Wakayama Prefecture Genealogical Records

Wakayama Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Wakayama 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.

Wakayama 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 Wakayama 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.

Wakayama 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.

Wakayama 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.

Wakayama 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.

Wakayama Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Wakayama 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.

Wakayama 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.

Wakayama 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 Wakayama 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.

Wakayama 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.

Wakayama 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.

Wakayama 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 Wakayama Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Yamamoto20,0451:481.77%7
2Tanaka13,8141:700.98%3
3Nakamura8,2971:1170.74%8
4Matsumoto7,9831:1211.17%15
5Sakamoto7,7751:1241.91%32
6Maeda7,3071:1321.82%34
7Hayashi7,2001:1341.26%20
8Taniguchi6,9601:1393.08%77
9Okamoto6,8541:1412.15%53
10Miyamoto6,2361:1552.55%72
11Kimura5,9221:1630.98%18
12Yoshida5,8471:1660.67%12
13Yamada5,6401:1720.67%13
14Hashimoto5,1711:1871.09%25
15Tamaki5,1551:1886.21%282
16Inoue5,1501:1880.79%17
17Suzuki5,1281:1890.27%2
18Ueda5,0491:1921.44%43
19Mori5,0431:1920.97%23
20Kubo4,9311:1962.45%96
21Nakanishi4,9261:1963.06%131
22Higashi4,9101:1973.13%136
23Sakaguchi4,8201:2013.90%188
24Yamashita4,4041:2201.00%29
25Wada4,3831:2211.57%64
26Enomoto4,1751:2324.60%266
27Morimoto3,9681:2442.49%134
28Ogawa3,8451:2520.90%30
29Nishi3,8341:2524.01%247
30Nakai3,7921:2553.49%220
31Kinoshita3,7811:2561.90%98
32Yamaguchi3,7071:2610.55%16
33Ueno3,6911:2621.64%78
34Yamazaki3,6851:2630.82%27
35Kawaguchi3,6321:2662.02%116
36Minami3,5361:2743.03%198
37Nishikawa3,4941:2772.05%123
38Tamura3,3391:2901.15%61
39Nakatani3,3341:2904.07%287
39Tsuji3,3341:2902.13%140
41Kobayashi3,2911:2940.31%9
42Ikeda3,2381:2990.69%26
43Iwamoto3,2011:3022.37%171
44Sakai3,1951:3030.83%39
45Shimizu3,1791:3040.55%19
46Oya3,1741:3051.67%106
47Ota3,1531:3070.86%41
48Ozaki3,1471:3082.30%167
49Tsujimoto3,1211:3107.37%515
50Nakano3,1101:3110.94%48
51Fukuda3,1051:3120.96%50
52Doi3,0201:3202.37%182
53Ito2,9401:3290.24%6
54Matsushita2,8971:3342.03%158
55Okada2,8331:3420.71%35
55Yukawa2,8331:34215.78%1,065
57Fujita2,7691:3490.71%37
58Oka2,6521:3652.42%215
59Nakao2,6251:3692.47%228
60Nakajima2,5991:3720.51%24
61Nishioka2,5241:3833.61%333
62Kusumoto2,4661:39210.13%839
63Koyama2,4501:3951.08%74
64Takenaka2,3701:4083.83%374
65Shimada2,3591:4100.96%70
66Morishita2,3381:4142.55%262
67Iwahashi2,3331:41515.83%1,228
68Ishii2,3271:4160.55%31
68Nishiyama2,3271:4161.80%178
70Hara2,3221:4170.89%67
71Nakagawa2,3171:4180.73%54
72Naka2,3011:4215.54%522
72Nakata2,3011:4211.24%110
74Maruyama2,2631:4281.03%80
75Ono2,2371:4330.43%22
76Kawabata2,2101:4382.99%315
77Morita2,1461:4510.73%60
78Nakayama2,1411:4520.74%62
79Onishi2,1361:4531.15%111
80Nishimoto2,1251:4553.37%367
81Fujimoto2,1091:4590.96%83
82Sugimoto2,1041:4601.09%103
83Konishi2,0721:4671.79%199
