Kaunas County Genealogical Records

Kaunas County Birth & Baptism Records

Lithuania Birth Records (1822-1940)

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Kaunas County Census & Population Lists

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Newspapers Covering Kaunas County

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Kaunas County Immigration & Travel Records

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Kaunas County Military Records

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Kaunas County Taxation Records

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Kaunas County Land & Property Records

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Kaunas County Directories & Gazetteers

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Kaunas County Cemeteries

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Kaunas County Histories & Books

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Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Kaunas County

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Kaunas County Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

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Kaunas County Maps

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Kaunas County Reference Works

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Most Common Surnames in Kaunas County

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Lithuania
1Stankevičienė3,4281:17735.61%5
2Jankauskienė3,1481:19328.03%1
3Stankevičius2,8991:20935.95%8
4Kazlauskienė2,6301:23124.54%2
5Petrauskas2,2611:26822.96%3
6Petrauskienė2,2231:27322.59%4
7Butkus2,0421:29727.92%12
8Kazlauskas1,9881:30522.04%7
9Paulauskienė1,8801:32323.36%9
10Kavaliauskienė1,8691:32527.00%16
11Sinkevičienė1,8501:32841.52%47
12Ramanauskienė1,8461:32928.41%19
13Lukoševičienė1,8371:33033.90%29
14Jankauskas1,8201:33319.84%6
15Kavaliauskas1,8051:33631.07%23
16Mikalauskienė1,7391:34929.28%21
17Vasiliauskas1,6751:36222.32%11
18Žukauskas1,5831:38328.01%24
19Navickienė1,5751:38523.27%17
20Kaminskienė1,5691:38728.16%27
20Vaitkevičienė1,5691:38730.06%32
22Morkūnienė1,5531:39133.64%43
23Navickas1,5121:40128.88%31
24Urbonienė1,5051:40320.90%15
25Urbonas1,4931:40722.88%18
26Mickevičius1,4891:40846.50%89
27Ivanauskas1,4391:42239.20%72
28Žukauskienė1,4181:42819.54%14
29Paulauskas1,3891:43724.77%26
30Mikalauskas1,3801:44032.55%54
31Černiauskienė1,3531:44928.68%42
32Žilinskienė1,3321:45624.49%28
33Sadauskienė1,3031:46646.30%107
34Žilinskas1,3001:46728.54%44
35Dambrauskienė1,2921:47030.17%51
36Ivanauskienė1,2911:47028.53%45
37Sakalauskienė1,2791:47525.48%36
38Ramanauskas1,2751:47622.66%25
39Vasiliauskienė1,2541:48416.24%10
40Žemaitis1,2431:48833.69%69
41Kaminskas1,1991:50628.59%56
42Adomaitienė1,1941:50824.91%39
43Petkevičienė1,1901:51028.71%58
44Savickienė1,1751:51720.20%22
45Sinkevičius1,1651:52132.01%73
46Petraitis1,1611:52327.28%52
47Baranauskienė1,1581:52421.46%30
48Petraitienė1,1321:53627.06%57
49Paškevičienė1,1191:54233.30%83
50Sakalauskas1,0901:55724.56%48
51Vitkauskienė1,0591:57327.63%64
52Vyšniauskienė1,0511:57728.60%70
53Lukoševičius1,0381:58529.26%76
54Leonavičienė1,0311:58952.02%182
55Sadauskas1,0131:59941.13%135
56Rimkus1,0111:60019.40%33
57Mačiulienė9971:60935.33%106
58Malinauskienė9961:60924.88%61
59Balčiūnas9781:62120.15%37
60Marcinkevičienė9751:62234.69%108
61Žemaitienė9701:62625.58%66
62Adomaitis9611:63221.70%49
63Butkienė9511:63822.51%55
64Stankevič9481:64015.88%20
65Mickevičienė9331:65123.73%63
65Rutkauskas9331:65127.06%78
67Jonaitis9261:65527.12%80
68Balčiūnienė9161:66312.59%13
69Butkevičienė8981:67637.65%145
70Tamošiūnienė8841:68733.92%118
71Rakauskienė8731:69531.72%111
72Baranauskas8711:69721.37%59
73Kazakevičienė8611:70533.94%125
74Vitkauskas8581:70732.69%116
75Januškevičienė8551:71057.54%279
76Kučinskienė8541:71125.55%84
77Vaitkevičius8491:71520.93%60
77Černiauskas8491:71527.73%97
