Labuan Genealogical Records

Labuan 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.

Labuan 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 Labuan

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.

Labuan Military Records

Malayan Emergency Commonwealth Deaths (1948-1960)

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

Labuan 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.

Labuan Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Labuan 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.

Labuan 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.

Labuan 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 Labuan

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.

Labuan 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.

Labuan 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 Labuan

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Malaysia
1Tan1,1291:810.28%1
2Lim9071:1000.27%2
3Teo6991:1301.93%108
4bin Abdullah6821:1340.34%8
5Wong6801:1340.24%4
6binti Abdullah5641:1610.29%11
7bin Ahmad5621:1620.28%9
7Lee5621:1620.17%3
9bin Ismail5201:1750.26%7
10binti Ahmad4701:1940.25%12
11Chin4371:2080.41%20
12Abdullah4161:2190.64%46
13bin Ibrahim3851:2370.34%17
14Rahman3591:2540.23%14
15binti Ismail3571:2550.18%10
16Ali3471:2620.31%16
17Chong3451:2640.20%13
18bin Omar3241:2810.55%57
18Salleh3241:2810.50%47
20Goh3191:2860.42%34
21bin Ali2951:3090.45%44
22Chua2881:3160.61%79
23Damit2811:3247.36%929
24Ahmad2791:3260.45%54
25bin Mohamad2741:3320.33%28
26bin Hassan2601:3500.36%37
26Wan2601:3500.11%5
28Hamid2571:3540.36%41
29bin Osman2431:3750.57%88
29binti Ibrahim2431:3750.22%18
31binti Ali2411:3780.38%49
32Hassan2391:3810.39%55
32Yusof2391:3810.26%25
34binti Hassan2361:3860.33%39
35Ismail2291:3980.42%64
36bin Salleh2221:4100.46%77
37binti Osman2171:4200.53%89
38Ng2151:4240.10%6
39binti Omar2131:4280.36%58
40binti Mohamad2051:4440.26%30
40Poh2051:4441.82%388
40Yap2051:4440.22%23
43Yong2011:4530.26%32
44Chan1981:4600.15%15
45Liew1961:4650.27%36
46Bakar1771:5150.23%33
46binti Salleh1771:5150.39%81
48bin Abu Bakar1701:5360.27%48
48bin Othman1701:5360.20%26
48binti Othman1701:5360.20%27
51bin Sulaiman1681:5420.35%78
52Besar1651:5525.84%1,161
52binti Awang1651:5520.34%71
52Mohamed1651:5520.37%82
55Rahim1631:5590.26%50
56Noor1561:5840.16%22
57binti Sulaiman1511:6030.35%84
58Ibrahim1491:6110.41%107
59bin Hussin1461:6240.51%141
60bin Mohamed1441:6330.20%38
60Ong1441:6330.13%19
62bin Abdul1421:6410.96%301
62bin Yusof1421:6410.33%85
62Kassim1421:6410.83%261
65bin Awang1391:6550.29%72
65bin Bakar1391:6550.64%207
67Bin Abdul Rahman1351:6750.26%68
67Kong1351:6750.36%101
69Sim1321:6900.42%131
70bin Daud1301:7010.41%125
70Said1301:7010.37%111
72Shah1251:7290.37%116
73bin Zakaria1231:7400.19%43
73binti Idris1231:7400.40%135
73Yunus1231:7400.49%169
76bin Alias1201:7590.45%157
76bin Kassim1201:7590.68%254
76Omar1201:7590.49%174
79Aziz1181:7720.15%31
79bin Hamid1181:7720.42%149
79binti Daud1181:7720.40%137
79Lau1181:7720.21%63
79Ling1181:7720.31%100
79Saad1181:7720.32%103
85bin Idris1161:7850.37%126
85binti Yahya1161:7850.43%154
85binti Yusof1161:7850.28%92
