Tottori Prefecture Genealogical Records

Tottori Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Tottori 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.

Tottori 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 Tottori 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.

Tottori 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.

Tottori 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.

Tottori 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.

Tottori Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Tottori 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.

Tottori 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.

Tottori 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 Tottori 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.

Tottori 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.

Tottori 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.

Tottori 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 Tottori Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Tanaka13,5831:420.96%3
2Yamamoto11,0431:520.98%7
3Yamane8,2391:7010.14%288
4Matsumoto7,4411:771.09%15
5Maeda6,5671:881.64%34
6Taniguchi5,2791:1092.33%77
7Nakamura5,1651:1120.46%8
8Adachi5,1511:1122.76%109
9Watanabe4,9341:1170.36%4
10Yamada4,4901:1280.53%13
11Nishimura4,4711:1291.39%52
12Kobayashi4,3771:1320.41%9
13Fukuda4,3251:1331.33%50
14Yoshida4,2161:1370.49%12
15Endo3,9331:1471.13%45
16Otani3,9091:1476.33%376
17Inoue3,7391:1540.58%17
18Kato3,4611:1660.37%11
19Sasaki3,2011:1800.45%14
20Morita3,1541:1831.08%60
21Yamashita3,1441:1830.72%29
22Hasegawa3,0311:1900.77%36
23Fujiwara3,0081:1920.96%55
24Shimizu2,9981:1920.52%19
25Ueda2,9791:1930.85%43
26Nakajima2,9741:1940.59%24
27Ito2,9701:1940.24%6
28Kimura2,8001:2060.47%18
29Okada2,7671:2080.69%35
30Okamoto2,7431:2100.86%53
31Nishio2,6681:2163.33%294
32Sakamoto2,6301:2190.64%32
33Hayashi2,5971:2220.45%20
34Ota2,5921:2220.71%41
35Yamazaki2,5831:2230.57%27
36Morimoto2,5351:2271.59%134
37Takeuchi2,4411:2360.73%47
38Kawakami2,3891:2411.43%125
39Hamada2,3841:2421.44%127
39Matsuda2,3841:2420.79%58
41Kawamoto2,3611:2442.48%250
42Kishimoto2,2801:2532.78%286
43Tamura2,2431:2570.77%61
44Kadowaki2,2331:2587.35%687
45Yamaguchi2,2051:2610.33%16
46Ogura2,1391:2691.65%177
47Mori2,1151:2720.41%23
48Hashimoto2,0731:2780.44%25
49Yasuda2,0351:2831.12%114
50Murakami2,0071:2870.54%40
51Miyamoto1,9881:2900.81%72
52Ishida1,9551:2950.70%63
53Takahashi1,9501:2950.15%5
54Okuda1,9451:2961.81%223
55Nakahara1,9401:2972.50%303
56Kinoshita1,9171:3010.97%98
57Nakata1,8791:3071.01%110
58Ikuta1,8601:3106.64%737
59Ozaki1,8371:3141.34%167
60Ida1,7141:3360.85%95
61Iwamoto1,7091:3371.27%171
62Kageyama1,6861:3423.97%512
63Yoneda1,6101:3582.22%320
64Fujii1,5721:3670.48%49
65Sawada1,5681:3671.00%141
66Fukui1,5581:3701.36%201
67Oya1,5531:3710.81%106
68Noguchi1,5341:3760.73%90
69Sato1,5011:3840.08%1
70Fujita1,4731:3910.38%37
71Morishita1,4641:3941.60%262
