Nagasaki Prefecture Genealogical Records

Nagasaki Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Nagasaki 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.

Nagasaki 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 Nagasaki 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.

Nagasaki 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.

Nagasaki 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.

Nagasaki 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.

Nagasaki Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Nagasaki 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.

Nagasaki 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.

Nagasaki 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 Nagasaki 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.

Nagasaki 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.

Nagasaki 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.

Nagasaki 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 Nagasaki Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Yamaguchi30,3741:454.51%16
2Tanaka21,3541:651.51%3
3Nakamura20,9771:661.87%8
4Matsuo19,3601:7110.11%105
5Matsumoto16,5081:842.41%15
6Yoshida13,7761:1001.59%12
7Yamashita13,5041:1023.08%29
8Mori12,5851:1102.41%23
9Yamamoto11,4201:1211.01%7
10Maeda10,8281:1282.70%34
11Honda10,3961:1334.46%73
12Yamada10,2401:1351.21%13
13Fukuda9,2911:1492.86%50
14Hayashida8,9441:15417.94%440
15Sato8,8791:1560.45%1
16Ikeda8,5931:1611.84%26
17Miyazaki8,4171:1643.72%76
18Iwanaga8,2061:16828.07%713
19Yamazaki8,1911:1691.81%27
20Nakajima7,9601:1741.58%24
21Ogawa6,9461:1991.62%30
22Araki6,8601:2014.82%159
23Matsunaga6,4941:2135.95%218
24Sakai6,4831:2131.68%39
25Baba6,2981:2194.27%153
26Kawaguchi5,9711:2313.32%116
27Watanabe5,9161:2340.43%4
28Sakamoto5,8961:2341.45%32
29Hashimoto5,7451:2401.22%25
30Inoue5,7001:2420.88%17
31Ito5,4441:2540.44%6
32Nagata5,3891:2564.13%174
33Hayashi5,2931:2610.93%20
34Matsuda5,2181:2651.74%58
35Kondo5,0721:2721.31%38
36Nakao5,0421:2744.75%228
36Ota5,0421:2741.38%41
38Koga4,8211:2873.90%186
39Noguchi4,8161:2872.30%90
40Ide4,5851:3016.13%314
41Mine4,5301:30517.61%793
42Hirayama4,4451:3114.17%227
43Nakayama4,3541:3171.51%62
44Furukawa4,3291:3192.29%108
45Nishimura4,2691:3241.32%52
46Tsuji4,2141:3282.70%140
47Harada4,1231:3351.36%57
48Kinoshita4,1031:3372.07%98
49Hirata3,9671:3482.48%133
50Kaneko3,9221:3521.22%51
51Hirano3,8471:3591.81%88
52Hara3,8271:3611.47%67
52Kubo3,8271:3611.90%96
54Nakano3,8221:3611.16%48
55Kobayashi3,7871:3650.35%9
56Oda3,7311:3702.31%130
57Miyamoto3,6911:3741.51%72
58Taguchi3,6461:3792.38%146
59Kimura3,6311:3810.60%18
60Tagawa3,5761:38610.93%650
61Hamada3,5461:3902.14%127
62Ichinose3,5101:39411.17%669
63Tominaga3,4851:3965.15%341
64Ozaki3,4651:3992.53%167
65Kojima3,4351:4021.16%59
66Taniguchi3,4301:4031.52%77
67Hamazaki3,4201:4049.07%572
68Shimada3,4101:4051.39%70
69Eguchi3,4001:4064.21%291
70Shimoda3,3351:4145.35%371
70Yoshimura3,3351:4142.15%144
72Ishibashi3,3051:4182.64%185
73Deguchi3,2441:4266.03%418
73Sakaguchi3,2441:4262.62%188
75Morita3,2391:4271.11%60
76Kawakami3,2291:4281.94%125
77Fujita3,2091:4310.82%37
78Ueda3,1591:4370.90%43
79Kawara3,1291:4425.56%410
80Miura3,1241:4421.02%56
81Noda3,1191:4432.21%162
82Ura3,1041:44514.73%929
83Uchida3,0381:4551.19%69
84Kawasaki3,0331:4561.94%138
