Osaka Prefecture Genealogical Records

Osaka Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Osaka 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.

Osaka 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 Osaka 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.

Osaka 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.

Osaka 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.

Osaka 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.

Osaka Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Osaka 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.

Osaka 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.

Osaka 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 Osaka 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.

Osaka 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.

Osaka 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.

Osaka 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 Osaka Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Tanaka134,6211:669.52%3
2Yamamoto118,1641:7510.44%7
3Nakamura73,0901:1216.50%8
4Matsumoto66,6971:1339.74%15
5Yoshida64,2281:1387.41%12
6Inoue61,3581:1449.46%17
7Yamada57,7811:1536.82%13
8Ueda54,9911:16115.65%43
9Yamaguchi48,7851:1827.24%16
10Hayashi45,5681:1947.97%20
11Kobayashi45,4481:1954.23%9
12Watanabe42,9121:2063.15%4
13Sato42,6721:2082.18%1
14Ito42,6581:2083.44%6
15Hashimoto42,6051:2089.01%25
16Mori41,8041:2128.02%23
17Takahashi41,5241:2133.09%5
18Kimura40,7761:2176.78%18
19Maeda40,7091:21810.14%34
20Yamashita40,0151:2219.13%29
21Nakano39,7621:22312.04%48
22Nishimura38,1731:23211.84%52
23Okamoto37,9071:23411.88%53
24Fujiwara37,7601:23511.99%55
25Sakamoto36,5321:2428.95%32
26Ikeda36,1451:2457.73%26
27Nakagawa35,9841:24611.36%54
28Okada34,6901:2558.71%35
29Fujita34,2361:2598.77%37
30Shimizu33,5691:2645.85%19
31Suzuki33,0611:2681.75%2
32Nakajima31,9141:2786.31%24
33Murakami31,1661:2848.37%40
34Nishida31,0461:28518.13%120
35Fujii30,9391:2869.46%49
36Matsuda29,6041:2999.85%58
37Kato28,4431:3113.04%11
38Wada28,2961:31310.17%64
39Fujimoto27,9761:31712.78%83
40Onishi27,8561:31815.05%111
41Taniguchi27,4151:32312.11%77
42Nishikawa27,0821:32715.93%123
43Tsuji26,5751:33317.00%140
44Morita26,4411:3359.05%60
45Ono25,9611:3414.96%22
46Sakai25,6141:3466.64%39
47Sasaki25,1601:3523.56%14
48Ogawa25,0001:3545.83%30
49Minami24,8661:35621.29%198
50Morimoto24,7331:35815.52%134
51Nakanishi24,7061:35915.34%131
52Yamazaki24,5061:3615.42%27
53Fukuda24,3461:3647.50%50
54Saito24,1591:3672.33%10
55Sakaguchi23,9051:37119.34%188
56Ishida23,7581:3738.51%63
57Miyamoto23,4781:3779.61%72
58Ueno22,5841:39210.06%78
59Ota22,4901:3946.15%41
60Matsui21,9031:40410.56%92
61Sugimoto21,7701:40711.27%103
62Higashi21,7031:40813.85%136
63Kinoshita21,4091:41410.78%98
64Nakai21,3421:41519.65%220
65Kubo21,2091:41810.56%96
66Kondo20,7821:4265.37%38
67Takeuchi20,6481:4296.18%47
68Masuda20,2351:4387.79%66
69Harada19,5811:4526.48%57
70Okuda18,9001:46917.60%223
71Kitamura18,7931:47110.98%121
72Konishi18,6461:47516.09%199
73Oya18,6331:4759.78%106
74Murata18,5531:4778.62%86
75Yasuda18,5261:47810.24%114
76Yoshikawa18,2061:4879.95%112
77Nakao18,0991:48917.05%228
78Yamanaka18,0191:49211.75%145
79Yoshimura17,8721:49611.54%144
80Hamada17,8451:49610.78%127
81Goto17,7251:5004.39%33
82Okuno17,5521:50529.65%388
83Hasegawa17,4451:5084.44%36
84Nakayama17,4181:5096.04%62
