Mexico Genealogical Records

Mexico Birth & Baptism Records

Mexico Baptisms (1560-1950)

An index to over 35 million Catholic baptism records, listing parents' names.

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

A small index to several-hundred-thousand records from select countries.

Mexico Marriage & Divorce Records

Mexico Marriage Index (1570-1950)

An index to over 6 million marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

An index to more than 30,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Mexico Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Mexico Death Index (1680-1940)

An index of around 300,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Mexico Census & Population Lists

1930 Mexico Census (1930)

An index to and images of records detailing around 14 million inhabitants of Mexico. The records detail families, places of birth, ages, occupations and more.

Newspapers Covering Mexico

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.

Mexico Immigration & Travel Records

Mexico-US Border Crossings (1895-1964)

An index of aliens and some citizens crossing into the U.S. from Mexico via various ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexican border.

Cornish Emigrants to Latin America (1790-1920)

A database containing genealogical, biographical and immigratory data for Cornish men who emigrated to Latin America.

Cornish in Latin America (1815-1920)

Historical details of the Cornish migration to Latin America.

Cornish Miners in Mexico (1824-1947)

An index of Cornish miners in Mexico, with genealogical and brief biographical data.

Mexico Directories & Gazetteers

The American Gazetteer (1798)

One of the earliest attempt to form a comprehensive dictionary of places in The Americas.

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.

Mexico Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Mexico Histories & Books

The American Gazetteer (1798)

One of the earliest attempt to form a comprehensive dictionary of places in The Americas.

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.

Cornish in Latin America (1815-1920)

Historical details of the Cornish migration to Latin America.

Mexico Occupation & Business Records

Slave Voyages Database (1514-1866)

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has information on more than 35,000 slave voyages that forcibly embarked over 12 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Mexico

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.

Spanish-American Family History Guide (1514-1990)

Detailed guides for researchers with Spanish-American ancestors. It includes biographies and genealogical charts for over 700 noted Spanish-American families.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Mexico 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.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Biographical Directories Covering Mexico

Spanish-American Family History Guide (1514-1990)

Detailed guides for researchers with Spanish-American ancestors. It includes biographies and genealogical charts for over 700 noted Spanish-American families.

Latin-Cornish Biographies (1771-1830)

Biographies of Cornish men who emigrated to Latin America.

Mexico 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.

Mexico Reference Works

Spanish-American Family History Guide (1514-1990)

Detailed guides for researchers with Spanish-American ancestors. It includes biographies and genealogical charts for over 700 noted Spanish-American families.

Historical Description

This immense country is naturally rich and fertile, it has an area of 767,198 square miles and a population of 15,063,000 (1910.) Its mineral wealth is very great and it is the largest silver-producing country in the world. Among the chief products are silver, copper, gold, fibres, coffee, and tobacco : petroleum is also largely produced. The Imports from the United Kingdom in 1920 were £4,566,207, consisting chiefly of cotton and woollen goods and machinery, the Exports, of which petroleum and copper were the chief items, £13,444,493. Population of Mexico city, 470,659 (1910).

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertisers' Guide (1922)