84Nishimura2,0501:4720.64%52
85Nakamoto1,9811:4893.89%428
86Takeuchi1,9761:4900.59%47
87Hori1,9541:4951.49%173
88Takahashi1,9491:4970.15%5
89Uenoyama1,9381:49942.39%2,822
90Yamanaka1,9331:5011.26%145
91Kishi1,8751:5162.61%324
92Kojima1,8641:5190.63%59
93Matsuo1,8481:5240.97%105
94Fujii1,8271:5300.56%49
95Sasaki1,8211:5310.26%14
95Sato1,8211:5310.09%1
97Kuriyama1,8051:5364.71%560
98Mukai1,7891:5412.63%339
99Kato1,7471:5540.19%11
100Egawa1,7411:5565.91%706
100Okazaki1,7411:5561.63%226
102Iwasaki1,7361:5570.95%113
103Murakami1,7311:5590.47%40
104Hirano1,7201:5630.81%88
105Katayama1,7041:5681.38%187
106Tanimoto1,6991:5703.79%494
107Furukawa1,6941:5710.90%108
108Takimoto1,6831:5754.46%570
108Tani1,6831:5751.97%274
110Shiba1,6781:5773.73%491
111Masuda1,6621:5820.64%66
112Hamada1,6561:5841.00%127
113Hashizume1,6401:5904.22%550
114Kodama1,6141:6001.37%196
114Matsuda1,6141:6000.54%58
116Nishida1,6031:6040.94%120
116Yasuda1,6031:6040.89%114
118Deguchi1,5871:6102.95%418
118Otani1,5871:6102.57%376
120Noda1,5761:6141.12%162
121Ueyama1,5661:6184.65%633
122Miyai1,5441:62716.76%1,752
123Nakaya1,5391:6295.53%742
124Oe1,5341:6314.42%618
125Kita1,5281:6332.51%379
125Umemoto1,5281:6335.46%739
127Kitano1,4911:6492.57%399
127Nasu1,4911:6493.86%554
129Takeda1,4801:6540.71%91
130Hamaguchi1,4751:6563.22%479
131Ogura1,4541:6661.12%177
132Aoki1,4431:6710.42%46
133Teramoto1,4381:6733.87%578
134Shiozaki1,4111:6867.78%1,055
135Kawasaki1,3951:6940.89%138
136Takagaki1,3851:69913.28%1,593
137Yoshimura1,3791:7020.89%144
138Tsuda1,3691:7071.78%308
139Imoto1,3421:7214.64%720
139Shima1,3421:7212.92%478
141Oku1,3151:7364.15%665
142Kashiwagi1,3101:7392.85%476
143Kitayama1,3051:7423.82%627
143Miyazaki1,3051:7420.58%76
145Shimamoto1,2991:7456.04%915
145Shintani1,2991:7453.09%518
147Saiga1,2781:75718.36%2,132
148Kokubo1,2731:7603.97%659
148Kubota1,2731:7600.60%87
148Nanpo1,2731:76046.27%3,860
151Taketa1,2671:7641.37%261
152Kamei1,2511:7742.28%415
153Fujiwara1,2411:7800.39%55
153Hirata1,2411:7800.78%133
155Sakata1,2301:7871.15%224
156Kakiuchi1,2251:7907.31%1,117
156Miki1,2251:7901.74%330
156Nagai1,2251:7900.65%107
159Arimoto1,2201:7938.09%1,203
159Hatanaka1,2201:7932.81%505
161Tabata1,2141:7974.45%753
161Taue1,2141:7972.94%524
163Obata1,2091:8001.80%346
164Sakiyama1,1981:8085.15%869
165Shibata1,1821:8190.44%65
166Izumi1,1771:8221.11%229
166Kitamura1,1771:8220.69%121
166Tsuchiya1,1771:8220.66%117
169Kawashima1,1661:8300.83%165
169Ohara1,1661:8300.83%163
171Tsumura1,1561:8376.75%1,097
171Watanabe1,1561:8370.08%4
173Matsuura1,1341:8530.83%168
173Yoshikawa1,1341:8530.62%112
175Koike1,1241:8610.79%160
176Furuta1,1181:8661.68%354
177Nakaoka1,1131:8695.83%1,010
178Kawamura1,1081:8730.51%84
178Ura1,1081:8735.26%929
180Fukui1,1021:8780.96%201
181Hazama1,0971:88213.32%1,904
181Takemoto1,0971:8821.55%329
183Iguchi1,0921:8861.71%365
183Samukawa1,0921:88616.90%2,238
185Inagaki1,0701:9041.25%275
186Goto1,0651:9090.26%33
187Shoji1,0541:9180.92%200
187Uemura1,0541:9180.76%166
189Fukumoto1,0331:9371.43%321
189Oda1,0331:9370.64%130
191Hirai1,0221:9470.80%180
191Horiuchi1,0221:9471.23%281
193Kaminishi1,0121:9567.89%1,364
193Matsubara1,0121:9560.92%216
193Matsuyama1,0121:9561.41%323
196Kawai9911:9770.51%101
196Okano9911:9771.23%292
198Shinta9691:9991.45%352
199Matsui9641:1,0040.46%92
199Noguchi9641:1,0040.46%90