Kedah Genealogical Records

Kedah Birth & Baptism Records

Births, Marriages & Deaths in the Protectorates (1895-1965)

Notifications forwarded by officials responsible for civil registration under administrative ordinances in Nyasaland, Kenya, Somaliland, Uganda, Sudan, Palestine, Sarawak, Malaya, including Johore and Selangor, and British North Borneo.

Kedah 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 Kedah

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.

Kedah Military Records

Malayan Emergency Commonwealth Deaths (1948-1960)

Details of over 1,500 men who died in Malaysia's war of independence from Britain.

Kedah 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.

Kedah Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Kedah 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.

Kedah Histories & Books

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.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Kedah 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.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Kedah

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.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

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

Kedah 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.

Kedah 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 Kedah

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Malaysia
1binti Ahmad38,5771:5320.26%12
2bin Ahmad33,9951:6017.23%9
3binti Ismail27,9021:7314.19%10
4Lim24,9301:817.33%2
5Tan24,1971:845.98%1
6bin Ismail24,0591:8411.87%7
7binti Abdullah20,8751:9710.67%11
8Isa20,7641:9825.68%29
9bin Abdullah18,6971:1089.36%8
10binti Saad16,0871:12646.85%112
11Lee14,7301:1384.35%3
12binti Hashim13,5151:15021.55%52
13bin Saad13,0021:15638.24%114
14Rahman12,5611:1618.00%14
15Ooi12,3141:16521.56%61
16binti Othman12,0751:16814.22%27
17bin Hashim12,0001:16919.07%51
18binti Ibrahim11,7771:17210.70%18
19bin Othman11,1071:18312.75%26
20Saad10,9021:18629.11%103
21Che10,8871:18611.83%24
22bin Ibrahim10,4001:1959.31%17
23Wan10,2981:1974.37%5
24Ng10,0381:2024.78%6
25binti Hassan9,8071:20713.87%39
26Noor9,7031:2099.91%22
27Bakar9,3911:21612.21%33
28bin Hassan8,7371:23212.06%37
29Hamid8,7241:23212.39%41
30binti Ishak8,3611:24220.39%91
31binti Zakaria8,1221:25012.97%53
32binti Omar7,8851:25713.43%58
33bin Ishak7,8641:25818.38%86
34bin Zakaria7,6411:26511.56%43
35binti Awang7,5881:26715.53%71
36bin Abu Bakar7,5801:26711.89%48
37binti Ramli7,5331:26912.97%59
38Ahmad7,4161:27312.06%54
39Zain7,4021:27414.93%70
40binti Hamid7,0931:28626.32%156
41binti Ali6,9361:29211.01%49
42Ali6,9091:2936.15%16
43binti Mat6,8731:29526.86%166
44bin Ramli6,8471:29611.32%56
45Hassan6,8261:29711.25%55
46bin Omar6,7231:30211.41%57
47binti Salleh6,7061:30214.79%81
48Ong6,6601:3046.20%19
49bin Awang6,5821:30813.59%72
50binti Bakar6,3271:32029.59%208
51bin Hamid6,0871:33321.90%149
52binti Din6,0371:33637.87%279
53Yusof6,0201:3376.58%25
54binti Osman5,9951:33814.56%89
55bin Salleh5,9351:34212.42%77
56Chong5,7281:3543.33%13
57Aziz5,6731:3577.17%31
58binti Said5,5971:36223.35%183
59bin Osman5,5961:36213.21%88
60Nor5,5231:3675.41%21
61Wong5,4221:3741.88%4
62bin Ali5,4091:3758.24%44
63binti Man5,3691:37845.30%377
64Teoh5,2661:38512.93%94
65Salleh5,1901:3918.00%47
66Ku5,1481:39426.51%230
67binti Mohamad5,0831:3996.38%30
68Razak4,9961:4069.94%69
69Rahim4,9701:4087.90%50
70bin Bakar4,9551:40922.87%207
71Bin Abdul Rahman4,9311:4119.45%68
72bin Harun4,8311:42012.31%98
73bin Mat4,8021:42218.72%164
74bin Mohamad4,7921:4235.74%28
75binti Harun4,7851:42412.90%106
76Halim4,7741:42513.57%109
77Chan4,7251:4293.63%15
78Abidin4,6581:4358.18%62
79Wahab4,5141:44910.98%90
80binti Shafie4,4841:45237.81%376
81Daud4,4761:45311.24%97