72Ikeda1,4591:3950.31%26
73Harada1,4161:4070.47%57
73Suzuki1,4161:4070.07%2
75Matsubara1,3881:4151.27%216
76Kawaguchi1,3791:4180.77%116
77Irie1,3461:4282.78%456
77Yokoyama1,3461:4280.55%71
79Abe1,3411:4300.24%21
80Ando1,3311:4330.52%68
81Fukumoto1,3221:4361.83%321
82Hayashibara1,2801:45034.42%3,216
83Aoki1,2651:4560.37%46
84Nakao1,2511:4611.18%228
85Ohara1,2461:4620.89%163
85Okamura1,2461:4621.28%244
85Takada1,2461:4620.64%99
88Saeki1,2281:4691.61%312
89Kaku1,2231:4713.50%613
90Onishi1,2041:4790.65%111
91Kondo1,1761:4900.30%38
92Kitamura1,1571:4980.68%121
93Shimoda1,1521:5001.85%371
94Nakagawa1,1381:5060.36%54
95Tanimoto1,1191:5152.50%494
96Nakayama1,1051:5210.38%62
97Sawa1,0951:5263.85%728
98Goto1,0861:5310.27%33
98Iwata1,0861:5310.70%143
100Nishikawa1,0721:5380.63%123
101Sugimoto1,0671:5400.55%103
102Kaneda1,0621:5431.32%293
103Nishiyama1,0581:5450.82%178
104Nishida1,0531:5470.62%120
105Nakamoto1,0431:5522.05%428
106Takemoto1,0391:5551.47%329
107Nakai1,0101:5710.93%220
107Sakata1,0101:5710.94%224
107Uchida1,0101:5710.40%69
110Hara1,0061:5730.39%67
110Tabuchi1,0061:5733.06%649
112Matsui9911:5810.48%92
113Hosoda9871:5842.49%541
114Kishida9821:5872.49%545
115Hirai9731:5920.76%180
116Honda9681:5950.42%73
117Ishihara9581:6010.65%151
117Tanabe9581:6010.61%142
119Murata9251:6230.43%86
119Nakano9251:6230.28%48
121Yoshimura9211:6260.59%144
122Hamamoto9111:6332.62%617
122Matsushita9111:6330.64%158
124Koyama9021:6390.40%74
125Matsuoka8971:6420.61%152
126Maibara8921:64611.62%2,001
126Tsunoda8921:6460.93%246
128Hirao8831:6532.73%656
128Masuda8831:6530.34%66
130Sakaguchi8781:6560.71%188
131Makita8691:6632.76%668
132Takeda8641:6670.41%91
133Seo8551:6741.78%460
134Yamanaka8501:6780.55%145
135Tokuda8451:6822.00%517
136Ikemoto8361:6893.34%822
137Ishii8311:6930.20%31
137Yamauchi8311:6930.49%122
139Nagao8261:6980.95%272
139Ogawa8261:6980.19%30
141Yoshioka8171:7050.57%156
142Funakoshi7981:7223.92%957
142Kawamura7981:7220.36%84
142Nagai7981:7220.42%107
145Nakanishi7931:7270.49%131
146Mitani7741:7441.96%543
146Takagi7741:7440.34%75
148Arita7701:7482.30%634
149Matsuo7601:7580.40%105
149Takenaka7601:7581.23%374
151Ishikawa7511:7670.17%28
152Matsuura7461:7720.55%168
152Mishima7461:7721.70%502
154Nagata7411:7780.57%174
155Shibata7271:7930.27%65
155Taguchi7271:7930.47%146
157Miura7221:7980.24%56
158Fujimoto7181:8030.33%83
158Hirata7181:8030.45%133
160Doi7131:8080.56%182
161Wada7081:8140.25%64
162Miyawaki7031:8202.51%738
163Moriwaki6991:8242.64%777
163Tsumura6991:8244.08%1,097
165Otsuka6851:8410.32%89
165Yoshikawa6851:8410.37%112
167Fukata6751:8542.64%799
168Aoto6701:86010.23%2,211
168Ishiga6701:86041.21%5,324
170Sumi6561:8783.63%1,059
171Sugihara6521:8841.42%477
172Iwasaki6471:8910.35%113
172Noda6471:8910.46%162
174Nishigaki6371:9054.07%1,172
174Osada6371:9050.75%277
176Fukushima6331:9100.37%118
177Kawasaki6281:9180.40%138
178Nosaka6141:9385.20%1,455
178Takatsuka6141:9384.74%1,350
180Kawada6041:9541.60%569
181Motoike6001:96056.39%6,728