Penang Genealogical Records

Penang 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.

Penang 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 Penang

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.

Penang Military Records

Malayan Emergency Commonwealth Deaths (1948-1960)

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

Penang 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.

Penang Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Penang 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.

Penang 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.

Penang 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 Penang

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.

Penang 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.

Penang 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 Penang

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Malaysia
1Tan61,0841:2615.10%1
2Lim43,6801:3712.84%2
3Lee30,3301:538.96%3
4Ng23,0751:7011.00%6
5Ooi18,7931:8632.91%61
6Ong16,8301:9615.67%19
7bin Ahmad13,5561:1196.87%9
8Teoh13,0871:12332.12%94
9bin Ismail12,6911:1276.26%7
10Goh12,2721:13116.06%34
11binti Ahmad12,1701:1326.39%12
12Wong11,7531:1374.07%4
13binti Ismail11,5991:1395.90%10
14Ang10,6721:15123.51%80
15Teh10,1041:15921.04%76
16bin Abdullah9,7631:1654.89%8
17Khor9,7331:16534.64%144
18Chan9,6611:1677.43%15
19Yeoh9,6361:16736.95%160
20binti Abdullah8,2191:1964.20%11
21Wan8,0201:2013.40%5
22Noor7,9911:2018.16%22
23Loh7,7171:20914.34%65
24Khoo7,2591:22220.65%110
25Chong7,1111:2264.13%13
26Chew6,6951:24112.76%67
27Cheah6,5471:24621.24%132
28Chin6,3611:2535.99%20
29bin Othman6,1901:2607.11%26
29Rahman6,1901:2603.94%14
31Low5,8391:2767.70%35
32Isa5,7271:2817.08%29
33bin Hashim5,6641:2849.00%51
34binti Othman5,5851:2886.58%27
35Che5,5761:2896.06%24
36Bakar5,4151:2977.04%33
37Chuah5,2511:30731.26%265
38Tang5,2101:30912.22%87
39bin Ibrahim5,0781:3174.55%17
40Ali4,9221:3274.38%16
41Saad4,9111:32813.11%103
42binti Hashim4,8081:3357.67%52
43bin Abu Bakar4,7341:3407.42%48
44binti Ibrahim4,7281:3414.30%18
45Hamid4,6321:3486.58%41
46Leong4,4841:3596.37%40
47Koay4,4041:36651.16%518
48bin Ishak4,3821:36710.24%86
49Lau4,3681:3697.74%63
50Rahim4,2041:3836.68%50
51Loo4,1901:38413.45%130
52bin Saad4,1491:38812.20%114
53Yeap4,0591:39734.99%384
54bin Hassan4,0221:4005.55%37
55Yusof3,8221:4214.18%25
56binti Ishak3,7961:4249.26%91
57Choo3,7891:42511.40%119
58Nor3,7571:4293.68%21
59binti Saad3,7051:43510.79%112
60bin Ramli3,5911:4485.94%56
61binti Hassan3,5731:4515.05%39
62Cheng3,5471:45411.64%133
63Yusoff3,5461:4547.33%73
64bin Omar3,5441:4546.02%57
65Ho3,4971:4606.08%60
66Aziz3,4761:4634.39%31
67Sim3,4561:46611.10%131
68binti Ramli3,3791:4775.82%59
69Ismail3,3461:4816.13%64
70Yap3,3071:4873.55%23
71bin Zakaria3,2701:4924.95%43
72Lai3,2631:4934.73%42
73Hassan3,2301:4995.32%55
74binti Omar3,2211:5005.49%58
75Abidin3,2171:5015.65%62
76bin Osman3,1441:5127.42%88
77Ahmad3,0911:5215.03%54
78Razak3,0681:5256.11%69
79bin Mohamad3,0471:5283.65%28
80binti Osman3,0121:5357.32%89
81binti Zakaria3,0011:5374.79%53
82Yong2,9661:5433.82%32
83Heng2,9461:54712.84%193
84binti Mohamad2,9181:5523.66%30
85Bin Abdul Rahman2,8511:5655.46%68
86bin Mohamed2,8261:5703.93%38
87Mohamed2,7901:5776.20%82
88Zain2,7601:5835.57%70
89Liew2,6821:6003.67%36
90Rashid2,6551:6065.91%83