82Ismail4,4551:4558.16%64
83bin Din4,3541:46626.85%274
84binti Shaari4,3271:46828.12%293
85Yusoff4,3101:4708.92%73
86bin Said4,2881:47317.57%178
87bin Yahaya4,2471:47721.58%225
88binti Mansor4,2411:47818.04%186
89binti Jaafar4,2321:47913.45%129
90Teh4,2241:4808.80%76
91bin Man4,2041:48236.15%382
92Low4,1641:4875.49%35
93Goh4,0251:5045.27%34
94Khor3,9711:51014.13%144
95Rashid3,8891:5218.66%83
96binti Yahaya3,8571:52620.97%240
97bin Jaafar3,8521:52611.49%117
98bin Abd Rahman3,7891:5359.72%99
99binti Mahmud3,7811:53621.00%246
100binti Hussain3,7421:54227.04%322
101binti Ariffin3,7391:54219.00%226
102Hashim3,6621:55411.54%124
103bin Mansor3,6391:55715.66%188
104Abdullah3,6171:5605.57%46
105Ghani3,5941:5647.48%75
106binti Yahya3,4471:58812.65%154
107bin Shaari3,4261:59221.67%283
108Noh3,4171:59313.64%171
109Nasir3,4041:5967.06%74
110Din3,3731:60113.82%177
111Desa3,3171:61124.73%332
112binti Jusoh3,3131:61211.83%147
113binti Azizan3,3081:61332.43%426
114bin Shafie3,2591:62229.08%391
115bin Abdul Hamid3,2531:62313.19%175
116bin Ariffin3,2491:62416.04%217
117bin Azizan3,2321:62730.63%416
118binti Aziz3,2231:62914.07%194
119Rejab3,2101:63245.14%608
120Akhir3,2051:63333.85%465
121Loh3,2041:6335.95%65
122bin Azmi3,1671:64012.65%172
123binti Idris3,1611:64110.38%135
124bin Aziz3,1421:64513.11%184
125Radzi3,1241:64917.04%243
126Mat3,0841:65712.05%165
127Chin3,0721:6602.89%20
128binti Zainol3,0621:66235.81%523
129bin Hussain3,0131:67322.40%330
129binti Azmi3,0131:67313.08%191
131bin Yusof2,9831:6806.93%85
132binti Musa2,9751:68110.43%142
133binti Yusof2,9701:6837.26%92
134binti Yaacob2,9681:68316.80%252
135bin Ghazali2,9651:68414.91%223
136bin Idris2,9181:6959.22%126
137Cheah2,9081:6979.43%132
138Ang2,8931:7016.37%80
139binti Hasan2,8881:70213.62%210
140Yeoh2,8151:72010.79%160
141bin Zainol2,7921:72631.69%505
142Chew2,7271:7435.20%67
143binti Wahab2,6981:75117.78%296
144bin Yahya2,6551:7649.46%146
145bin Hasan2,6511:76511.62%196
146Ibrahim2,6441:7677.26%107
147bin Yaacob2,6421:76713.84%232
148Said2,6291:7717.58%111
149binti Ghazali2,6281:77114.18%238
150bin Jusoh2,6221:7739.32%143
151binti Hamzah2,6211:7738.32%128
152bin Mahmud2,6161:77515.60%266
153Omar2,6001:78010.53%174
154binti Yusoff2,5851:78411.58%201
155bin Rosli2,5761:7878.14%127
156binti Darus2,5461:79634.09%581
157binti Sulaiman2,5231:8035.85%84
158bin Musa2,5201:8048.51%138
159bin Mustafa2,4391:83112.46%228
160bin Sulaiman2,4311:8345.10%78
161binti Rosli2,4201:8388.06%136
162binti Baharom2,4141:84027.09%500
163binti Hussin2,4021:8448.55%145
164binti Mustafa2,3581:86013.32%251
165Tang2,3271:8715.46%87
166bin Hamzah2,2911:8857.15%122
166bin Yusoff2,2911:8859.38%176
168bin Saidin2,2881:88623.63%456
169binti Saidin2,2741:89125.02%490
170binti Taib2,2581:89821.05%410
171Cheng2,2521:9007.39%133
172bin Darus2,2501:90128.37%558
173bin Mohamed2,2491:9013.13%38
174Mohamed2,2391:9054.97%82
175bin Wahab2,2151:91514.37%292
176Kechik2,2091:91834.59%653
177Shukri2,2081:91823.23%464
178bin Abd Hamid2,1731:93312.43%256
178Lau2,1731:9333.85%63
180binti Zulkifli2,1611:9389.55%199
181Fauzi2,1371:94910.71%222
182binti Daud2,1331:9507.19%137
183Lai2,1131:9593.06%42
184bin Jamaludin2,1081:96211.19%234
185binti Ayob2,0961:96726.10%553
186bin Zulkifli2,0811:9748.59%179
187binti Halim2,0311:99823.02%504
188bin Hussin2,0281:1,0007.09%141
189Khoo2,0231:1,0025.76%110
190bin Abdul Razak2,0221:1,00310.58%231
191binti Johari2,0211:1,00311.49%255
192bin Abdul Aziz2,0141:1,0077.61%158
193Othman2,0121:1,0089.23%205
194Amin2,0081:1,0104.94%95
195binti Jamaludin1,9941:1,01711.30%253
196bin Abu Hassan1,9921:1,01816.42%365
197bin Abdul Wahab1,9891:1,01912.81%288
198bin Yaakob1,9791:1,02423.71%535
199bin Daud1,9701:1,0296.22%125
200Subramaniam1,9691:1,0308.15%180