Ōita Prefecture Genealogical Records

Ōita Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Ōita 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.

Ōita 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 Ōita 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.

Ōita 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.

Ōita 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.

Ōita 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.

Ōita Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Ōita 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.

Ōita 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.

Ōita 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 Ōita 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.

Ōita 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.

Ōita 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.

Ōita 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 Ōita Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Sato40,4891:292.07%1
2Goto24,8091:476.15%33
3Abe21,1691:553.87%21
4Kono18,7841:628.64%85
5Ono18,7681:623.59%22
6Watanabe17,2561:681.26%4
7Eto12,5711:9325.18%437
8Kudo10,4431:1124.77%81
9Ito10,3571:1130.84%6
10Ando9,2691:1263.61%68
11Takahashi8,7271:1340.65%5
12Kai8,3251:14111.66%327
13Sudo8,1751:1435.81%164
14Tanaka8,0251:1460.57%3
15Inoue7,5691:1551.17%17
16Yamamoto7,3661:1590.65%7
17Yano7,0871:1654.91%157
18Yoshida6,9421:1690.80%12
19Adachi6,5991:1773.54%109
19Kawano6,5991:17713.99%465
21Miura6,4651:1812.11%56
22Kajiwara5,6391:2089.08%372
23Kato5,5641:2100.59%11
24Mori5,4951:2131.05%23
25Hashimoto5,2641:2221.11%25
26Matsumoto5,1731:2260.76%15
27Nakamura5,1571:2270.46%8
28Anan5,0231:23354.54%1,753
29Nakano4,9481:2371.50%48
30Asou4,8461:24216.73%719
31Fujiwara4,7761:2451.52%55
32Nakajima4,6751:2500.93%24
33Sakamoto4,6261:2531.13%32
34Yamada4,5411:2580.54%13
35Himeno4,4121:26539.54%1,512
36Nagano3,9671:2953.94%239
37Otsuka3,8871:3011.83%89
38Hirose3,8701:3022.61%150
39Hatano3,7901:3096.45%393
40Honda3,6511:3211.57%73
41Sasaki3,6241:3230.51%14
42Hori3,4791:3362.65%173
43Kodama3,4631:3382.94%196
44Ikeda3,4581:3380.74%26
45Iwao3,4201:34227.69%1,402
46Miyazaki3,4151:3431.51%76
46Murakami3,4151:3430.92%40
48Harada3,4041:3441.13%57
49Shimizu3,2491:3600.57%19
50Akiyoshi3,2161:36420.93%1,187
51Yamazaki3,2111:3640.71%27
52Kimura3,1791:3680.53%18
53Miyamoto3,1741:3691.30%72
54Hayashi3,1411:3730.55%20
54Wada3,1411:3731.13%64
56Fujita3,1361:3730.80%37
57Ueda3,1311:3740.89%43
58Ishii2,9971:3910.71%31
58Kawazu2,9971:39117.23%1,088
60Yamaguchi2,9541:3960.44%16
61Matsuo2,9271:4001.53%105
62Kira2,9221:40125.52%1,488
63Yamashita2,8471:4110.65%29
64Anai2,8141:41641.13%2,153
65Kondo2,7451:4260.71%38
66Hata2,7391:4274.36%369
66Ueno2,7391:4271.22%78
68Kanda2,7181:4313.05%269
68Takano2,7181:4311.61%124
70Sakai2,7071:4320.70%39
71Sonoda2,6751:4384.98%419
72Itai2,5841:45335.31%2,067
73Takakura2,5731:45511.39%887
74Ninomiya2,5681:4565.15%441
75Fujimoto2,5521:4591.17%83
75Saito2,5521:4590.25%10
77Akamine2,4981:46916.94%1,226
78Higashi2,4711:4741.58%136
79Umeki2,4441:47915.04%1,145
80Ishida2,4071:4860.86%63
81Hyugawa2,4021:4874.34%413
82Takeuchi2,3691:4940.71%47
83Matsuda2,3591:4960.78%58
84Ogawa2,3481:4980.55%30
85Shibata2,3321:5020.87%65
86Moriyama2,3161:5052.76%279
