Kanagawa Prefecture Genealogical Records

Kanagawa Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Kanagawa 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.

Kanagawa 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 Kanagawa 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.

Kanagawa 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.

Kanagawa 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.

Kanagawa 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.

Kanagawa Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Kanagawa 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.

Kanagawa 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.

Kanagawa 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 Kanagawa 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.

Kanagawa 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.

Kanagawa 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.

Kanagawa 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 Kanagawa Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Suzuki207,9501:4411.01%2
2Sato174,2731:528.90%1
3Takahashi133,2581:699.92%5
4Watanabe114,1311:808.37%4
5Saito99,7201:929.61%10
6Kato90,7551:1019.69%11
7Tanaka89,7591:1026.35%3
8Kobayashi89,2171:1038.30%9
9Ito83,6691:1096.75%6
10Nakamura74,4151:1236.62%8
11Yamamoto65,9671:1395.83%7
12Yamada65,3741:1407.71%13
13Yamaguchi62,7011:1469.31%16
14Ishii61,1131:15014.57%31
15Yoshida58,4651:1566.74%12
16Inoue57,5951:1598.88%17
17Sasaki49,9171:1837.06%14
18Kaneko45,2771:20214.03%51
19Shimizu44,3941:2067.73%19
20Kimura44,3691:2067.38%18
21Aoki43,4231:21112.65%46
22Ishikawa43,4111:2119.66%28
23Matsumoto42,6041:2156.22%15
24Abe40,4601:2267.39%21
25Ono40,2461:2277.69%22
26Mori38,9471:2357.47%23
27Endo38,5311:23711.12%45
28Yamazaki37,9761:2418.40%27
29Ogawa37,0061:2478.62%30
30Hasegawa36,8791:2489.40%36
31Kojima35,1141:26011.90%59
32Ikeda34,2571:2677.33%26
33Hayashi34,2071:2675.98%20
34Nakajima32,9961:2776.53%24
35Arai32,8951:2789.47%44
36Kikuchi31,8991:2878.93%42
37Uchida29,5161:31011.60%69
38Hara28,9491:31611.15%67
39Wada28,6591:31910.30%64
40Sugiyama28,3311:32312.94%82
41Hashimoto27,8391:3295.89%25
42Ozawa25,5821:35815.43%126
43Kondo25,4821:3596.58%38
44Goto24,9521:3676.18%33
45Ida24,4481:37412.12%95
46Sakai23,6531:3876.14%39
47Ando23,2501:3939.05%68
48Ota23,1741:3956.33%41
49Koizumi22,3041:41019.46%202
50Nakayama22,2921:4107.74%62
51Ichikawa21,9761:41611.48%104
52Harada21,9131:4177.25%57
53Yamashita21,7241:4214.96%29
54Fujita21,4471:4265.50%37
55Takeuchi20,8421:4396.23%47
56Ishida20,7161:4427.42%63
57Miura20,4891:4466.70%56
57Sakamoto20,4891:4465.02%32
59Yokoyama20,3121:4508.31%71
60Koyama20,1861:4538.88%74
61Okada20,1481:4545.06%35
62Murakami19,8581:4615.34%40
63Maeda19,6561:4654.90%34
64Fukuda19,4801:4706.00%50
65Tamura19,2911:4746.62%61
66Nakano19,1771:4775.81%48
67Imai19,1021:4798.58%79
68Iwasaki19,0761:47910.44%113
69Tanabe18,6481:49011.97%142
70Okamoto18,6351:4915.84%53
71Kubota18,4841:4958.68%87
72Honda18,3201:4997.86%73
73Otsuka17,9541:5098.47%89
74Sano17,9041:5119.23%102
75Sakurai17,4881:5238.50%93
76Tsuchiya17,0971:5359.57%117
77Akiyama17,0471:53710.88%137
78Kitamura16,9081:5419.88%121
79Oya16,7311:5478.78%106
80Nakagawa16,6431:5505.26%54
81Masuda16,5801:5526.38%66
81Morita16,5801:5525.67%60
83Murata16,5171:5547.67%86
84Shibata16,4161:5576.14%65
85Naito16,3531:55912.00%169
