Veracruz Genealogical Records

Veracruz 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.

Veracruz 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.

Veracruz 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.

Veracruz 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 Veracruz

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.

Veracruz 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.

Veracruz 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.

Veracruz Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Veracruz 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.

Veracruz 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 Veracruz

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.

Veracruz 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 Veracruz

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.

Veracruz 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.

Veracruz 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.

Most Common Surnames in Veracruz

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Mexico
1Hernandez517,1611:1610.61%1
2Martinez261,0691:327.71%3
3Garcia252,4631:337.06%2
4Gonzalez177,9491:476.38%5
5Cruz172,2501:4911.65%10
6Lopez168,1451:505.37%4
7Perez166,8361:506.81%6
8Sanchez148,1651:576.56%8
9Rodriguez133,9101:635.62%7
10Ramirez124,1141:686.24%9
11Morales107,9921:789.57%13
12Reyes105,7261:809.90%15
13Flores82,4731:1025.82%11
14Vazquez81,5691:1037.31%14
15Jimenez77,9111:1087.37%16
16Gomez77,8531:1085.96%12
17Dominguez75,9711:11114.80%33
18Santiago69,7191:12117.65%47
19Mendez54,5961:1549.04%28
20Torres52,1761:1615.07%17
21Juarez52,0391:1628.70%31
22Diaz50,6911:1665.41%18
23Castillo50,2911:1677.74%25
24Aguilar48,8811:1726.44%22
25Rivera48,4491:1748.05%30
26Romero48,3681:1747.59%26
27del Angel48,0031:17552.52%204
28Mendoza46,8571:1805.85%21
29Ruiz46,4371:1815.77%20
30de La Cruz46,3511:18210.94%42
31Bautista45,9851:18312.55%50
32Ramos45,8491:1847.84%32
33Ortiz45,7061:1846.83%23
34Gutierrez42,6481:1974.67%19
35Herrera41,9161:2018.36%34
36Fernandez41,7701:20214.65%65
37Rosas37,2281:22613.74%69
38Lara36,5121:23111.37%55
39Contreras36,1851:2338.55%43
40Cortes34,6211:2439.85%51
41Antonio33,1371:25421.58%130
42Guzman32,4161:2606.81%38
43Luna31,0991:2717.63%45
44Castro28,9921:2905.94%36
45Santos28,7801:29211.23%74
46Moreno27,8351:3024.27%24
47Muñoz27,4051:3076.16%40
48Salazar27,3151:3086.53%44
49Velazquez26,7061:3155.66%39
50Alvarez26,4861:3184.20%27
51Rojas26,2731:3206.10%41
52Marquez25,7081:3278.88%62
53Ortega25,4261:3316.40%46
54Vargas22,3491:3774.67%37
55Leon20,2041:4177.14%66
56Sosa19,6101:42912.43%126
57Huerta19,6081:4299.37%92
58Solis19,0391:4426.95%68
59Chavez19,0171:4433.15%29
60Osorio19,0131:44314.42%154
61Cabrera18,6291:4528.22%82
62Mora18,5361:45410.09%104
63Trujillo17,8781:47112.13%139
64Francisco17,8191:47222.71%236
65Marin17,7621:47411.59%131
66Espinoza17,6641:4775.29%54
67Landa17,6291:47851.49%490
68Salas17,6021:4788.72%97
69Peña17,4901:4817.30%77
70Medina17,4651:4823.55%35
71Alvarado17,3751:4845.02%53
72Cervantes17,3391:4855.70%58
73Vasquez16,9661:49611.11%132
74Molina16,9421:4977.95%89
75Andrade16,7451:50310.84%129
76Alarcon16,6031:50724.11%259
77Soto16,5691:5084.79%52
78de Jesus16,5011:51012.09%148
79Campos15,7101:5366.03%73
80Acosta15,3671:5486.47%80
81Delgado14,9881:5625.05%60
82Aguirre14,7301:5717.28%96
83Carmona14,5531:57811.12%155
84Valencia14,4941:5816.52%84
85Lagunes14,1381:59573.16%772
