Yamaguchi Prefecture Genealogical Records

Yamaguchi Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Yamaguchi 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.

Yamaguchi 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 Yamaguchi 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.

Yamaguchi 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.

Yamaguchi 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.

Yamaguchi 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.

Yamaguchi Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Yamaguchi 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.

Yamaguchi 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.

Yamaguchi 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 Yamaguchi 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.

Yamaguchi 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.

Yamaguchi 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.

Yamaguchi 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 Yamaguchi Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Yamamoto29,7911:472.63%7
2Tanaka24,0091:591.70%3
3Nakamura22,4671:632.00%8
4Fujii19,5571:725.98%49
5Harada14,3471:984.75%57
6Ito13,5081:1041.09%6
7Kawamura12,1871:1165.57%84
8Fujimoto11,5731:1225.29%83
9Nishimura11,5641:1223.59%52
10Hayashi11,2691:1251.97%20
11Yamada9,6331:1461.14%13
12Matsumoto8,8091:1601.29%15
13Ueda8,7901:1602.50%43
14Watanabe8,7761:1610.64%4
15Fujita8,6501:1632.22%37
16Murata8,4671:1673.93%86
17Fukuda8,3681:1692.58%50
17Tamura8,3681:1692.87%61
19Yamane8,1761:17210.06%288
20Kimura8,0641:1751.34%18
21Inoue7,8341:1801.21%17
22Nakano7,3421:1922.22%48
23Okamoto7,0001:2012.19%53
24Kono6,7281:2103.09%85
25Okamura6,6911:2116.88%244
26Kobayashi6,3821:2210.59%9
27Murakami6,1331:2301.65%40
28Shimizu6,0911:2321.06%19
29Hashimoto5,9601:2371.26%25
30Nomura5,8761:2403.00%100
31Sasaki5,6931:2480.81%14
32Yamashita5,5851:2531.27%29
33Yoshimura5,5241:2553.57%144
34Kaneko5,4311:2601.68%51
34Ono5,4311:2601.04%22
36Okada5,4161:2601.36%35
37Ota5,3041:2661.45%41
38Matsuda5,0981:2771.70%58
39Ishida5,0741:2781.82%63
40Saito5,0561:2790.49%10
41Iwamoto4,9531:2853.67%171
42Ikeda4,9251:2861.05%26
43Kawamoto4,8681:2905.11%250
44Yoshida4,7791:2950.55%12
45Hironaka4,7141:29939.11%1,433
46Matsumura4,6341:3043.58%175
47Fujimura4,6061:3068.21%411
48Takahashi4,5871:3070.34%5
49Oda4,5541:3102.82%130
50Miyamoto4,4651:3161.83%72
51Yamazaki4,4421:3170.98%27
52Nakagawa4,3151:3271.36%54
53Nakajima4,3011:3280.85%24
54Sato4,2691:3300.22%1
55Sakamoto4,2501:3321.04%32
56Furuya4,2311:3333.79%208
57Uchida4,2081:3351.65%69
58Matsunaga4,1751:3383.83%218
59Ishikawa4,1651:3390.93%28
60Ogawa4,0161:3510.94%30
61Abe3,9501:3570.72%21
62Maeda3,9411:3580.98%34
63Miura3,9261:3591.28%56
64Ueno3,8281:3681.71%78
65Okazaki3,7531:3763.51%226
66Morita3,7341:3781.28%60
67Nakahara3,7251:3794.80%303
68Sugiyama3,7021:3811.69%82
69Saeki3,6081:3914.73%312
70Yoshioka3,4441:4102.38%156
71Hara3,4111:4131.31%67
72Hamada3,3551:4202.03%127
73Kubo3,1671:4451.58%96
74Fukunaga3,0551:4626.12%436
75Hirata3,0461:4631.91%133
76Kato3,0221:4670.32%11
77Morimoto2,9891:4721.88%134
78Oya2,9431:4791.54%106
79Matsubara2,9051:4852.65%216
79Oka2,9051:4852.65%215
79Wada2,9051:4851.04%64
82Isobe2,8391:4975.70%443
83Matsuoka2,8301:4981.91%152
84Aoki2,7461:5140.80%46
85Nakayama2,7321:5160.95%62
