Tochigi Prefecture Genealogical Records

Tochigi Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Tochigi 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.

Tochigi 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 Tochigi 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.

Tochigi 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.

Tochigi 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.

Tochigi 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.

Tochigi Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Tochigi 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.

Tochigi 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.

Tochigi 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 Tochigi 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.

Tochigi 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.

Tochigi 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.

Tochigi 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 Tochigi Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Suzuki43,9991:452.33%2
2Watanabe36,3041:552.66%4
3Saito35,9411:553.46%10
4Sato31,5281:631.61%1
5Kobayashi27,4091:722.55%9
6Takahashi22,8151:871.70%5
7Fukuda22,7841:877.02%50
8Ishikawa17,1331:1163.81%28
9Kikuchi16,9021:1174.73%42
10Kato14,8521:1331.59%11
11Matsumoto14,4641:1372.11%15
12Arai13,5891:1463.91%44
13Tanaka12,8081:1550.91%3
14Oshima12,2261:1628.01%147
15Aoki12,1951:1623.55%46
16Tezuka12,0761:16424.66%449
17Akutsu11,5831:17135.63%653
18Otsuka11,1071:1785.24%89
19Abe10,8391:1831.98%21
20Ito10,8201:1830.87%6
21Hashimoto10,2891:1922.18%25
22Yamaguchi10,2321:1941.52%16
23Nakamura10,1821:1940.91%8
24Kimura9,8951:2001.65%18
25Ono9,5951:2061.83%22
26Ueno9,4701:2094.22%78
27Yoshida9,1321:2171.05%12
28Kaneko8,9761:2212.78%51
29Ogawa8,5631:2312.00%30
30Tamura8,3571:2372.87%61
31Sakamoto7,9821:2481.96%32
32Yamamoto7,9701:2480.70%7
33Omori7,8821:2517.08%209
34Fujita7,8571:2522.01%37
35Usui7,8201:2539.67%290
36Nakayama7,7881:2542.70%62
37Nozawa7,3261:27012.71%403
38Hoshino7,2821:2725.13%161
39Yamada7,1381:2770.84%13
40Yamazaki7,0951:2791.57%27
41Sudo6,9261:2864.92%164
42Shimizu6,9201:2861.21%19
43Ikeda6,9071:2871.48%26
43Ohashi6,9071:2874.70%154
45Sekiguchi6,6441:2985.45%190
46Shimada6,6011:3002.68%70
47Kojima6,4381:3082.18%59
48Okada6,2941:3151.58%35
49Nakajima6,1441:3221.22%24
50Nagashima6,0881:3255.41%207
51Saotome5,9071:33541.94%1,266
52Masubuchi5,6821:34845.43%1,388
53Onuki5,6631:35015.46%585
54Murakami5,5691:3561.50%40
55Arakawa5,5071:3606.90%295
56Shinozaki5,4691:36211.10%446
57Shinohara5,4631:3624.80%204
58Sakurai5,3071:3732.58%93
59Hasegawa5,2941:3741.35%36
60Kamiyama5,2631:37613.47%548
61Koike5,1011:3883.59%160
62Ishii5,0881:3891.21%31
63Tashiro5,0761:3906.07%280
64Yoshizawa5,0571:3926.48%302
65Kawata5,0511:3927.53%348
66Goto4,9821:3971.23%33
67Inoue4,9631:3990.76%17
68Mashiko4,9321:40113.99%606
69Hirayama4,9071:4044.60%227
69Muroi4,9071:40426.41%1,040
71Iso4,8191:41131.87%1,200
72Kawashima4,7821:4143.40%165
73Ochiai4,7761:4156.12%301
74Izuka4,7321:4185.10%259
75Ishizuka4,7011:4215.70%283
75Takano4,7011:4212.78%124
77Hoshi4,6821:4235.94%299
78Kobori4,5941:43118.93%843
79Nakata4,4691:4432.41%110
80Shibata4,4001:4501.64%65
81Kawakami4,3881:4512.64%125
82Endo4,3381:4561.25%45
83Mori4,3191:4580.83%23
83Sasaki4,3191:4580.61%14