91Chee2,6231:6149.15%140
92Beh2,6111:61724.24%408
93bin Ali2,5711:6263.92%44
94binti Mohamed2,5031:6433.83%45
95Saw2,4891:64722.55%396
96Salleh2,4661:6533.80%47
97Khaw2,4051:67038.15%660
98Chua2,3871:6755.03%79
99Neoh2,3161:69541.18%724
100Kang2,2931:70218.85%363
101bin Yahaya2,2891:70311.63%225
102Soon2,2761:70714.35%282
103Foo2,2731:7086.81%118
104binti Yahaya2,2511:71512.24%240
105Hashim2,2401:7197.06%124
106Kee2,2191:72614.80%299
107Nasir2,1981:7334.56%74
108Halim2,1961:7336.24%109
109bin Rosli2,1891:7366.92%127
110Chang2,1881:7365.47%96
111Law2,1861:7378.63%168
112Ibrahim2,1841:7376.00%107
112Muniandy2,1841:73715.64%320
114Eng2,1821:73811.83%239
115Subramaniam2,1401:7528.86%180
116bin Salleh2,1261:7574.45%77
117Bin Abdul Rahim2,1181:76010.32%214
118bin Hamid2,0941:7697.54%149
119binti Ali2,0681:7793.28%49
120binti Rosli2,0471:7876.82%136
121bin Azmi2,0111:8018.03%172
122Singh2,0001:8056.11%120
123Wahab1,9921:8084.85%90
124bin Awang1,9791:8144.08%72
125Desa1,9511:82514.55%332
126bin Yusof1,9381:8314.50%85
127bin Harun1,9231:8374.90%98
128bin Din1,9161:84011.82%274
129binti Salleh1,8961:8494.18%81
130binti Hamid1,8821:8566.98%156
131Chen1,8631:8644.97%102
132Poh1,8531:86916.48%388
133binti Azmi1,8441:8738.01%191
134Koh1,8301:8804.89%105
135Gan1,8231:8834.46%93
136Toh1,8151:8879.71%236
137Yew1,8041:89311.68%290
138binti Awang1,8011:8943.69%71
139Radzi1,7801:9059.71%243
140Cheong1,7771:9065.59%123
141bin Mansor1,7421:9247.50%188
142bin Abdul Hamid1,7131:9406.94%175
142bin Mat1,7131:9406.68%164
144bin Jaafar1,7101:9425.10%117
145Fong1,7091:9426.21%153
146binti Mat1,6961:9496.63%166
147bin Bakar1,6951:9507.82%207
148Hong1,6851:9568.32%219
149bin Aziz1,6741:9626.99%184
150bin Abd Rahman1,6631:9684.26%99
151Quah1,6601:97029.29%718
152Yee1,6561:9725.44%134
153binti Mansor1,6451:9797.00%186
154Oh1,6411:98118.99%514
155Abdullah1,6381:9832.52%46
156bin Idris1,6261:9905.14%126
157binti Harun1,6171:9964.36%106
158bin Yusoff1,6151:9976.61%176
159bin Said1,5941:1,0106.53%178
160binti Bakar1,5921:1,0117.44%208
161binti Jaafar1,5871:1,0155.04%129
162binti Din1,5831:1,0179.93%279
162binti Yusof1,5831:1,0173.87%92
164Ling1,5791:1,0204.11%100
165Chow1,5681:1,0276.08%163
166bin Roslan1,5671:1,0286.53%182
167bin Sulaiman1,5601:1,0323.27%78
168bin Abdul Aziz1,5561:1,0355.88%158
169binti Yusoff1,5521:1,0376.95%201
170Din1,5221:1,0586.23%177
171binti Aziz1,5121:1,0656.60%194
172bin Abdul Razak1,4921:1,0797.81%231
172Fauzi1,4921:1,0797.48%222
174bin Jamaludin1,4901:1,0817.91%234
175bin Hussain1,4861:1,08411.05%330
176binti Idris1,4771:1,0904.85%135
177bin Zulkifli1,4741:1,0926.09%179
178Said1,4691:1,0964.23%111
179Daud1,4671:1,0983.68%97
180Teng1,4651:1,0999.97%305
181binti Sulaiman1,4641:1,1003.40%84
182binti Roslan1,4631:1,1016.28%187
183binti Said1,4531:1,1086.06%183
184Khan1,4351:1,12210.12%316
185Soo1,4231:1,1326.49%203
186bin Ariffin1,4111:1,1416.96%217
187Omar1,3921:1,1575.64%174
188See1,3851:1,1638.37%270
189Mat1,3781:1,1685.39%165
190bin Nordin1,3511:1,1924.68%139
191binti Jamaludin1,3461:1,1967.62%253
191Ching1,3461:1,1968.69%289
193Kok1,3401:1,2025.91%198
194Ku1,3371:1,2046.88%230
195binti Hussain1,3281:1,2129.59%322
196binti Zainol1,3261:1,21415.51%523
197bin Zainol1,3241:1,21615.03%505
198Kong1,3221:1,2183.50%101
199binti Zulkifli1,3151:1,2245.81%199
200Chai1,3061:1,2332.45%66