Mauritania Genealogical Records

Mauritania Census & Population Lists

Slave Registers of British Colonial Dependencies (1813-1834)

Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.

Newspapers Covering Mauritania

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.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Slave Registers of British Colonial Dependencies (1813-1834)

Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.

Mauritania Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

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.

Mauritania Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Mauritania Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

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

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.

Mauritania Occupation & Business Records

Slave Registers of British Colonial Dependencies (1813-1834)

Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Mauritania

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.

Mauritania 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.

Mauritania 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 Mauritania

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Ba113,0891:36
2M'Bareck98,9901:41
3Sow89,2371:46
4Mahmoud83,9441:49
5Diallo83,1871:49
6Ahmed71,2791:57
7Mohamed61,9311:66
8Salem50,5161:81
9Sy48,3411:85
10Dia41,6981:98
11Sidi41,1341:100
12Bilal41,0231:100
13Brahim40,5211:101
14Ely36,1421:113
15Diop31,5591:130
16Camara31,3691:131
17N'Diaye31,2781:131
18Messoud30,3141:135
19Vall28,6971:143
20Amar28,1481:145
21El Abd25,9951:158
22Samba25,4891:161
23Saleck25,0771:163
24Abdellahi25,0371:164
25Cheikh24,4591:167
26Sall23,7101:173
27Abeid22,0701:186
28Blal19,9851:205
29M'Beirick19,5471:209
30Taleb18,6971:219
31El Moctar17,7591:231
3216,4141:249
33Maouloud16,2921:251
34Moussa15,2191:269
35Oumar14,8991:275
36Kane14,8671:275
37Lemine14,6011:280
38Traoré14,4191:284
39Coulibaly13,8381:296
40Thiam13,5881:301
41Fall13,1681:311
42Sarr13,0871:313
43Baba12,7091:322
44Gueye12,1971:336
45Ly11,8171:347
46Soumaré11,6791:351
47Elemine11,4471:358
48Abdallahi11,0601:370
49Niang11,0071:372
50Aly10,8791:376
51Belkheir10,8541:377
52Barry10,2681:399
53Demba10,0341:408
54El Mokhtar9,7881:418
55Bah9,7401:420
56M'Haimid9,5061:431
57Soueilem9,2821:441
58Diarra9,2401:443
59Maham9,1821:446
60M'Barek9,1671:447
61Saleh9,1111:449
62Sid'ahmed8,9401:458
63Ethmane8,9291:459
64Abderrahmane8,9101:460
65Ahmedou8,6751:472
66Maatalla8,6581:473
67Boubacar8,6451:474
68Said8,2611:496
69Gaye8,2441:497
70Abdi8,1311:504
71Hamady8,0771:507
72Jiddou7,7461:529
73Diaw7,6411:536
74El Kory7,3311:559
75M'Hamed7,2651:564
76El Hadj7,2411:566
77Anne7,2121:568
78Babe7,1901:570
79Cissé7,0961:577
80M'Boirick7,0101:584
81El Bechir6,9431:590
82Matalla6,9171:592
83Dieng6,8001:602
84M'Bodj6,7571:606
85Hemed6,6601:615
86Beilil6,5321:627
87Labeid6,4871:631
88Lehbib6,4731:633
89Mohamedou6,3651:643
90Mbareck6,3511:645
91Abd6,2781:652
92Barka5,8101:705
93Touré5,7571:711
94Soueidi5,7401:713
95Ramdhane5,7121:717
96Sabar5,6831:721
97Zeidane5,6731:722
98Magha5,5671:736
99Deh5,4501:751
100El Id5,4201:756
101Sidibé5,4181:756
102Lebeid5,3551:765
103El Hacen5,3221:769
104Merzoug5,2961:773
105Meilid5,2591:779
106Ebeid5,2511:780
107Dah5,2181:785
108Abdy5,2091:786
109Sleimane5,1521:795
110El Moustapha5,1281:799
111Bouh5,1181:800
112Yarg5,0921:804
113Jedou5,0741:807
114Boubou5,0081:818
115Habib4,8911:837
116Hamed4,7671:859
117Hamadi4,7281:866
118M'Baye4,7181:868
119Najem4,6761:876
120El Mamy4,6361:883
121Boilil4,6291:885
122Aw4,6181:887
123El Barka4,5341:903
124El Kheir4,4641:917
125Aheimed4,4511:920
126Tall4,2591:961
127Seck4,2551:962
128El Abed4,2441:965
129Sambe4,2411:966
130Meissa4,2361:967
131El Khair4,2291:968
132Sokhona4,2281:969
133Yahya4,1801:980
134N'Dongo4,1731:981
135Belkhair4,1481:987
136Sylla4,1291:992
137Eleyatt4,1251:993
138Limam4,1101:996
139Massa4,0231:1,018
140Diawara4,0081:1,022
141Abeidi3,9251:1,043
142Cissokho3,9231:1,044
143Hamoud3,9061:1,048
144Issa3,8511:1,063
144Jeddou3,8511:1,063
146Jidou3,8481:1,064
146Wane3,8481:1,064
148Niass3,8041:1,076
149Konaté3,6991:1,107
150Cheine3,6361:1,126
151Moctar3,6141:1,133
152Abidine3,6131:1,133
153Zeine3,6011:1,137
154Vadel3,5831:1,143
155Lam3,5701:1,147
156Dahi3,5561:1,152
157Bouna3,4751:1,178
158Laghdaf3,4581:1,184
159Beibou3,4491:1,187
160Keita3,4441:1,189
161Dem3,3691:1,215
162Taher3,3651:1,217
163R'Chid3,3391:1,226
164M'Beirik3,3241:1,232
164Maleck3,3241:1,232
166Abdella3,3101:1,237
167Soueidy3,2221:1,271
168Imijine3,1731:1,291
169Diakhité3,1081:1,318
170Boushab3,0881:1,326
171Achour3,0731:1,333
172Werzeg3,0581:1,339
173Salek3,0461:1,344
174El Hor2,9861:1,371
175Val2,9591:1,384
176Diagne2,9291:1,398
177Allah2,9221:1,401
178M'Heimid2,9001:1,412
179Diakité2,8651:1,429
180El Hassen2,8541:1,435
181Haiballa2,8511:1,436
181Massoud2,8511:1,436
181Messaoud2,8511:1,436
184Ahaimed2,8161:1,454
185Lemrabott2,8011:1,462
186Zein2,7841:1,471
187Laghdhaf2,7781:1,474
188Babou2,7721:1,477
189Beye2,7701:1,478
190Diagana2,7601:1,484
191Alioune2,7361:1,497
192Abeidy2,7161:1,508
193B'Lal2,6901:1,522
194Abeidalla2,6711:1,533
195Sneiba2,6481:1,546
196Bowba2,6421:1,550
197Ball2,6291:1,558
198Dine2,6261:1,559
199Mewloud2,6211:1,562
200Sghair2,5731:1,591
200Soueileck2,5731:1,591