85Yeo1161:7850.71%272
89bin Yahya1131:8060.40%146
89Zain1131:8060.23%70
91bin Abd Rahman1111:8210.28%99
91Han1111:8211.40%559
93binti Kassim1091:8360.63%259
93Fong1091:8360.40%153
95bin Wahab1061:8590.69%292
95bin Yussof1061:8595.89%1,607
95binti Mohamed1061:8590.16%45
95Koh1061:8590.28%105
95Leong1061:8590.15%40
95Singh1061:8590.32%120
95Tee1061:8590.28%104
102bin Abdul Hamid1041:8760.42%175
102Lai1041:8760.15%42
102Liaw1041:8761.62%651
102Razak1041:8760.21%69
106bin Jumat1021:8935.38%1,552
106bin Salim1021:8930.70%308
106Foo1021:8930.31%118
106Ho1021:8930.18%60
106Hussin1021:8930.50%213
106Isa1021:8930.13%29
112bin Kadir991:9201.04%462
112bin Said991:9200.41%178
112binti Jamil991:9200.81%361
112Hong991:9200.49%219
112Nor991:9200.10%21
117binti Bakar971:9390.45%208
117binti Hashim971:9390.15%52
117Chew971:9390.18%67
117Rashid971:9390.22%83
117Tahir971:9390.44%204
122Daud941:9690.24%97
123Amin921:9900.23%95
123bin Abd Hamid921:9900.53%256
123bin Yunus921:9900.83%397
123binti Hussin921:9900.33%145
123Ker921:9906.40%1,918
128bin Ishak901:1,0120.21%86
128bin Ramli901:1,0120.15%56
128binti Wahab901:1,0120.59%296
128Mohamad901:1,0120.44%212
132binti Abdul871:1,0470.72%367
132Tang871:1,0470.20%87
132Yassin871:1,0471.16%577
135bin Hashim851:1,0720.14%51
135bin Jamil851:1,0720.66%347
135bin Karim851:1,0720.79%409
135bin Zainal851:1,0720.37%192
135binti Roslan851:1,0720.36%187
135Othman851:1,0720.39%205
135Wahab851:1,0720.21%90
142Ang831:1,0970.18%80
142bin Harun831:1,0970.21%98
142bin Tuah831:1,0975.01%1,716
142binti Jumat831:1,0974.18%1,503
142binti Rosli831:1,0970.28%136
142binti Said831:1,0970.35%183
142Sulaiman831:1,0970.57%306
149Abidin801:1,1390.14%62
149bin Rosli801:1,1390.25%127
149binti Tahir801:1,1390.82%454
149binti Zainal801:1,1390.37%206
149Chang801:1,1390.20%96
149Kadir801:1,1390.30%155
149Karim801:1,1390.31%159
149Sia801:1,1390.67%372
149Ting801:1,1390.34%185
158bin Wahid781:1,1681.24%661
158binti Harun781:1,1680.21%106
158binti Matali781:1,1689.00%2,874
158binti Talip781:1,1684.39%1,623
158Chia781:1,1680.23%113
158Yussof781:1,1682.11%953
164bin Amat761:1,1981.04%596
164bin Matali761:1,19810.45%3,295
164bin Suhaili761:1,1982.51%1,109
164binti Mahmud761:1,1980.42%246
164binti Musa761:1,1980.27%142
164binti Zakaria761:1,1980.12%53
164Ghani761:1,1980.16%75
164Idris761:1,1980.39%229
164Osman761:1,1980.66%385
164Yusoff761:1,1980.16%73
174Amir731:1,2481.06%618
174Awang731:1,2480.62%381
174bin Tahir731:1,2480.72%427
174James731:1,2480.42%260
178bin Jaafar711:1,2830.21%117
178bin Mohammad711:1,2830.31%197
178bin Musa711:1,2830.24%138
178bin Saad711:1,2830.21%114
178binti Kadir711:1,2830.80%503
178Chai711:1,2830.13%66
178Chee711:1,2830.25%140
178Chung711:1,2830.28%170
178Din711:1,2830.29%177
178Soon711:1,2830.45%282
188Abdul681:1,3390.57%375
188bin Hasan681:1,3390.30%196
188bin Kamis681:1,3391.01%629
188binti Ishak681:1,3390.17%91
188binti Jaafar681:1,3390.22%129
188Chen681:1,3390.18%102
188Halim681:1,3390.19%109
188Hashim681:1,3390.21%124
188Tay681:1,3390.24%148
197bin Ahad661:1,3805.01%2,050
197binti Dahlan661:1,3801.70%917
197binti Hamid661:1,3800.24%156
197Che661:1,3800.07%24
197Seah661:1,3801.65%900