87Kubo2,3101:5071.15%96
87Yoshino2,3101:5071.83%183
89Kan2,2621:5174.18%416
90Tanabe2,2301:5251.43%142
91Oda2,1821:5361.35%130
92Hino2,1761:5381.26%119
93Kimoto2,1711:5395.73%567
94Maki2,1441:5464.22%431
95Fujisawa2,1391:5473.10%336
96Hirano2,1341:5481.00%88
97Fukuda2,1281:5500.66%50
98Noda2,1121:5541.50%162
99Ishikawa2,0911:5600.47%28
100Kawamura2,0801:5630.95%84
101Ota2,0641:5670.56%41
102Maeda2,0531:5700.51%34
102Mieno2,0531:57056.78%3,274
104Nakao2,0321:5761.91%228
105Iwamoto1,9891:5881.48%171
105Okamoto1,9891:5880.62%53
107Uchida1,9571:5980.77%69
108Kaku1,9511:6005.59%613
109Hara1,9241:6080.74%67
109Nagao1,9241:6082.21%272
111Ikebe1,9141:61118.64%1,604
111Yakushiji1,9141:61130.51%2,274
113Miyuki1,9081:61337.38%2,632
113Okubo1,9081:6131.28%149
115Tsuchiya1,9031:6151.06%117
116Okada1,8871:6200.47%35
117Oishi1,8821:6221.57%193
118Iwasaki1,8761:6241.03%113
119Kinoshita1,8711:6260.94%98
119Nokami1,8711:6265.90%664
121Kugimiya1,8661:62760.43%3,613
122Iwata1,8281:6401.17%143
122Nakayama1,8281:6400.63%62
122Utsunomiya1,8281:6407.21%808
125Zaitsu1,8121:64634.40%2,569
126Minami1,8071:6481.55%198
127Kamei1,8011:6503.28%415
128Yanai1,7961:6526.72%767
129Hamada1,7901:6541.08%127
129Nagamatsu1,7901:65411.38%1,168
131Nonaka1,7321:6762.57%344
132Takagi1,7101:6840.75%75
133Sanson1,6731:7003.22%425
134Tokumaru1,6621:70419.56%1,864
135Fujii1,6511:7090.50%49
135Morita1,6511:7090.56%60
135Someya1,6511:7094.54%592
138Suzuki1,6401:7140.09%2
139Nakagawa1,6351:7160.52%54
140Hirayama1,5971:7331.50%227
141Nomura1,5871:7370.81%100
142Matsubara1,5811:7401.44%216
142Mitarai1,5811:74027.35%2,419
144Toyoda1,5761:7431.65%248
145Higuchi1,5491:7561.02%148
146Tajima1,5331:7631.35%205
147Kobayashi1,5121:7740.14%9
147Takase1,5121:7743.09%450
149Shiga1,5061:7774.13%591
150Shiotsuki1,4901:78541.89%3,305
151Obata1,4801:7912.20%346
151Taguchi1,4801:7910.97%146
153Kubota1,4531:8050.68%87
154Eguchi1,4471:8091.79%291
155Arakane1,4421:81237.14%3,120
156Tsutsumi1,4371:8141.87%310
157Matsushita1,4311:8181.00%158
157Ogata1,4311:8181.29%212
159Tahara1,4151:8272.82%434
160Sagara1,4101:8306.86%948
160Shiraishi1,4101:8301.36%234
162Eda1,4051:8336.64%927
162Nishimura1,4051:8330.44%52
164Imamura1,3941:8401.36%237
165Okabe1,3831:8461.55%268
166Kuroki1,3671:8562.02%343
167Seike1,3561:86311.11%1,417
168Kotegawa1,3461:87061.29%4,425
169Ueki1,3401:8733.32%536
170Ida1,3351:8770.66%95
171Toshimitsu1,3241:88455.75%4,236
172Kiyohara1,3131:8918.47%1,179
173Takita1,3031:8985.66%878
173Yoshitake1,3031:8986.67%985
175Shimada1,2811:9140.52%70
175Yoshioka1,2811:9140.89%156
177Ikuno1,2701:92219.53%2,227
178Fujino1,2651:9252.19%404
179Tachikawa1,2601:9294.41%725
180Kumagai1,2541:9330.92%170
181Hirota1,2381:9451.60%304
181Mizobe1,2381:94520.91%2,371
183Nishida1,2331:9490.72%120
184Hikita1,2221:9586.13%972
184Kawakami1,2221:9580.73%125
186Kikuchi1,2171:9620.34%42
187Isayama1,2121:96618.58%2,215
188Kuwahara1,2061:9701.17%236
188Masuda1,2061:9700.46%66
190Ashikari1,2011:97558.64%4,629
191Ikenaga1,1951:97910.85%1,524
192Maruyama1,1901:9840.54%80
192Takayama1,1901:9841.13%231
194Nagaoka1,1851:9882.04%398
195Taniguchi1,1791:9930.52%77
196Oshima1,1531:1,0150.76%147
196Todaka1,1531:1,01520.02%2,426
198Nishi1,1311:1,0351.18%247
199Araki1,1201:1,0450.79%159
199Zaizen1,1201:1,04549.87%4,366