84Shimada17,4181:5097.08%70
86Doi17,3921:50913.65%182
87Kitano17,3651:51029.91%399
88Tamura17,3251:5115.94%61
89Kono17,3121:5127.96%85
90Nakata17,2581:5139.30%110
91Takada16,9641:5228.67%99
92Nakatani16,9241:52320.66%287
93Matsushita16,5771:53411.62%158
94Ishikawa16,4571:5383.66%28
95Koyama15,8171:5606.96%74
96Fukui15,6831:56513.68%201
96Kawai15,6831:5658.07%101
98Hara15,6161:5676.02%67
99Shibata15,5101:5715.80%65
100Abe15,4701:5732.83%21
101Kawaguchi15,4301:5748.58%116
102Nishino15,4161:57521.57%326
103Matsuo15,3231:5788.00%105
104Aoki14,9891:5914.37%46
105Kawasaki14,9491:5939.55%138
106Kawakami14,8021:5988.89%125
106Miyazaki14,8021:5986.54%76
108Matsumura14,6821:60311.33%175
109Tani14,3481:61716.75%274
109Yoshioka14,3481:6179.93%156
111Hirata14,3351:6188.97%133
112Noguchi14,2681:6216.81%90
113Ozaki14,2551:62110.40%167
114Furukawa14,0551:6307.44%108
114Oda14,0551:6308.71%130
116Higuchi13,9881:6339.22%148
117Imai13,9611:6356.27%79
117Tsujimoto13,9611:63532.97%515
119Takeda13,8411:6406.64%91
120Matsuoka13,7741:6439.31%152
121Ishii13,7081:6463.27%31
122Takagi13,5741:6535.98%75
123Kawamura13,5481:6546.19%84
124Honda13,4941:6565.79%73
125Kitagawa13,4541:65812.10%210
126Kishimoto13,2671:66816.19%286
126Yamauchi13,2671:6687.78%122
128Nomura13,2271:6706.76%100
129Hirai13,1601:67310.28%180
129Nagai13,1601:6736.94%107
131Uemura13,0671:6789.46%166
132Kawabata13,0541:67917.65%315
132Nishio13,0541:67916.28%294
134Iwamoto12,9741:6839.62%171
135Terada12,9471:68412.57%235
136Adachi12,9201:6866.93%109
137Matsuura12,8271:6919.40%168
138Miyake12,8131:69111.53%211
139Kojima12,6931:6984.30%59
140Iwasaki12,6131:7026.90%113
141Sawada12,5201:7088.01%141
142Yano12,4001:7148.59%157
143Nishioka12,3861:71517.73%333
144Okumura12,2531:72311.13%214
145Yokoyama12,0931:7334.95%71
146Katayama11,9461:7429.66%187
147Nagata11,8121:7509.04%174
148Asano11,7591:7538.06%155
149Hirano11,6391:7615.48%88
150Oka11,3321:78210.33%215
151Mukai11,2791:78516.58%339
152Yoneda11,2651:78615.53%320
153Araki11,2251:7897.88%159
154Kawamoto11,1851:79211.74%250
155Ida11,1581:7945.53%95
156Nishi11,0251:80311.54%247
157Asada10,8911:81318.21%384
158Maekawa10,8381:81712.13%267
159Fukushima10,8111:8196.25%118
160Kubota10,7851:8215.06%87
161Ando10,7451:8244.18%68
161Miura10,7451:8243.51%56
163Uchida10,6381:8334.18%69
164Kuroda10,5981:8367.96%172
165Sano10,4781:8455.40%102
166Hori10,4511:8487.95%173
167Nishiyama10,2511:8647.95%178
168Inui10,1571:87232.17%667
169Sakata10,1441:8739.47%224
170Tsuda10,1041:87713.14%308
171Yagi10,0641:8808.81%203
172Ohara10,0511:8817.14%163
173Kataoka9,9971:8869.22%221
174Taketa9,8641:89810.70%261
175Maruyama9,8371:9014.47%80
175Miyoshi9,8371:90113.56%319
177Baba9,8241:9026.65%153
178Ishibashi9,7841:9057.82%185
179Miki9,7041:91313.77%330
180Nishiguchi9,6901:91434.95%744
181Yokota9,6771:9157.72%184
182Tomita9,6231:9216.15%139
183Tatsumi9,5571:92729.37%652
184Otsuka9,4631:9364.46%89
185Noda9,4371:9396.70%162
186Iwata9,3971:9436.03%143
187Arai9,3701:9452.70%44
188Kita9,2901:95415.26%379
189Matsubara9,2501:9588.44%216
189Morikawa9,2501:95811.28%285
191Tada9,1161:9729.13%242
192Asai9,0901:9759.72%257
192Takemoto9,0901:97512.87%329
194Hirose8,9831:9866.06%150
194Otani8,9831:98614.55%376
196Morishita8,8231:1,0049.62%262
196Okazaki8,8231:1,0048.26%226
198Sakurai8,7961:1,0074.28%93
199Fukumoto8,7561:1,01212.14%321
200Furuya8,7291:1,0157.83%208