Sarawak Genealogical Records

Sarawak 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.

Sarawak 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 Sarawak

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.

Sarawak Military Records

Malayan Emergency Commonwealth Deaths (1948-1960)

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

Sarawak 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.

Sarawak Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Sarawak 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.

Sarawak 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.

Sarawak 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 Sarawak

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.

Sarawak 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.

Sarawak 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 Sarawak

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Malaysia
1Wong29,4621:9010.20%4
2Lee18,4071:1445.44%3
3Ling15,6891:16940.83%100
4Abdullah15,1381:17523.32%46
5binti Abdullah14,9181:1787.63%11
6Tan14,7051:1803.64%1
7Wan14,6721:1816.22%5
8Lim13,6151:1954.00%2
9Ting12,9531:20554.72%185
10bin Abdullah12,6021:2106.31%8
11Lau11,9661:22221.19%63
12Chai10,0531:26418.86%66
13Chong9,6141:2765.59%13
14Sim9,4491:28130.35%131
15Kong9,1971:28824.33%101
16James8,3211:31948.39%260
17Chin8,2241:3227.75%20
18bin Ahmad7,9461:3344.03%9
19Bong7,8481:33859.10%339
20Lai7,7431:34211.22%42
21Liew7,4531:35610.19%36
22Yong7,2281:3679.32%32
23binti Ahmad6,6511:3993.49%12
24bin Bujang6,6141:40171.01%475
25Tiong6,5591:40465.73%436
26Ali6,3381:4185.64%16
27John6,2131:42745.47%324
28Chan6,0451:4394.65%15
29Ng5,8331:4552.78%6
30Tang5,7501:46113.48%87
31bin Ismail5,6621:4682.79%7
32binti Bujang5,3751:49365.69%544
33Jok5,3321:49796.47%734
34Ngau5,1021:52095.53%748
35bin Mohamad4,9201:5395.90%28
36Goh4,8761:5446.38%34
37Bujang4,6831:56683.21%723
38binti Ismail4,6481:5702.36%10
39Chua4,6121:5759.73%79
40Rahman4,5331:5852.89%14
41Ho4,4931:5907.81%60
42Jau4,4601:59497.08%812
43bin Ali4,3311:6126.60%44
44Chang4,2621:62210.65%96
45Joseph4,2321:62636.43%383
46bin Ibrahim4,1931:6323.75%17
47binti Mohamad4,1151:6445.16%30
48Law4,1121:64516.23%168
49Voon4,0811:65043.59%471
50Ngu3,9901:66472.69%737
51Sia3,9391:67332.89%372
52Peter3,8561:68849.02%562
53Teo3,7941:69910.50%108
54Chung3,6121:73414.39%170
55binti Ibrahim3,5871:7393.26%18
56Ong3,5821:7403.34%19
57Kho3,5641:74446.41%570
58Leong3,4971:7584.96%40
59binti Ali3,4741:7635.52%49
60Bakar3,4611:7664.50%33
61Ding3,3441:79341.81%556
62Tay3,1551:84011.30%148
63Anyi3,1501:84297.04%1,056
64Wee3,0601:86619.13%276
65bin Othman3,0401:8723.49%26
66Chen3,0021:8838.01%102
67Anthony2,9971:88541.03%592
68bin Hassan2,9961:8854.13%37
69Laing2,9781:89095.79%1,089
70Lian2,9591:89630.06%444
71bin Salleh2,8781:9216.02%77
72Salleh2,8341:9364.37%47
73Thomas2,8241:93940.60%613
74Emang2,7821:95397.48%1,155
74Yeo2,7821:95316.98%272
76David2,7561:96244.83%671
77bin Sulaiman2,7091:9795.68%78
78Ahmad2,6901:9864.38%54
79Ajang2,6821:98996.65%1,175
80Bin Abdul Rahman2,6071:1,0175.00%68
81binti Hassan2,5981:1,0213.67%39
82binti Othman2,5911:1,0233.05%27
83Philip2,5701:1,03257.90%838
84Hui2,4791:1,06931.73%564
85bin Abu Bakar2,4141:1,0983.79%48
85bin Rosli2,4141:1,0987.63%127
87Michael2,3141:1,14638.57%680
88bin Ramli2,3101:1,1483.82%56
89Ching2,3081:1,14914.91%289
90Wei2,2931:1,15623.86%460
