Saitama Prefecture Genealogical Records

Saitama Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Saitama 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.

Saitama 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 Saitama 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.

Saitama 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.

Saitama 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.

Saitama 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.

Saitama Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Saitama 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.

Saitama 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.

Saitama 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 Saitama 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.

Saitama 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.

Saitama 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.

Saitama 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 Saitama Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Suzuki136,9921:537.25%2
2Takahashi106,8141:687.95%5
3Sato103,4041:705.28%1
4Arai101,9441:7129.34%44
5Saito100,2041:739.66%10
6Kobayashi96,7151:758.99%9
7Watanabe80,0761:915.87%4
8Tanaka75,0861:975.31%3
9Kato66,9161:1097.15%11
10Nakamura66,7961:1095.94%8
11Yoshida64,1061:1147.40%12
12Ito55,6871:1314.49%6
13Kaneko51,7271:14116.03%51
14Shimizu50,5671:1448.81%19
15Matsumoto49,4171:1477.22%15
16Kimura41,3681:1766.88%18
17Sekine41,0181:17738.85%230
18Yamada40,1281:1814.73%13
19Yamazaki38,9081:1878.61%27
20Nakajima37,0981:1967.34%24
21Yamaguchi36,3581:2005.40%16
22Ono36,0481:2026.89%22
23Ishikawa35,5081:2057.90%28
24Ishii35,2981:2068.42%31
25Uchida33,8181:21513.29%69
26Hashimoto33,0081:2206.98%25
27Shimada32,7681:22213.32%70
28Ogawa32,2081:2267.51%30
29Inoue31,9581:2284.93%17
30Yamamoto31,9081:2282.82%7
31Kojima30,0981:24210.20%59
32Sasaki29,8381:2444.22%14
33Kurihara29,1381:25022.52%176
34Sekiguchi28,7681:25323.62%190
35Hasegawa28,7181:2537.32%36
36Sakamoto28,5781:2557.00%32
37Morita28,1281:2599.63%60
38Noguchi27,8781:26113.31%90
39Okada27,7781:2626.98%35
40Aoki27,1391:2687.91%46
41Fukushima26,2591:27715.18%118
42Abe25,6791:2834.69%21
43Endo24,5291:2977.08%45
44Fukuda24,2291:3007.46%50
45Osawa23,7791:30619.24%189
46Ikeda23,5091:3105.03%26
47Hayashi23,4691:3104.10%20
48Mori22,4391:3244.31%23
49Kikuchi21,9891:3316.16%42
50Tajima21,9191:33219.36%205
51Negishi21,6891:33639.15%412
52Otsuka21,5091:33810.15%89
53Masuda21,3091:3418.20%66
54Taguchi21,1391:34413.80%146
55Nagashima20,3591:35718.09%207
56Senken19,5591:37247.69%528
57Tamura19,2891:3776.62%61
58Machida19,2091:37924.98%307
59Ichikawa18,8491:3869.84%104
60Ozawa17,9691:40510.84%126
61Sakai17,6391:4134.58%39
62Koyama17,5791:4147.74%74
63Takeuchi17,0991:4265.11%47
64Yoshino17,0391:42713.51%183
65Takano16,8091:4339.93%124
66Kurosawa16,5291:44023.51%331
67Kondo16,4791:4424.26%38
68Imai16,1891:4507.27%79
69Nakayama16,0591:4535.57%62
70Oshima15,8791:45810.41%147
71Murata15,8491:4597.36%86
72Hoshino15,5491:46810.96%161
73Yokota15,4091:47212.29%184
74Iwasaki15,0491:4848.23%113
75Yamashita14,9991:4853.42%29
76Ishida14,8491:4905.32%63
77Nakano14,7891:4924.48%48
78Sakurai14,6691:4967.13%93
79Maruyama14,5791:4996.62%80
80Harada14,5191:5014.80%57
81Akiyama14,3991:5059.19%137
82Goto14,2791:5103.54%33
83Okubo14,1791:5139.49%149
