Lebanon Genealogical Records

Lebanon 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 Lebanon

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.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Lebanon Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

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.

Lebanon Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Lebanon 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.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Lebanon

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.

Lineages of Nobility of Tripoli (1065-1304)

The lineages of the nobility of Tripoli, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Lebanon 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.

Lineages of Nobility of Tripoli (1065-1304)

The lineages of the nobility of Tripoli, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Lebanon 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.

Most Common Surnames in Lebanon

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1El Din97,6841:58
2Allah50,2551:112
3El Khoury44,0011:128
4Khalil41,1301:137
5Saad36,7511:153
6El Hajj34,1971:165
7Ali31,7051:178
8Ibrahim29,4811:191
9El Masry28,6391:197
10Hassan28,5951:197
11Haidar26,6161:212
12Hamoud24,2011:233
13Saleh24,1211:234
14Ahmed23,9191:236
15Suleiman23,3811:241
16Mousa22,9461:246
17Younis21,5591:261
18Yousef21,1071:267
19Karam20,6911:272
20Eisaa20,1631:280
21Mansour19,9391:283
22Farhat19,7891:285
23Aboud19,3911:291
24Haddad18,8861:298
25Harb18,5141:304
26Deeb18,4661:305
27Hussein18,4621:305
28Ayoub18,4121:306
29Eid17,3811:324
30Saliba17,1131:329
31Hanna17,1001:330
32Shaheen17,0671:330
33Dahir16,8251:335
34Matar16,7371:337
35Murad16,6591:338
36El Haddad16,5971:340
37Awad16,4181:343
38Ismail16,2621:347
39Jaber16,0361:352
40Hamdan15,7791:357
41Assaf15,5351:363
42Yassin15,2191:370
43Hashem14,9091:378
44Abbas14,6841:384
45Mohamed14,5721:387
46Obaid14,4871:389
47Diab14,4431:390
48Aoun14,3461:393
49Zaiter14,1321:399
50Qasim14,0491:401
51Al Ashqar13,9591:404
52Rizk13,9371:404
53Azar13,9171:405
54Nader13,9111:405
55Salama13,5571:416
56Darwish13,4661:419
57El Hassan13,2751:425
58El Sayed13,2591:425
59Jouda13,2121:427
60Khalifa13,1831:428
61Farah13,0961:430
62Hamza13,0951:430
63Osman13,0511:432
64Saeed12,9561:435
65Raad12,7031:444
66Nasser12,6911:444
67Taleb12,5751:448
68Fares12,5261:450
69Jaafar12,4301:454
70Nasr12,4011:455
71Mari12,0951:466
72Saab12,0561:468
73Zidan11,9601:471
74Ghanim11,9351:472
75Hegazy11,8761:475
76Nemeh11,7821:478
77Al Khatib11,7711:479
78Kanaan11,7561:480
79Nassar11,6281:485
80El Halaby11,3261:498
81Salloum11,2411:501
82Al Zain11,1911:504
83Shehadeh11,1571:505
84Zgheib11,1531:505
85Khader11,1021:508
86Daou10,8581:519
87Habib10,6941:527
88Mostafa10,6191:531
89Dagher10,5481:534
90Al Hayek10,5231:536
91El Shami10,4481:540
92Abdo10,3371:545
93Salim10,2581:550
94Khoury10,1721:554
95Yazbek10,0871:559
96Anton9,9251:568
97Samaan9,8941:570
98Saqr9,8481:572
99Shams9,6821:582
100El Helou9,6681:583
101Maalouf9,6371:585
102Hatoum9,5891:588
103Wahby9,5011:593
104Najm9,3361:604
105Al Asmar9,2791:608
106Fayad9,2531:609
107Wahba9,2341:610
108Rahal9,2031:613
109Rashid9,1781:614
110Asaad9,1341:617
111Hamada9,1121:619
112Tannous9,1101:619
113Al Moussawi9,0041:626
114Fawaz8,8821:635
115Hamieh8,7151:647
116Sfeir8,6451:652
117Nasif8,6011:655
118Fakih8,5671:658
119Jabbour8,5641:658
120Barakat8,4911:664
121Samah8,3631:674
122Shamoun8,3561:675
123Al-Qazi8,1691:690
124Elias8,0621:699
125Shalhoub8,0541:700
126Fadel8,0211:703
127Mahmoud7,9821:706
128Attieh7,9651:708
129Al Husseini7,8521:718
130Gerges7,7981:723
131Moawad7,7831:724
132Awadah7,7551:727
133Al Hujairi7,7541:727
134Al Rifai7,7331:729
135Akl7,7071:731
136Shaaban7,7061:732
137Assi7,6411:738
138Faraj7,6341:738
139Al Mekdad7,5991:742
140Al Awar7,5751:744
141Aqeqi7,4441:757
142Dawood7,4151:760
143Muhanna7,3791:764
144Yahya7,3191:770
145Zaid7,2461:778
146Ghosn7,1431:789
147Sarkis7,1401:790
148Choucair6,9861:807
149Melhem6,8931:818
150Ramadan6,8781:820
151Salman6,8571:822
152Shehab6,8431:824
153Yamin6,8111:828
154Al Sheikh6,7611:834
155Taha6,7311:837
156Juma6,6041:854
157Shukr6,5721:858
158Madi6,4801:870
159Saba6,4401:875
160Yacoub6,4281:877
161Beydoun6,3911:882
162Boutros6,2981:895
163Al-Hakim6,2791:898
164Sorour6,2231:906
165Amhaz6,1931:910
166Khaled6,0691:929
167Ammar6,0171:937
168Al Khaliq5,9891:941
169Itani5,9391:949
170Matta5,8991:956
171El Gamal5,8951:956
172El Fagaly5,8561:963
173Bassil5,8441:965
174Hassoun5,8431:965
175Al Bitar5,8161:969
176Al Sayegh5,7901:974
177Mazloum5,7681:977
178Basharah5,7641:978
179Al Ahmad5,7431:982
180Shadid5,7361:983
181Mortada5,6991:989
182Kassab5,6931:990
183Al Najjar5,6591:996
184Al Bustani5,6101:1,005
185Zain5,6031:1,006
186Stephan5,5061:1,024
187Maroun5,4541:1,034
188Yaghi5,4451:1,035
189Tameh5,4351:1,037
190Sabra5,3881:1,046
191Bitar5,3831:1,047
192Tarbih5,3721:1,049
193Salem5,3671:1,050
194Maatouq5,3591:1,052
195Mashik5,3541:1,053
196Hamad5,2921:1,065
197El Ayoubi5,2321:1,077
198Al Hussein5,2261:1,079
199Tabet5,0251:1,122
200Atwi4,9981:1,128