%51
171Miura1,2481:9290.41%56
171Shimazaki1,2481:9292.37%423
171Takemoto1,2481:9291.77%329
174Teranishi1,2381:9376.16%966
175Aoki1,2331:9400.36%46