86Iwasaki2,7221:5181.49%113
87Katayama2,7181:5192.20%187
88Suenaga2,7081:5219.10%700
89Nishida2,6661:5291.56%120
90Sakai2,6611:5300.69%39
91Muraoka2,6331:5367.21%588
92Tanabe2,5961:5431.67%142
92Uchiyama2,5961:5432.38%219
94Fujiwara2,5911:5440.82%55
95Kawaguchi2,5441:5541.41%116
96Miyoshi2,5301:5573.49%319
97Uemura2,5161:5611.82%166
97Yoshimoto2,5161:5613.77%349
99Nakamoto2,5111:5624.93%428
100Matsuo2,5071:5631.31%105
101Kubota2,5021:5641.17%87
102Miyazaki2,4361:5791.08%76
103Shiraishi2,4041:5872.32%234
104Yamagata2,3851:5915.71%521
105Kawasaki2,3801:5931.52%138
106Yasuda2,3241:6071.28%114
107Takeuchi2,3051:6120.69%47
108Yamanaka2,2911:6161.49%145
109Morishige2,2631:62328.20%1,942
109Yamaguchi2,2631:6230.34%16
111Nishimoto2,2541:6263.58%367
112Akimoto2,2021:6403.37%360
113Fujioka2,1741:6493.83%407
114Shibata2,1601:6530.81%65
115Nishiyama2,1461:6571.66%178
116Matsui2,1081:6691.02%92
117Matsuura2,0901:6751.53%168
118Takagi2,0711:6810.91%75
119Fukumoto2,0521:6872.85%321
120Suitsu2,0241:69744.09%2,812
121Kinoshita2,0151:7001.01%98
122Kawauchi1,9731:7155.12%557
122Tokunaga1,9731:7153.03%362
124Nakao1,9491:7241.84%228
125Fujinaga1,9401:72719.93%1,672
126Ishii1,9351:7290.46%31
127Kondo1,9301:7310.50%38
128Nakatani1,9261:7322.35%287
129Ishimaru1,9161:7366.63%722
130Mori1,9021:7410.36%23
131Nawata1,8981:74335.92%2,563
132Nagaoka1,8931:7453.26%398
133Fujikawa1,8841:7493.22%395
134Suzuki1,8791:7510.10%2
135Hasegawa1,8651:7560.48%36
136Takemoto1,8461:7642.61%329
137Goto1,8411:7660.46%33
138Muranaka1,8231:77410.22%1,069
139Hamamoto1,8181:7765.23%617
140Kanda1,7951:7862.01%269
141Kaneshige1,7811:79252.71%3,421
141Shimada1,7811:7920.72%70
143Hori1,7761:7941.35%173
144Masuda1,7571:8030.68%66
145Nakata1,7521:8050.94%110
146Tomita1,7381:8111.11%139
147Kuwahara1,7341:8131.69%236
148Kihara1,7061:8274.24%537
149Umeda1,6911:8342.50%342
150Anno1,6871:83612.71%1,329
151Sakata1,6771:8411.57%224
151Suehiro1,6771:84110.79%1,178
153Doi1,6681:8461.31%182
153Yokoyama1,6681:8460.68%71
155Nagao1,6631:8481.91%272
155San-Rin1,6631:8482.92%406
157Nagata1,6491:8551.26%174
158Tsuda1,6351:8632.13%308
159Honda1,6211:8700.70%73
159Shirai1,6211:8701.71%253
159Yoshinaga1,6211:8704.06%538
162Koyama1,6121:8750.71%74
163Nishioka1,6021:8802.29%333
164Kaneda1,5981:8831.99%293
164Ozaki1,5981:8831.17%167
164Yanai1,5981:8835.98%767
167Sanson1,5931:8853.07%425
167Sugimoto1,5931:8850.82%103
169Ida1,5881:8880.79%95
170Kodama1,5791:8931.34%196
171Fukushima1,5601:9040.90%118
172Furukawa1,5561:9060.82%108
173Hatano1,5511:9092.64%393
174Kunihiro1,5461:91224.40%2,263
175Higashi1,5231:9260.97%136
176Miyata1,5131:9321.27%194
177Fujino1,5041:9382.61%404
178Adachi1,4991:9410.80%109
178Shinohara1,4991:9411.32%204
178Sueoka1,4991:94132.38%2,803
181Mitsui1,4901:9473.47%509
182Hirano1,4851:9500.70%88
183Tahara1,4761:9562.94%434
184Kitamura1,4671:9610.86%121
185Fujiyama1,4571:9688.18%1,070
186Yanagi1,4531:9713.93%581
187Yoshitake1,4381:9817.36%985
188Hirota1,4341:9831.85%304
189Yano1,3821:1,0200.96%157
190Sanko1,3631:1,03518.14%2,024
190Takenaka1,3631:1,0352.20%374
192Akiyama1,3541:1,0420.86%137
193Shigemura1,3351:1,05627.07%2,690
194Kawakami1,3311:1,0600.80%125
195Kojima1,3261:1,0640.45%59
196Nagai1,3171:1,0710.70%107
197Arita1,3121:1,0753.91%634
197Takada1,3121:1,0750.67%99
199Yoshitomi1,3071:1,07911.84%1,522
200Miyake1,3031:1,0821.17%211