Malacca Genealogical Records

Malacca 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.

Malacca 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 Malacca

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.

Malacca Military Records

Malayan Emergency Commonwealth Deaths (1948-1960)

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

Malacca 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.

Malacca Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Malacca 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.

Malacca 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.

Malacca 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 Malacca

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.

Malacca 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.

Malacca 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 Malacca

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Malaysia
1Tan16,0891:533.98%1
2Lim12,8941:673.79%2
3Lee9,9651:862.94%3
4bin Abdullah6,8251:1263.42%8
5Ng6,2051:1392.96%6
6bin Ahmad6,0441:1423.06%9
7binti Abdullah5,8761:1463.00%11
8Rahman5,6291:1533.59%14
9binti Ahmad5,6171:1532.95%12
10bin Ismail5,3661:1602.65%7
11Goh5,0221:1716.57%34
12Chong4,8901:1762.84%13
13Wong4,7051:1831.63%4
14binti Ismail4,6691:1842.37%10
15Ong4,6611:1844.34%19
16Ali4,2971:2003.82%16
17Nor4,2581:2024.17%21
18bin Ibrahim3,9771:2163.56%17
19bin Othman3,9711:2164.56%26
20binti Othman3,6961:2334.35%27
21Bakar3,6581:2354.75%33
22binti Ibrahim3,5651:2413.24%18
23Yusof3,5441:2433.87%25
24Chan3,2871:2612.53%15
25bin Abu Bakar3,2131:2685.04%48
26bin Ali2,9791:2894.54%44
27Chua2,9721:2896.27%79
28Rahim2,9531:2914.69%50
29bin Mohamad2,9281:2943.51%28
30Low2,8491:3023.76%35
31Aziz2,8401:3033.59%31
32Isa2,8161:3053.48%29
33bin Mohamed2,7391:3143.81%38
34Yong2,7021:3183.48%32
35binti Mohamad2,6771:3213.36%30
36binti Ali2,5621:3354.07%49
37Tay2,5461:3389.12%148
38bin Omar2,5431:3384.32%57
39Noor2,4981:3442.55%22
40bin Hassan2,4511:3513.38%37
41Koh2,3791:3616.36%105
42Gan2,3381:3685.72%93
43binti Mohamed2,3261:3703.56%45
44Wan2,2721:3780.96%5
45Yap2,2401:3842.41%23
46binti Omar2,2351:3853.81%58
47bin Ramli2,2131:3883.66%56
48Said2,1631:3976.23%111
49binti Hassan2,1031:4092.97%39
50bin Hashim2,0851:4123.31%51
51Shah2,0771:4146.17%116
52Tai2,0491:4199.78%211
53Razak2,0331:4234.05%69
54binti Ramli1,9531:4403.36%59
55Teo1,9381:4445.36%108
56Chin1,9331:4451.82%20
57binti Hashim1,9231:4473.07%52
57Lai1,9231:4472.79%42
59Hamid1,8091:4752.57%41
60bin Sulaiman1,7281:4973.63%78
61Tee1,6821:5114.49%104
62Salleh1,6591:5182.56%47
63Nasir1,6571:5193.44%74
64bin Zainal1,6471:5227.16%192
65binti Zainal1,6411:5247.54%206
66Loh1,6371:5253.04%65
67Ho1,6351:5262.84%60
68bin Osman1,6301:5273.85%88
69bin Yusof1,6281:5283.78%85
70Ghani1,6131:5333.36%75
71Zin1,6061:5354.75%115
72bin Baba1,6001:53733.49%798
73bin Zakaria1,5951:5392.41%43
74Bin Abdul Rahman1,5941:5393.06%68
75bin Abd Rahman1,5741:5464.04%99
76bin Jaafar1,5411:5584.60%117
77binti Jantan1,5181:56626.20%700
78binti Sulaiman1,5041:5713.49%84
79bin Nordin1,5011:5735.20%139
80bin Rosli1,4971:5744.73%127
81binti Osman1,4801:5813.59%89
82binti Baba1,4791:58129.66%773
82Karim1,4791:5815.66%159
84binti Zakaria1,4771:5822.36%53
85Teh1,4761:5823.07%76
86Wee1,4681:5869.18%276
87bin Jantan1,4601:58925.32%705