86Matsuda16,2651:5625.41%58
87Nagashima16,2521:56314.44%207
88Ishiwata16,2401:56344.00%583
89Takagi16,1891:5657.13%75
90Seki16,0381:5709.78%129
91Fujii15,8991:5754.86%49
92Hirano15,7351:5817.40%88
93Kawaguchi15,7231:5828.74%116
94Maruyama15,6721:5847.12%80
95Nishimura15,6091:5864.84%52
95Yoshikawa15,6091:5868.53%112
97Sudo15,4831:59111.00%164
98Chiba15,4701:5917.67%94
99Sugawara15,4451:5927.69%97
100Shibuya15,0171:60914.42%233
101Ueda14,9661:6114.26%43
102Yasuda14,9031:6148.23%114
103Miyazaki14,8781:6156.57%76
104Furuya14,8401:61613.30%208
105Kudo14,7771:6196.75%81
106Shimada14,5251:6305.91%70
107Nagai14,4111:6357.61%107
108Igarashi14,2981:6408.93%132
109Seto14,1721:64527.88%430
110Sugimoto14,1341:6477.32%103
111Noguchi13,9571:6556.66%90
112Kurihara13,8571:66010.71%176
113Hagihara13,8311:66111.53%192
114Hoshino13,5791:6749.57%161
115Hino13,4911:6787.81%119
116Takeda13,3141:6876.39%91
117Mochizuki13,0371:70210.23%181
118Tsunoda12,9241:70813.43%246
119Ijima12,9111:70814.16%265
120Usui12,8611:71115.90%290
121Sekiguchi12,7221:71910.45%190
122Iwata12,6711:7228.13%143
123Fujiwara12,6211:7254.01%55
124Takano12,4071:7377.33%124
125Aihara12,3941:73827.17%484
126Koike12,3691:7398.71%160
127Komatsu12,3561:7407.49%128
128Matsui12,2811:7455.92%92
128Nishiyama12,2811:7459.52%178
130Ueno12,2681:7465.47%78
131Kono12,2301:7485.62%85
132Nomura12,2181:7496.25%100
132Okubo12,2181:7498.18%149
134Enomoto12,0031:76213.22%266
135Kawamura11,9781:7645.48%84
136Fukushima11,9021:7696.88%118
137Hirose11,6251:7877.84%150
138Ishizuka11,6121:78814.07%283
138Iwamoto11,6121:7888.61%171
140Kawashima11,6001:7898.25%165
141Adachi11,4481:7996.14%109
142Miyamoto11,3981:8024.67%72
143Takada11,3601:8055.81%99
144San-Kyo11,2341:81429.16%558
145Kashiwagi11,1841:81824.30%476
146Kawai10,9951:8325.66%101
147Tomita10,9441:8366.99%139
148Osawa10,8181:8468.76%189
149Hirai10,7681:8498.41%180
150Taguchi10,7421:8517.01%146
151Komiya10,5911:86425.34%519
152Nakata10,5661:8665.69%110
153Hattori10,5281:8696.69%135
154Honma10,5031:8719.32%206
154Ochiai10,5031:87113.45%301
156Kinoshita10,4271:8775.25%98
157Akimoto10,3641:88315.85%360
158Oshima10,3391:8856.78%147
159Yoshino10,2381:8938.12%183
160Furukawa10,1751:8995.39%108
161Shimura10,1501:90120.33%438
162Kawasaki10,1121:9056.46%138
163Hayakawa10,0991:9067.88%179
164Higuchi10,0611:9096.63%148
165Kubo10,0491:9105.00%96
166Izuka9,9981:91510.77%259
166Miyata9,9981:9158.38%194
166Shirai9,9981:91510.56%253
169Hamada9,9101:9235.99%127
170Ishihara9,8981:9246.68%151
171Kishi9,7971:93413.64%324
172Hirata9,7461:9396.10%133
173Ozaki9,6201:9517.02%167
174Kumagai9,5571:9577.05%170
174Yagi9,5571:9578.36%203
176Tashiro9,5191:96111.39%280
177Ohara9,4941:9636.75%163
178Uehara9,2801:9867.92%197
179Konno9,2551:9887.85%195
180Amano9,1921:9959.40%243
181Taiboku9,1541:99913.35%337
182Katsumata9,0651:1,00919.04%463
183Mizuno9,0151:1,0154.99%115
184Baba8,9901:1,0176.09%153
184Miyagawa8,9901:1,01710.23%270
186Takei8,9771:1,01912.24%318
186Yoshizawa8,9771:1,01911.50%302
188Uchiyama8,9651:1,0208.24%219
189Aizawa8,9271:1,02513.39%353
190Tsuyuki8,8891:1,02971.04%1,387
191Matsuo8,8511:1,0334.62%105
192Fujimoto8,7121:1,0503.98%83
193Ogura8,6491:1,0586.69%177
193Ohashi8,6491:1,0585.89%154
195Sekine8,6241:1,0618.17%230
196Muto8,5741:1,0679.12%255
197Yamauchi8,5611:1,0685.02%122
198Okawa8,5481:1,0709.95%273
199Kamata8,5111:1,0757.09%191
200Moriya8,4601:1,08116.83%433