Most Common Surnames in Mexico

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Hernandez4,874,9141:25
2Garcia3,575,7961:35
3Martinez3,385,7621:37
4Lopez3,129,5951:40
5Gonzalez2,791,3251:44
6Perez2,450,8171:51
7Rodriguez2,384,5191:52
8Sanchez2,259,6801:55
9Ramirez1,989,3111:62
10Cruz1,478,0431:84
11Flores1,416,2561:88
12Gomez1,305,8521:95
13Morales1,128,2421:110
14Vazquez1,115,4331:111
15Reyes1,068,2081:116
16Jimenez1,057,4501:117
17Torres1,029,3711:121
18Diaz937,7131:132
19Gutierrez913,1591:136
20Ruiz804,6381:154
21Mendoza801,5161:155
22Aguilar758,4621:164
23Ortiz669,0961:186
24Moreno652,5491:190
25Castillo649,9081:191
26Romero637,3071:195
27Alvarez631,2061:197
28Mendez603,6871:206
29Chavez603,4921:206
30Rivera601,5241:206
31Juarez598,0001:208
32Ramos585,1661:212
33Dominguez513,4111:242
34Herrera501,2791:248
35Medina492,1561:252
36Castro487,8061:254
37Vargas478,0771:260
38Guzman476,2431:261
39Velazquez471,4521:263
40Muñoz444,5441:279
41Rojas430,6561:288
42de La Cruz423,7871:293
43Contreras423,2221:293
44Salazar418,5821:297
45Luna407,5431:305
46Ortega397,0171:313
47Santiago395,0771:314
48Guerrero380,3611:326
49Estrada367,1181:338
50Bautista366,4331:339
51Cortes351,5191:353
52Soto346,1391:359
53Alvarado346,1161:359
54Espinoza333,6251:372
55Lara321,0391:387
56Avila311,9801:398
57Rios304,9981:407
58Cervantes304,0041:408
59Silva297,4301:417
60Delgado296,5831:419
61Vega292,1981:425
62Marquez289,3931:429
63Sandoval288,0891:431
64Carrillo286,3851:433
65Fernandez285,1161:435
66Leon283,0631:439
67Mejia276,0071:450
68Solis274,1271:453
69Rosas271,0061:458
70Ibarra266,8621:465
71Valdez266,5451:466
72Nuñez266,2841:466
73Campos260,5811:476
74Santos256,2051:484
75Camacho254,0191:489
76Navarro240,0211:517
77Peña239,4271:518
78Maldonado239,2421:519
79Rosales238,8281:520
80Acosta237,4691:523
81Miranda235,5231:527
82Cabrera226,6451:548
83Trejo226,0051:549
84Valencia222,2971:558
85Nava220,8641:562
86Pacheco218,9341:567
87Robles217,0461:572
88Castañeda214,2851:579
89Molina212,9771:583
90Fuentes210,3401:590
91Rangel210,3191:590
92Huerta209,2301:593
93Meza207,6611:598
94Padilla203,4361:610
95Espinosa203,1241:611
96Aguirre202,4251:613
97Salas201,9121:615
98Cardenas200,6651:619
99Orozco199,2921:623
100Valenzuela198,6331:625
101Ayala196,0401:633
102Zuñiga193,5241:641
103Ochoa185,0661:671
104Mora183,7311:676
105Serrano183,3501:677
106Salinas183,0981:678
107Tapia182,0161:682
108Olvera181,8311:683
109Duran178,8781:694
110Suarez177,0601:701
111Macias176,4701:703
112Zamora175,9761:705
113Arellano171,0581:726
114Calderon170,7321:727
115Barrera165,8781:748
116Villegas164,5921:754
117Zavala164,4451:755
118Gallegos163,4191:760
119Lozano163,1891:761
120Beltran160,9861:771
121Velasco160,6801:773
122Figueroa159,2771:779
123Franco159,0791:780
123Galvan159,0791:780
125Montes158,2681:784
126Sosa157,7101:787
127Villanueva157,7051:787
128Arias156,9151:791
129Andrade154,5391:803
130Antonio153,5821:808
131Marin153,2581:810
132Vasquez152,7091:813
133Esquivel150,9121:823
134Ponce150,7321:823
135Corona150,6251:824
136Garza149,3461:831
137Alonso149,2321:832
138Palacios147,9801:839
139Trujillo147,3371:842
140Bernal146,8591:845
141Pineda145,0811:856
142Rocha142,8571:869
143Cortez140,5501:883
144Rubio140,4741:884
145Escobar140,4311:884
146Galindo140,2011:885
147Villa137,4621:903
148de Jesus136,4541:910
149Cano136,3551:910
150Benitez136,3341:910
151Cuevas134,6021:922
152Bravo133,9111:927
153Mata132,2401:939
154Osorio131,8971:941
155Carmona130,8821:948
156Montoya129,3071:960
157Enriquez125,5101:989
158Rivas124,6201:996
159Parra121,8771:1,018
160Cisneros121,7151:1,020
161Resendiz120,8731:1,027
162Cordova120,5011:1,030
163de La Rosa120,4271:1,031
164Tellez119,9631:1,035
165Vera119,8261:1,036
166Tovar118,6921:1,046
167Zarate118,4101:1,048
168Leyva117,2381:1,059
169Quintero117,0181:1,061
170Quiroz116,8591:1,062
171Salgado116,7151:1,063
172Becerra116,2491:1,068
173Arroyo115,5461:1,074
174Peralta115,5401:1,074
175Esparza112,8841:1,100
176Avalos112,0101:1,108
177Roman111,3741:1,114
178Barajas110,9261:1,119
179Felix109,4841:1,134
180Guevara108,0631:1,149
181Murillo107,9681:1,150
182Olivares107,1191:1,159
183de Leon105,2271:1,180
184Castellanos104,2921:1,190
185Villarreal104,0691:1,193
186Lugo102,6241:1,210
187Montiel102,4291:1,212
188Angeles101,8221:1,219
189Villalobos101,6311:1,221
190Segura100,8661:1,231
191Saucedo100,4511:1,236
192Gallardo98,6551:1,258
193Chan97,3491:1,275
194Reyna96,7591:1,283
195Mercado96,6661:1,284
196Magaña96,3001:1,289
197Davila96,1161:1,291
198Navarrete95,7421:1,296
199Paredes95,4311:1,301
200Guerra94,6151:1,312