79Petkevičius8411:72226.27%90
80Sabaliauskienė8361:72629.80%109
81Juškienė8321:72917.59%41
82Vyšniauskas8291:73225.04%85
83Savickas8271:73417.46%40
84Leonavičius8081:75149.75%246
85Malinauskas8031:75626.06%96
86Urbonavičienė7991:76028.95%110
87Barkauskienė7971:76231.12%123
88Morkūnas7961:76228.01%103
89Mažeikienė7951:76321.00%67
90Rinkevičienė7821:77639.18%178
91Radzevičius7811:77729.28%114
92Steponavičienė7771:78123.86%87
93Šimkienė7761:78216.08%38
94Markevičius7651:79329.23%117
95Bagdonienė7641:79416.92%46
95Šimkus7641:79414.68%34
97Dambrauskas7621:79624.19%91
98Pocienė7551:80417.77%53
99Kazakevičius7541:80531.43%143
100Baltrušaitis7491:81045.39%235
101Urbonavičius7451:81542.77%215
102Mackevičius7431:81730.60%141
102Mockienė7431:81727.39%113
104Marcinkevičius7401:82024.77%100
105Bagdonas7361:82520.04%71
106Antanavičienė7321:82949.26%279
106Radzevičienė7321:82923.34%92
108Juknevičienė7251:83732.79%156
109Adomavičienė7241:83831.92%151
109Tamošiūnas7241:83827.90%120
111Steponavičius7161:84835.66%176
112Jurevičienė7081:85726.85%115
113Rakauskas7051:86134.31%171
114Grigienė7041:86230.06%146
115Jurevičius7011:86627.64%126
116Laurinavičius7001:86731.56%155
117Rutkauskienė6981:87018.26%65
118Grigas6961:87227.27%124
118Vaitkus6961:87220.38%79
120Markevičienė6951:87323.27%100
121Povilaitienė6911:87830.48%152
122Gudaitienė6841:88739.86%221
123Lukošienė6831:88922.44%98
124Juškevičius6791:89432.90%170
125Jonaitienė6781:89521.89%93
126Grigaliūnienė6771:89727.89%142
127Paškevičius6701:90629.36%149
128Vilčinskienė6691:90757.82%367
129Daukšienė6531:92923.74%112
129Šidlauskas6531:92933.49%186
131Baltrušaitienė6471:93835.14%198
132Giedraitienė6431:94438.64%234
133Barauskienė6421:94526.77%144
134Budrienė6371:95319.72%88
135Rimkienė6301:96314.69%50
136Vaicekauskienė6181:98256.96%412
137Laurinavičienė6131:99030.99%183
138Mačiulis6121:99234.87%212
139Mockus6081:99816.85%74
140Palaimienė6051:1,00372.72%549
141Noreikienė6041:1,00524.67%137
142Misevičienė6021:1,00834.30%212
142Pocius6021:1,00811.80%35
144Klimienė5991:1,01327.73%160
145Venckus5971:1,01716.79%75
146Sabaliauskas5961:1,01824.13%134
147Liutkevičienė5871:1,03447.15%334
148Banys5861:1,03628.84%175
148Juška5861:1,03617.82%86
148Survila5861:1,03644.87%318
151Valaitienė5751:1,05629.34%184
152Lukošius5701:1,06522.57%127
153Mažeika5691:1,06723.03%133
154Barkauskas5661:1,07228.19%176
155Adomavičius5641:1,07628.28%179
156Norkus5621:1,08016.60%81
157Matusevičienė5591:1,08635.90%264
158Danilevičienė5571:1,09057.90%476
159Jakubauskienė5531:1,09834.24%247
159Kučinskas5531:1,09822.75%140
161Aleksandravičienė5521:1,10027.82%180
161Bukauskienė5521:1,10039.80%300
163Alekna5501:1,10434.42%252
163Arlauskienė5501:1,10431.39%214
165Miliauskienė5471:1,11025.94%163
166Martinaitienė5431:1,11850.23%414
167Jonas5411:1,12225.21%161
168Simanavičienė5381:1,12832.00%229
169Kubilius5371:1,13020.94%122
170Stankus5361:1,13221.46%130
171Monkevičienė5301:1,14564.32%562
172Misiūnienė5291:1,14729.23%203
173Sinkevič5261:1,15417.38%99
174Andriuškevičienė5241:1,15843.49%343
175Petraškienė5171:1,17462.06%548
176Krasauskas5071:1,19743.52%363
177Valatkienė5061:1,19954.23%492
177Vilkienė5061:1,19934.05%279
179Buzienė5031:1,20759.04%537
180Kasperavičius5021:1,20930.48%238
181Januškevičius5011:1,21143.68%371
181Rinkevičius5011:1,21125.81%188
183Grigonienė4991:1,21653.83%497
183Juodis4991:1,21666.44%635
183Krasauskienė4991:1,21626.64%193
183Lazauskas4991:1,21655.51%511
187Giedraitis4981:1,21929.33%226
187Mackevičienė4981:1,21919.38%121
189Aleknavičius4971:1,22145.64%409
190Juškevičienė4921:1,23423.48%168
191Klimavičienė4901:1,23941.21%352
192Laurinaitienė4891:1,24141.23%354
193Palaima4881:1,24478.96%775
194Banevičienė4861:1,24947.05%444
195Bukauskas4851:1,25132.48%278
195Jakštas4851:1,25137.57%321
197Gudaitis4831:1,25734.95%302
198Šidlauskienė4811:1,26221.83%157
199Aleksandravičius4771:1,27235.33%309
200Vaičiūnas4701:1,29124.56%189