88bin Abu1,4541:59110.09%312
89binti Nordin1,4391:5975.19%150
90binti Yusof1,4121:6093.45%92
91binti Rosli1,4101:6104.70%136
92Pang1,3931:6174.35%121
93Yasin1,3921:6178.46%271
94Hassan1,3691:6282.26%55
95bin Roslan1,3671:6295.70%182
96Abidin1,3571:6332.38%62
97Amin1,3561:6343.33%95
98binti Abu1,3541:63510.68%352
99Rashid1,3181:6522.94%83
100binti Husin1,3071:6587.74%263
101binti Jaafar1,3031:6604.14%129
101Yeo1,3031:6607.95%272
103binti Roslan1,2551:6855.38%187
103Wahab1,2551:6853.05%90
105bin Hamzah1,2411:6933.88%122
106Mohamed1,2331:6972.74%82
107bin Husin1,2111:7106.83%250
108Ahmad1,2091:7111.97%54
109bin Hasan1,1801:7285.17%196
110Khoo1,1671:7373.32%110
110Lau1,1671:7372.07%63
112Yunus1,1641:7384.63%169
113Hashim1,1431:7523.60%124
114bin Mahat1,1361:75719.23%689
115Ismail1,1321:7592.07%64
116binti Hamzah1,1311:7603.59%128
117bin Salleh1,1241:7652.35%77
118Choo1,1101:7743.34%119
119bin Ishak1,1031:7792.58%86
120bin Azman1,0911:7885.76%233
121binti Salleh1,0861:7912.39%81
122bin Yahya1,0841:7933.86%146
123binti Razali1,0801:7964.34%173
124bin Razali1,0781:7974.17%162
125bin Daud1,0741:8003.39%125
126Chew1,0671:8062.03%67
127Din1,0581:8124.33%177
128Abdullah1,0571:8131.63%46
129bin Harun1,0541:8152.69%98
129bin Kasim1,0541:8157.45%317
131Ee1,0521:81712.51%530
132Ang1,0471:8212.31%80
133Kadir1,0371:8293.83%155
134binti Hasan1,0231:8404.83%210
135binti Idris1,0201:8433.35%135
136binti Daud1,0191:8433.44%137
137bin Idris1,0041:8563.17%126
138Leong1,0031:8571.42%40
139binti Aziz9971:8624.35%194
140Yusoff9941:8652.06%73
141binti Mahat9911:86717.06%699
142binti Hussin9851:8733.51%145
142binti Ishak9851:8732.40%91
144binti Azman9821:8755.81%262
145bin Alias9801:8773.69%157
146bin Kamarudin9681:8885.40%247
147binti Musa9641:8923.38%142
148binti Yahya9581:8973.51%154
149Foo9541:9012.86%118
150Majid9521:9034.21%200
151bin Hussin9461:9093.31%141
152Bong9371:9177.06%339
153bin Aziz9231:9313.85%184
154binti Kasim9221:9326.96%340
155bin Musa9201:9343.11%138
156binti Kamarudin9181:9365.25%256
157Daud9141:9402.30%97
158bin Johari9081:9474.98%244
159binti Harun9061:9492.44%106
160binti Alias9041:9513.48%161
161bin Mohammad8971:9583.95%197
162bin Rahmat8881:9688.21%406
163binti Rahim8771:9807.80%389
164bin Mansor8761:9813.77%188
165Che8671:9910.94%24
165Noh8671:9913.46%171
167Sani8641:9955.41%278
168bin Abdul Aziz8631:9963.26%158
169bin Rahim8581:1,0027.19%373
170bin Abd Aziz8531:1,0084.65%242
171Ibrahim8511:1,0102.34%107
172Heng8501:1,0113.71%193
173Zain8441:1,0181.70%70
174Tahir8431:1,0203.86%204
175Sharif8421:1,0215.81%310
176bin Said8331:1,0323.41%178
177bin Muhamad8321:1,0333.64%195
177Jalil8321:1,0334.97%267
179How8251:1,0428.90%478
180binti Khamis8081:1,06412.58%649
181Liew8031:1,0701.10%36
182bin Azmi8001:1,0743.20%172
183binti Muhamad7971:1,0783.96%220
184bin Khamis7951:1,08112.14%638
185bin Kassim7931:1,0844.50%254
186bin Abdul Razak7911:1,0874.14%231
187binti Haron7891:1,0896.00%341
187Hong7891:1,0893.90%219
189bin Salim7861:1,0945.38%308
190Sim7851:1,0952.52%131
191binti Johari7831:1,0984.45%255
192binti Rahmat7741:1,1107.25%412
193Saleh7731:1,1125.48%318
194binti Mansor7701:1,1163.27%186
195binti Kassim7691:1,1184.45%259
195Loo7691:1,1182.47%130
197Yusop7671:1,1216.22%360
198Saad7661:1,1222.05%103
199binti Salim7651:1,1245.53%321
200bin Hamid7631:1,1272.75%149