Yamagata Prefecture Genealogical Records

Yamagata Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Yamagata 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.

Yamagata 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 Yamagata 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.

Yamagata 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.

Yamagata 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.

Yamagata 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.

Yamagata Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Yamagata 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.

Yamagata 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.

Yamagata 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 Yamagata 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.

Yamagata 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.

Yamagata 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.

Yamagata 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 Yamagata Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Sato84,2481:134.30%1
2Suzuki40,2561:282.13%2
3Saito40,2261:283.88%10
4Takahashi37,2611:302.77%5
5Abe27,0681:424.94%21
6Watanabe26,8911:421.97%4
7Ito26,2681:432.12%6
8Goto14,2311:793.53%33
9Kato14,1831:791.51%11
10Endo12,9371:873.73%45
11Igarashi12,8371:888.01%132
12Shoji10,7041:1059.32%200
13Sugawara10,2971:1095.13%97
14Takeda10,1371:1114.87%91
15Okuyama9,1191:12314.08%363
16Kobayashi8,8251:1280.82%9
17Honma8,7951:1287.80%206
18Inoue8,6221:1311.33%17
19Matsuda8,5011:1322.83%58
20Yamaguchi8,2241:1371.22%16
21Kudo8,1671:1383.73%81
22Konno7,8821:1436.68%195
23Kimura6,7781:1661.13%18
24Yoshida6,5661:1710.76%12
25Ikeda6,5571:1721.40%26
26Kikuchi6,4061:1761.79%42
27Ono6,2501:1801.19%22
28Miura5,7301:1961.87%56
29Sasaki5,6481:1990.80%14
30Ota5,4581:2061.49%41
31Tanaka5,4021:2080.38%3
32Ishikawa5,3711:2101.20%28
33Tokashi5,0471:22318.48%751
34Hino5,0161:2242.90%119
35Oba4,9211:2295.19%252
36Komatsu4,8221:2332.92%128
37Onuma4,8171:2347.77%373
38Umezu4,6181:24419.22%848
39Shibuya4,5141:2494.33%233
40Adachi4,5061:2502.42%109
41Yokoyama4,4881:2511.84%71
42Harada4,4841:2511.48%57
43Kaneko4,4751:2521.39%51
43Ozeki4,4751:2526.79%358
45Nagaoka4,4061:2557.58%398
46Shibata4,2501:2651.59%65
47Sudo4,1771:2702.97%164
48Hasegawa4,0431:2781.03%36
49Hayasaka4,0041:28110.56%566
50Aoki3,8741:2911.13%46
51Ishiyama3,7961:2978.09%468
52Sugai3,6441:30910.35%608
53Nakamura3,5661:3160.32%8
54Moritani3,5531:31712.20%715
55Akiba3,4671:3258.30%520
56Tsuchiya3,4371:3281.92%117
57Kiyono3,3541:3369.71%621
58Yuki3,2631:34512.67%791
59Itagaki3,2591:3459.87%648
60Tsuchita3,0991:3634.92%368
61Abiko3,0341:37135.01%1,832
62Araki3,0301:3722.13%159
62Yamada3,0301:3720.36%13
64Otaki3,0081:37410.17%705
65Taketa2,9861:3773.24%261
66Yahagi2,8261:39814.42%983
67Ogata2,7961:4032.52%212
68Sasahara2,7871:40413.89%967
69Hori2,6881:4192.04%173
70Aida2,6661:4226.28%513
71Murakami2,6491:4250.71%40
72Murayama2,6451:4262.81%254
73Arai2,6141:4310.75%44
74Mori2,5971:4330.50%23
75Tanno2,5711:43810.06%798
76Imai2,5361:4441.14%79
77Onodera2,4581:4582.45%241
78Yamakawa2,4111:4673.63%356
79Kashiwagura2,3981:46932.11%2,034
80Hosoya2,3801:4735.05%466
81Nakagawa2,3631:4760.75%54
82Shimanuki2,3461:48029.14%1,938