85Oishi3,0281:4562.53%193
86Masuda3,0231:4571.16%66
87Shimizu2,9881:4620.52%19
88Hashiguchi2,9431:4698.61%626
89Suenaga2,8881:4789.71%700
90Okubo2,8271:4891.89%149
91Urakawa2,8171:49018.68%1,202
92Matsushita2,7821:4971.95%158
93Ishida2,7471:5030.98%63
94Takahashi2,7321:5060.20%5
95Tasaki2,6821:5159.29%721
96Iwasaki2,6721:5171.46%113
97Murata2,6671:5181.24%86
98Sasaki2,6571:5200.38%14
99Tajima2,6471:5222.34%205
100Shibata2,6271:5260.98%65
101Shiraishi2,5961:5322.51%234
102Kusano2,5911:5337.08%587
102Yamakawa2,5911:5333.90%356
104Fukushima2,5061:5511.45%118
105Abiru2,4961:55441.43%2,340
106Nakagawa2,4861:5560.79%54
107Iwamoto2,4811:5571.84%171
108Fujiwara2,4711:5590.78%55
109Hamaguchi2,4461:5655.34%479
110Honson2,4361:56711.08%904
110Yamanaka2,4361:5671.59%145
112Yoshioka2,4211:5711.68%156
113Haraguchi2,4161:5725.70%514
113Nishi2,4161:5722.53%247
115Ono2,4111:5730.46%22
116Tokunaga2,4061:5743.70%362
117Doi2,3851:5791.87%182
118Matsuzaki2,3651:5843.08%309
119Saito2,3551:5870.23%10
119Yamauchi2,3551:5871.38%122
121Kitamura2,3451:5891.37%121
122Risshaku2,3351:5926.60%604
123Tanigawa2,3251:5944.08%405
124Nishida2,3101:5981.35%120
125Moriyama2,3051:5992.75%279
125Nonaka2,3051:5993.41%344
127Sonoda2,3001:6014.28%419
128Murakami2,2651:6100.61%40
129Imamura2,2551:6132.20%237
130Tsutsumi2,2401:6172.92%310
131Takagi2,2251:6210.98%75
132Matsuyama2,2201:6223.09%323
133Terada2,2051:6272.14%235
134Yokoyama2,1651:6380.89%71
135Higashi2,1391:6461.37%136
136Kato2,1291:6490.23%11
136Yokota2,1291:6491.70%184
138Nagao2,1241:6502.44%272
139Kusumoto2,0741:6668.52%839
140Nishikawa2,0541:6731.21%123
140Ueno2,0541:6730.92%78
142Naiya2,0241:6835.86%623
143Tomonaga1,9841:69630.60%2,232
144Yoshinaga1,9541:7074.90%538
145Katayama1,9441:7111.57%187
146Nagano1,9391:7131.92%239
147Irie1,9331:7153.99%456
148Kitagawa1,9131:7221.72%210
149Fujimoto1,9081:7240.87%83
150Takeshita1,9031:7263.22%389
151Sugimoto1,8731:7380.97%103
152Aikawa1,8581:7444.98%574
153Maekawa1,8181:7602.03%267
154Yoshikawa1,8131:7620.99%112
155Urata1,8081:7646.80%771
156Nakata1,7731:7790.96%110
157Miyata1,7681:7811.48%194
158Komori1,6971:8142.90%396
158Okamoto1,6971:8140.53%53
160Higuchi1,6821:8211.11%148
161Kubota1,6621:8310.78%87
162Koyama1,6521:8360.73%74
163Ogata1,6421:8411.48%212
164Kohira1,6371:84449.68%3,479
164Suzuki1,6371:8440.09%2
166Kuwahara1,6121:8571.57%236
167Tashiro1,6021:8621.92%280
168Matsushima1,5971:8652.43%359
169Koyanagi1,5721:8793.89%535
170Kawamoto1,5621:8851.64%250
170Taira1,5621:8852.47%366
170Tsuruta1,5621:8853.36%473
173Oshima1,5371:8991.01%147
174Yoshino1,5271:9051.21%183
175Takada1,5221:9080.78%99
176Kawamura1,5171:9110.69%84
177Goto1,5071:9170.37%33
178Hayata1,4921:92610.90%1,299
178Nishiyama1,4921:9261.16%178
180Hirose1,4661:9420.99%150
181Nakasato1,4561:9493.79%559
181Oka1,4561:9491.33%215
183Egashira1,4511:9528.45%1,096
184Oura1,4211:9726.95%953
185Okada1,4061:9830.35%35
186Sendai1,4011:9869.35%1,217
187Kan1,3961:9902.58%416
187Mizoguchi1,3961:9902.80%439
189Morikawa1,3861:9971.69%285
190Matsumura1,3761:1,0041.06%175
191Hamamoto1,3661:1,0113.93%617
191Ishikawa1,3661:1,0110.30%28
191Kawabata1,3661:1,0111.85%315
194Ishii1,3561:1,0190.32%31
195Machida1,3511:1,0231.76%307
196Fukahori1,3461:1,02622.44%2,348
197Onoe1,3361:1,0345.29%814
197Otsuka1,3361:1,0340.63%89
197Ueki1,3361:1,0343.31%536
200Uchiyama1,3311:1,0381.22%219