91Yap2,2811:1,1622.45%23
92Lawai2,2661:1,17094.26%1,300
93Daud2,2521:1,1775.66%97
94Choo2,2501:1,1786.77%119
95Ming2,2261:1,19132.25%616
96Janting2,2041:1,20392.72%1,306
97Ping2,2031:1,20334.63%655
98Anyie2,1851:1,21397.15%1,365
99binti Sulaiman2,1841:1,2145.07%84
100Isa2,1681:1,2232.68%29
101binti Salleh2,1621:1,2264.77%81
102binti Rosli2,1471:1,2357.15%136
103Jalong2,1461:1,23595.59%1,368
104Gani2,1251:1,24829.11%593
105Loh2,1221:1,2493.94%65
106binti Ramli2,0621:1,2863.55%59
107Robert2,0541:1,29145.93%829
108Stephen2,0511:1,29348.75%872
109Hong2,0411:1,29910.08%219
110Andrew2,0341:1,30360.27%1,024
111Chia2,0321:1,3055.93%113
112Hassan2,0231:1,3113.33%55
113Phang2,0051:1,32213.72%309
114Henry1,9981:1,32758.17%1,006
115Then1,9911:1,33249.10%894
116William1,9671:1,34854.20%968
117Francis1,9581:1,35432.81%684
118bin Suhaili1,9541:1,35764.53%1,109
119Fong1,9401:1,3677.05%153
120bin Osman1,9361:1,3694.57%88
121George1,9001:1,39533.19%708
122Ang1,8981:1,3974.18%80
123Ismail1,8861:1,4063.46%64
124Anak1,8841:1,40772.21%1,227
125Chew1,8831:1,4083.59%67
126Mat1,8751:1,4147.33%165
127Lu1,8591:1,42627.95%633
128Lin1,8511:1,43211.98%290
128Mering1,8511:1,43297.32%1,548
130Hua1,8421:1,43946.28%902
131Thian1,8361:1,44464.08%1,153
132Hamid1,8281:1,4502.60%41
133Musa1,8151:1,46116.93%411
134Cheng1,8121:1,4635.94%133
134Richard1,8121:1,46353.63%1,022
136bin Omar1,8091:1,4663.07%57
136Ibrahim1,8091:1,4664.97%107
138Seng1,8081:1,46615.07%369
139bin Razali1,8041:1,4706.98%162
140bin Sahari1,7781:1,49145.35%911
141Su1,7731:1,49522.01%548
142Liang1,7581:1,50818.15%455
143Simon1,7261:1,53644.89%924
144bin Mat1,7091:1,5516.66%164
144binti Suhaili1,7091:1,55162.40%1,184
146Liu1,7051:1,55524.74%619
147Jawa1,7041:1,55689.45%1,547
148bin Hamdan1,6811:1,57713.86%366
149binti Razali1,6751:1,5836.73%173
150Johnny1,6731:1,58546.24%969
151Sing1,6651:1,59231.03%745
152Chee1,6571:1,6005.78%140
153binti Osman1,6481:1,6094.00%89
154Balang1,6271:1,63085.99%1,556
155bin Junaidi1,6081:1,64948.38%1,034
156bin Bakar1,5981:1,6597.37%207
157Bilong1,5951:1,66295.80%1,710
158Yee1,5841:1,6745.20%134
159Edward1,5721:1,68750.56%1,089
160Rahim1,5581:1,7022.48%50
161Chiew1,5551:1,70517.09%489
162Abang1,5511:1,70988.33%1,641
163Liong1,5431:1,71825.74%681
164Soon1,5391:1,7239.70%282
165Kiong1,5351:1,72752.14%1,131
166Minggu1,5321:1,73187.19%1,639
167Balan1,5231:1,74144.08%999
168Jemat1,5091:1,75792.46%1,735
169bin Johari1,5001:1,7688.23%244
170Kadir1,4971:1,7715.53%155
171Martin1,4961:1,77238.51%914
172binti Omar1,4921:1,7772.54%58
173Amin1,4891:1,7813.66%95
173Jee1,4891:1,78149.77%1,117
175binti Sahari1,4821:1,78943.68%1,020
176Bin1,4731:1,8008.30%249
177Siong1,4631:1,81238.56%933
178bin Mohamed1,4591:1,8172.03%38
179Nor1,4501:1,8281.42%21
180Boon1,4451:1,83518.83%572
181bin Mohammad1,4381:1,8446.33%197
182Jugah1,4281:1,85792.37%1,807
183bin Kassim1,4211:1,8668.06%254
184binti Junaidi1,4051:1,88747.31%1,125
185Noor1,4041:1,8881.43%22
186Hung1,3991:1,89541.61%1,029
187Mohamad1,3971:1,8986.76%212
188Teng1,3951:1,9019.50%305
189Liaw1,3931:1,90321.72%651
190binti Hamdan1,3921:1,90512.47%392
190Foo1,3921:1,9054.17%118
192Ing1,3751:1,92872.60%1,555
193bin Hashim1,3711:1,9342.18%51
194bin Zaini1,3691:1,93717.06%554
195Wahab1,3661:1,9413.32%90
196bin Morshidi1,3601:1,94991.09%1,866
197Dana1,3581:1,95292.07%1,884
197Pang1,3581:1,9524.24%121
199binti Mat1,3521:1,9615.28%166
200Kuan1,3461:1,97014.35%470