85Kimishima4,3071:46037.73%1,491
86Seki4,2071:4712.56%129
87Kurihara4,1821:4733.23%176
88Noguchi4,1751:4741.99%90
89Takaku4,1191:48131.66%1,348
90Yamanaka4,0941:4842.67%145
91Hirano4,0441:4901.90%88
91Terauchi4,0441:49021.53%1,027
93Soma4,0381:4908.56%466
94Kawamata4,0001:49514.45%745
95Tateno3,8191:51815.73%841
96Ogura3,8001:5212.94%177
97Takada3,7251:5321.90%99
98Ugajin3,7001:53557.78%2,244
99Hirose3,6941:5362.49%150
100Inaba3,6691:5404.33%278
101Kondo3,6441:5430.94%38
101Okamoto3,6441:5431.14%53
103Sugiyama3,5441:5591.62%82
104Kumakura3,5381:56018.24%991
105Maruyama3,5321:5611.60%80
106Sakai3,5191:5630.91%39
107Wakabayashi3,4631:5724.08%276
108Yokoyama3,4571:5731.41%71
109Hitomi3,4191:57920.82%1,137
109Morita3,4191:5791.17%60
111Takayama3,4001:5823.23%231
112Ozeki3,3821:5855.13%358
113Koguchi3,3571:59015.80%924
114Komori3,3441:5925.72%396
115Masuda3,3321:5941.28%66
115Yagisawa3,3321:59442.19%1,958
117Handa3,3001:6008.91%580
117Konpon3,3001:6003.47%251
119Akabane3,2691:60615.98%952
119Nagai3,2691:6061.73%107
121Sekine3,2571:6083.08%230
122Matsushima3,2441:6104.93%359
123Hayashi3,2131:6160.56%20
124Kaneda3,1941:6203.97%293
125Yuzawa3,1691:62522.23%1,258
126Akiyama3,1071:6371.98%137
127Kameda3,0751:6448.56%598
128Iwasaki3,0691:6451.68%113
129Otake3,0251:6553.84%300
130Ijima3,0071:6583.30%265
130Kurokawa3,0071:6584.17%322
132Oide3,0001:66027.40%1,533
133Kameyama2,9631:6687.97%576
134Wada2,9441:6731.06%64
135Sekiya2,9381:6747.17%531
136Daisen2,9321:6753.04%245
137Horie2,8821:6874.22%338
137Sunaga2,8821:68713.82%937
139Tsukahara2,8631:6929.35%683
140Yanagida2,8571:6935.90%456
141Ida2,8441:6961.41%95
142Akimoto2,8321:6994.33%360
143Ueki2,8251:7016.99%536
144Uchida2,8001:7071.10%69
145Takagi2,7751:7141.22%75
146Takase2,7501:7205.63%450
147Nonaka2,7251:7274.04%344
148Taguchi2,7131:7301.77%146
149Aoyagi2,7071:7315.04%420
150Hayakawa2,7001:7332.11%179
151Ishida2,6941:7350.97%63
152Kakinuma2,6881:73711.85%885
152Masuyama2,6881:73713.90%995
152Oya2,6881:7371.41%106
155Toyoda2,6631:7442.79%248
156Ebihara2,6501:7478.26%660
157Gunji2,6441:74912.35%916
157Numao2,6441:74953.70%2,693
159Ando2,6251:7541.02%68
159Nakano2,6251:7540.79%48
159Naoi2,6251:75418.25%1,251
162Hagihara2,6191:7562.18%192
163Kurosaki2,5751:76913.61%1,017
164Kishi2,5691:7713.58%324
164Shigeki2,5691:7714.32%387
166Okawa2,5571:7742.98%273
166Tsurumi2,5571:77415.49%1,130
168Tajima2,5501:7772.25%205
169Hiyama2,5131:78812.88%987
169Taiboku2,5131:7883.66%337
171Kubo2,4941:7941.24%96
172Inose2,4821:79824.35%1,611
173Ino2,4691:8024.19%391
174Oka2,4571:8062.24%215
175Machida2,4501:8083.19%307
176Ota2,4441:8100.67%41
177Eda2,4321:81411.50%927
178Osawa2,4191:8191.96%189
178Waki2,4191:81910.46%873
180Ishihara2,3501:8431.59%151
180Nakasato2,3501:8436.12%559
182Okubo2,3441:8451.57%149
183Maeda2,3381:8470.58%34
184Shohei2,3321:84912.37%1,022
185Yano2,3191:8541.61%157
186Isawa2,3071:85815.35%1,207
187Ishizaki2,2811:8685.34%510
188Yokota2,2751:8701.81%184
189Imai2,2631:8751.02%79
190Ogaki2,2381:88517.61%1,370
190Tsunoda2,2381:8852.33%246
192Igarashi2,2191:8921.39%132
192Itahashi2,2191:8928.74%807
194Takezawa2,1941:90310.75%954
195Fukushima2,1811:9081.26%118
195Taikin2,1811:90841.27%2,562
197Naga2,1631:91514.22%1,196
198Koizumi2,1561:9181.88%202
199Kawamura2,1441:9240.98%84
199Komatsu2,1441:9241.30%128
199Tsukui2,1441:92419.77%1,546