84Shigeki14,1591:51423.84%387
85Hagihara14,0891:51711.75%192
86Ida14,0491:5186.96%95
87Ijima13,9791:52115.33%265
88Yajima13,8091:52723.14%385
89Hara13,7591:5295.30%67
90Ota13,7291:5303.75%41
91Izuka13,6391:53414.70%259
92Kubota13,5891:5366.38%87
93Fujita13,4191:5423.44%37
94Koike13,3791:5449.43%160
95Tomita13,3691:5448.54%139
96Shimamura13,1191:55526.33%442
97Kanai12,8091:56816.24%298
98Yokoyama12,7991:5695.24%71
99Ando12,6291:5764.92%68
100Oya12,4991:5826.56%106
101Enomoto12,4891:58313.75%266
102Seki12,3791:5887.55%129
103Miyazaki12,2491:5945.41%76
104Miura12,1991:5973.99%56
105Honda11,8291:6155.07%73
106Igarashi11,7191:6217.32%132
107Iwata11,5791:6287.43%143
108Takada11,4191:6375.84%99
109Tsuchiya11,2991:6446.32%117
110Baba11,2091:6497.59%153
111Yoshizawa11,1691:65214.31%302
112Murakami11,1491:6533.00%40
113Wada11,1391:6534.00%64
114Nomura11,1291:6545.69%100
115Hirano11,1191:6545.23%88
116Shibuya11,0791:65710.64%233
117Shibata10,9291:6664.09%65
118Takei10,7691:67614.68%318
118Yamanaka10,7691:6767.02%145
118Yoshikawa10,7691:6765.89%112
121Sugiyama10,6891:6814.88%82
122Sawada10,6491:6836.82%141
123Kawashima10,6291:6857.56%165
124Sugita10,6191:68514.42%316
125Kanda10,5491:69011.83%269
126Sudo10,4691:6957.44%164
127Matsuda10,3991:7003.46%58
127Ueno10,3991:7004.63%78
129Horiguchi10,3091:70621.60%462
129Maeda10,3091:7062.57%34
131Okano10,2591:70912.72%292
132Chiba10,1091:7205.01%94
133Ino10,0991:72117.12%391
134Fujii10,0891:7213.09%49
135Kasahara9,9891:72814.80%345
136Kono9,9191:7344.56%85
137Sugawara9,8291:7404.89%97
138Ogino9,7891:74316.16%380
139Shibazaki9,7691:74529.35%642
140Kubo9,6791:7524.82%96
141Nakagawa9,6291:7563.04%54
142Yoshioka9,5091:7656.58%156
143Okamoto9,4791:7682.97%53
144Matsumura9,4591:7697.30%175
145Oguma9,3391:77933.19%734
146Nishimura9,2391:7882.87%52
147Shiraishi9,2291:7888.91%234
148Ishizuka9,1891:79211.14%283
149Hino9,0791:8025.25%119
150Takagi9,0301:8063.98%75
150Toyoda9,0301:8069.46%248
152Kakinuma9,0101:80839.73%885
153Kudo8,9501:8134.09%81
154Nakata8,8901:8194.79%110
155Takeda8,8801:8194.26%91
156Takizawa8,8101:82611.51%311
157Nakazawa8,7901:8288.36%232
158Nagai8,7201:8354.60%107
159Ueda8,7001:8362.48%43
160Hosoda8,6701:83921.87%541
160Koizumi8,6701:8397.56%202
162Kogure8,6401:84228.77%692
163Wakabayashi8,5301:85310.04%276
164Muto8,3901:8678.92%255
165Sano8,3201:8754.29%102
166Shimazaki8,2201:88515.61%423
167Suda8,1601:89212.27%355
168Tanabe8,1201:8965.21%142
169Hayakawa8,1101:8976.33%179
170Kawata8,0801:90112.04%348
171Namiki8,0201:90722.37%600
172Matsui7,9201:9193.82%92
172Ochiai7,9201:91910.14%301
174Miyamoto7,9001:9213.23%72
175Nomoto7,8701:92520.42%555
176Kishi7,7901:93410.85%324
177Furukawa7,7701:9374.11%108
178Komine7,7001:94528.14%750
178Kuroda7,7001:9455.79%172
180Yamagishi7,6501:95110.81%328
181Kokubo7,6201:95523.75%659
182Nagasawa7,6101:95610.35%317
183Fujiwara7,6001:9572.41%55
184Ogura7,5801:9605.86%177
185Higuchi7,5401:9654.97%148
185Miyazawa7,5401:96510.92%335
187Hirai7,5101:9695.87%180
188Uehara7,4601:9756.36%197
189Naito7,3901:9855.42%169
190Ohashi7,3601:9895.01%154
191Takayama7,3501:9906.97%231
192Kinoshita7,3001:9973.68%98
193Okabe7,2901:9988.16%268
194Ebara7,2801:1,00022.61%657
195Daisen7,1901:1,0127.46%245
196Yanagisawa7,0801:1,02810.94%364
197Taiboku7,0301:1,03510.25%337
198Kawamura6,9401:1,0493.17%84
199Kawakami6,8801:1,0584.13%125
200Komatsu6,8601:1,0614.16%128