83Hoshikawa2,3111:48718.79%1,410
84Tada2,2981:4902.30%242
85Ishii2,2901:4920.55%31
86Sagae2,2591:49839.60%2,440
87Satake2,2511:5005.73%547
88Kakizaki2,2291:50513.55%1,133
89Kuroda2,2251:5061.67%172
90Haga2,2121:5094.27%426
91Ueno2,2071:5100.98%78
92Okazaki2,1941:5132.05%226
93Yaguchi2,1901:5148.49%788
94Higuchi2,1771:5171.44%148
95Shida2,1731:5189.25%864
96Kan2,1381:5273.95%416
97Nagasawa2,1161:5322.88%317
98Katagiri2,0781:5424.60%489
99Imada2,0691:5446.76%684
100Maruyama2,0601:5460.94%80
101Sakai1,9911:5650.52%39
102Maki1,9521:5773.84%431
103Kishi1,9481:5782.71%324
104Shotaku1,9431:57924.02%1,930
105Ishizawa1,9351:5827.97%842
106Oizumi1,9091:59014.30%1,320
107Agatsuma1,8741:6017.99%865
108Ogawa1,8611:6050.43%30
109Matsuura1,8521:6081.36%168
110Kawai1,8391:6120.95%101
111Hayashi1,8311:6150.32%20
112Maeda1,8261:6160.46%34
113Takiguchi1,8221:6185.29%624
114Ogasawara1,7791:6332.03%271
115Sakurai1,7491:6440.85%93
116Ando1,7051:6600.66%68
117Wada1,6971:6630.61%64
118Hashimoto1,6881:6670.36%25
119Izawa1,6751:6725.03%641
120Hasebe1,6621:6775.34%674
121Fukase1,6231:69416.11%1,625
121Honda1,6231:6940.70%73
121Kano1,6231:6941.48%217
124Choshan1,6191:69529.74%2,506
124Shirota1,6191:6958.20%978
126Shikama1,6061:70127.01%2,367
127Yakuwa1,5881:70935.70%2,872
128Daisen1,5621:7211.62%245
128Shirahata1,5621:72119.37%1,936
130Kadowaki1,5581:7235.13%687
130Tamura1,5581:7230.53%61
132Nakajima1,5451:7290.31%24
133Funayama1,5411:73114.53%1,573
134Kumagai1,5361:7331.13%170
135Fuse1,5281:7375.22%711
136Togashi1,5151:74324.25%2,279
137Ishigaki1,5061:7474.85%675
137Taira1,5061:7472.38%366
139Shitara1,4891:75612.56%1,450
140Chino1,4801:7615.81%802
141Oe1,4761:7634.26%618
142Kodama1,4721:7651.25%196
143Okabe1,4671:7671.64%268
144Kurita1,4591:7722.53%401
145Domon1,4541:77425.58%2,447
146Motoki1,4411:7817.08%956
147Misawa1,4371:7834.24%631
148Nakano1,4281:7880.43%48
149Kawamura1,4241:7910.65%84
150Yamamoto1,4111:7980.12%7
151Ishizuka1,3981:8051.69%283
152Chonan1,3761:81825.94%2,559
153Eguchi1,3631:8261.69%291
153Takayama1,3631:8261.29%231
155Kaneda1,3591:8281.69%293
156Shindo1,3501:8342.19%377
157Koyama1,3461:8360.59%74
158Mineta1,3331:84421.59%2,302
158Nino1,3331:84415.67%1,860
160Nasu1,2901:8733.34%554
161Ino1,2851:8762.18%391
161Takanashi1,2851:8764.50%726
163Enda1,2681:88815.41%1,908
163Nanba1,2681:8882.74%474
165Kanauchi1,2641:89120.10%2,270
165Okada1,2641:8910.32%35
167Enomoto1,2471:9031.37%266
168Kaito1,2381:90918.19%2,158
169Kunii1,2291:9167.48%1,136
169Matsumoto1,2291:9160.18%15
171Muraoka1,2251:9193.35%588
171Shimizu1,2251:9190.21%19
173Aoyagi1,1951:9422.23%420
174Kagami1,1861:9495.18%881
175Orui1,1731:96025.79%2,829
176Aso1,1601:97013.38%1,829
177Shibazaki1,1251:1,0013.38%642
177Tezuka1,1251:1,0012.30%449
177Yokoo1,1251:1,0014.75%858
180Suda1,1171:1,0081.68%355
181Seki1,1121:1,0120.68%129
182Kondo1,1041:1,0200.29%38
183Narisawa1,0991:1,02411.42%1,689
184Kojima1,0911:1,0320.37%59
185Ouchi1,0821:1,0401.85%394
186Ishiguro1,0691:1,0531.85%400
186Soma1,0691:1,0532.27%466
188Kusakabe1,0601:1,0624.63%882
189Koike1,0561:1,0660.74%160
190Jinbo1,0171:1,1075.97%1,103
190Kanbayashi1,0171:1,1074.34%866
192Kusakari1,0001:1,12616.28%2,315
192Okawa1,0001:1,1261.16%273
194Nizeki9951:1,13129.47%3,424
195Kuronuma9911:1,13618.78%2,567