Iwate Prefecture Genealogical Records

Iwate Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Iwate 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.

Iwate 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 Iwate 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.

Iwate 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.

Iwate 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.

Iwate 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.

Iwate Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Iwate 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.

Iwate 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.

Iwate 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 Iwate 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.

Iwate 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.

Iwate 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.

Iwate 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 Iwate Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Sato66,9491:193.42%1
2Sasaki63,8111:209.03%14
3Takahashi55,8371:234.16%5
4Kikuchi44,4321:2912.44%42
5Chiba35,0871:3717.39%94
6Ito26,5321:482.14%6
7Abe24,3911:534.45%21
8Sugawara23,6571:5411.78%97
9Oikawa22,5531:5724.72%264
10Suzuki21,4331:601.13%2
11Onodera19,7181:6519.67%241
12Yoshida18,5371:692.14%12
13Kumagai14,1421:9110.43%170
14Saito12,7861:1001.23%10
15Nakamura12,5651:1021.12%8
16Fujiwara12,1651:1053.86%55
17Konno12,1291:10610.28%195
18Ohara11,1631:1157.93%163
19Senda10,8551:11822.31%454
20Miura10,7991:1193.53%56
21Murakami10,3571:1242.78%40
22Kudo10,0901:1274.61%81
23Hatakeyama9,1561:14011.85%305
24Endo8,0211:1602.31%45
25Hino7,7741:1654.50%119
26Watanabe7,4511:1720.55%4
27Ishikawa6,3781:2011.42%28
28Iwabuchi6,2591:20517.16%590
29Tamura6,2441:2052.14%61
30Ogasawara6,1771:2087.05%271
31Kawamura6,0341:2132.76%84
32Kato5,7151:2250.61%11
33Tanaka5,6791:2260.40%3
34Yaegashi5,0891:25248.64%1,589
35Yamamoto4,8941:2620.43%7
36Yamazaki4,8631:2641.08%27
37Terui4,6421:27626.49%1,082
38Goto4,5651:2811.13%33
39Koyama4,4111:2911.94%74
40Odajima4,3801:29325.16%1,086
41Kobayashi4,3701:2940.41%9
42Kamata4,3541:2953.63%191
43Kimura4,2111:3050.70%18
44Sakamoto4,1751:3071.02%32
45Tada4,1281:3114.13%242
46Ono3,7431:3430.72%22
47Yamaguchi3,6661:3500.54%16
48Matsuda3,6201:3541.20%58
49Takeda3,4201:3751.64%91
50Hosokawa3,2251:3984.07%297
51Fujita3,1321:4100.80%37
52Hirano3,0601:4191.44%88
53Nakano3,0191:4250.91%48
54Tachibana2,9781:4314.26%332
55Asanuma2,9681:43211.96%829
56Shibata2,9581:4341.11%65
57Yamada2,9471:4350.35%13
58Sekawa2,8911:4448.35%619
59Nakajima2,8811:4450.57%24
60Matsumoto2,8291:4540.41%15
61Komatsu2,7931:4591.69%128
62Fujimura2,7631:4644.92%411
63Fujii2,7521:4660.84%49
64Ninuma2,7271:47048.35%2,456
65Hashimoto2,6961:4760.57%25
66Fujisawa2,6801:4793.89%336
67Mikami2,5731:4993.14%284
68Ota2,5671:5000.70%41
69Ueno2,5621:5011.14%78
70Sawada2,4391:5261.56%141
71Sawaguchi2,4081:53316.53%1,237
72Ozawa2,3621:5431.42%126
73Iwasaki2,3261:5521.27%113
74Okubo2,1411:5991.43%149
75Kubota2,1311:6021.00%87
76Shimizu2,0691:6200.36%19
77Maekawa2,0541:6252.30%267
78Kubo2,0391:6291.01%96
79Kanazawa2,0131:6372.49%289
80Osawa1,9871:6461.61%189
80Taguchi1,9871:6461.30%146
82Koiwa1,9261:66623.22%1,890
83Inoue1,8951:6770.29%17
84Ogawa1,8641:6880.43%30
85Omori1,7721:7241.59%209
86Murata1,7661:7270.82%86
87Shinta1,7511:7332.63%352
88Haga1,7201:7463.32%426
89Kon1,7051:75335.57%2,742
90Takizawa1,6691:7692.18%311
91Nagasawa1,6381:7832.23%317
92Hiraga1,6231:7918.05%964
93Iwama1,6171:7936.21%784
94Furukawa1,5921:8060.84%108
94Yamashita1,5921:8060.36%29
96Seki1,5871:8080.97%129
97Furutachi1,5661:81931.64%2,685
98Kondo1,5461:8300.40%38
99Kurosawa1,5151:8472.16%331
99Sakashita1,5151:8474.17%593
101Sudo1,4941:8591.06%164
102Fukushi1,4531:8838.83%1,134
102Kawasaki1,4531:8830.93%138
102Nakata1,4531:8830.78%110
105Yonezawa1,4431:8893.79%563
106Hariyama1,4121:90939.50%3,296
106Mori1,4121:9090.27%23
108Fukuda1,3861:9260.43%50
109Kitada1,3761:9324.62%696
110Owada1,3661:9394.76%724
111Yamauchi1,3501:9500.79%122
112Shida1,3401:9575.71%864
113Baba1,3251:9680.90%153
114Tashiro1,3201:9721.58%280
115Ando1,2891:9950.50%68
116Minakawa1,2531:1,0243.08%533
117Wada1,2481:1,0280.45%64
118Noda1,2381:1,0360.88%162
119Nakai1,2321:1,0411.13%220
119Oda1,2321:1,0410.76%130
121Hasegawa1,2221:1,0500.31%36
121Kawara1,2221:1,0502.17%410
123Kuji1,2121:1,05929.87%3,034
124Nozaki1,2071:1,0631.81%351
125Komukai1,2021:1,06720.53%2,396
126Takada1,1711:1,0960.60%99
127Ogata1,1601:1,1061.05%212
128Hayashi1,1401:1,1250.20%20
128Hoshi1,1401:1,1251.45%299
128Kaneko1,1401:1,1250.35%51
131Sano1,1351:1,1300.59%102
132Taketa1,1301:1,1351.23%261
133Nakazawa1,1191:1,1471.06%232
133Yachi1,1191:1,14728.55%3,105
135Muramatsu1,0991:1,1671.43%306
136Fujimoto1,0941:1,1730.50%83
137Akasaka1,0831:1,1854.20%790
137Hachiman1,0831:1,1857.11%1,195
139Matsuoka1,0781:1,1900.73%152
140Ishida1,0731:1,1960.38%63