86Guerrero14,1171:5963.71%48
87Fuentes14,0591:5996.68%90
88Roman13,7281:61312.33%177
89Duran13,7191:6147.67%109
90Pacheco13,3581:6306.10%86
91Rios13,2201:6374.33%57
92Colorado13,0781:64448.52%598
93Blanco13,0011:64717.30%240
94Rosales12,9401:6515.42%79
95Montiel12,9341:65112.63%187
96Suarez12,9151:6527.29%110
97Viveros12,7341:66136.30%481
98Ochoa12,5351:6726.77%103
99Zarate12,4581:67610.52%167
100Maldonado12,3051:6845.14%78
101Vega12,1531:6934.16%61
102Palacios11,8291:7127.99%138
103Guevara11,6391:72310.77%180
104Villegas11,5141:7317.00%116
105Montero11,3271:74320.27%318
106Velasco11,1761:7536.96%121
107Meza11,1461:7555.37%93
108Solano11,1001:75812.57%214
109Galindo11,0721:7607.90%146
110Zamora11,0451:7626.28%112
111Espinosa11,0051:7655.42%95
112Vera10,9651:7689.15%165
113Silva10,8931:7733.66%59
114Cano10,8851:7737.98%149
115Avila10,8121:7793.47%56
116Uscanga10,7811:78170.70%905
117Barradas10,5421:79971.83%938
118de Los Santos10,2151:82414.84%261
119Cortez10,2111:8247.27%143
120Miranda10,1181:8324.30%81
121Peralta10,0321:8398.68%174
122Montalvo9,8771:85217.24%305
123Mejia9,8751:8523.58%67
124Olivares9,8441:8559.19%182
125Serrano9,8391:8565.37%105
126Camacho9,8221:8573.87%75
127Cardenas9,8151:8584.89%98
128Castellanos9,7481:8649.35%184
129Bravo9,6651:8717.22%152
130Villa9,6441:8737.02%147
131Vidal9,6291:87413.98%260
132Cuevas9,5491:8827.09%151
133Ramon9,4761:88824.81%449
134Tejeda9,4371:89221.60%407
135Enriquez9,4291:8937.51%157
136Sandoval9,1281:9223.17%63
137Mota9,1041:92518.90%372
138Cordoba9,0861:92634.88%616
139Parra9,0091:9347.39%159
140Lozano8,9541:9405.49%119
141Bonilla8,9041:94511.89%242
142Alonso8,8821:9485.95%137
143Ponce8,7441:9635.80%134
144Gallardo8,6491:9738.77%192
145Jacome8,6221:97663.48%974
146Carrillo8,6151:9773.01%64
147Valdez8,5881:9803.22%71
148Prieto8,5611:98319.04%394
149Tolentino8,3621:1,00717.36%371
150Aquino8,3031:1,01414.23%299
151Lorenzo8,2801:1,01715.28%333
152Tapia8,2631:1,0194.54%107
153Baez8,2621:1,01912.19%264
154Santes8,2471:1,02164.39%1,006
155Zavaleta8,2251:1,02337.13%701
156Nava8,2061:1,0263.72%85
157Trejo8,2031:1,0263.63%83
158Vicente8,1271:1,03619.68%420
159Arias8,1241:1,0365.18%128
159Melchor8,1241:1,03618.80%410
161Cordova8,0851:1,0416.71%162
162Aburto8,0371:1,04736.06%694
163Escobar8,0341:1,0485.72%145
164Benitez7,8581:1,0715.76%150
165Panzo7,8471:1,07382.89%1,214
166Amador7,8291:1,07510.33%239
167Cobos7,7751:1,08334.81%691
168Arellano7,7081:1,0924.51%113
169Zamudio7,6581:1,09913.50%312
170Ventura7,6471:1,1019.45%230
171Arroyo7,6091:1,1066.59%173
172Figueroa7,5931:1,1094.77%122
173Alfonso7,5821:1,11046.54%864
174Bello7,5561:1,11414.41%344
175Carrera7,5231:1,11911.11%265
176Beltran7,4721:1,1274.64%120
177Robles7,4581:1,1293.44%87
178Pulido7,4331:1,13313.79%338
179Montes7,3911:1,1394.67%125
180Estrada7,2871:1,1551.98%49
181Nuñez7,2521:1,1612.72%72
182Toto7,2121:1,16780.79%1,255
183Navarro7,0281:1,1982.93%76
184Guillen6,9781:1,2067.38%201
185Tellez6,8971:1,2215.75%164
186Franco6,8281:1,2334.29%123
187Zuñiga6,8021:1,2383.51%102
188Marcial6,7881:1,24020.60%509
189Castañeda6,7151:1,2543.13%88
190Calderon6,6641:1,2633.90%114
191Calihua6,6041:1,27570.50%1,225
192Paredes6,5921:1,2776.91%199
193Arguelles6,5501:1,28530.88%724
194Balderas6,5301:1,2898.18%231
195Gamboa6,4881:1,29711.05%296
196Pedraza6,4451:1,30612.66%356
197Barrios6,4291:1,3097.55%220
198Arcos6,3921:1,31711.48%321
198Quiroz6,3921:1,3175.47%170
200Vela6,3911:1,31717.10%457