Cahul District Genealogical Records

Cahul District Marriage & Divorce Records

Bessarabia Jewish Marriage & Divorce Records (1879-1915)

Transcripts of around 20,000 marriage and divorce records for Jews living in the Russian Gubernia of Bessarabia (now Moldova).

Cahul District Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Bessarabia Jewish Death Records (1858-1914)

Transcripts of over 31,000 Jewish death records from Beltsy, Kaushany and Kishinev.

Cahul District Census & Population Lists

Bessarabia Revision Lists (1837-1952)

Transcripts of lists of those in the region who were liable for taxation. Entries may include name, father's name, relationships, gender, age and more.

Newspapers Covering Cahul District

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.

Cahul District Military Records

Records from Ten Ghettos (1940-1945)

A database containing genealogical and biographical details of hundreds-of-thousands of Jews living in ghettos in Eastern Europe.

Duma Voter Lists (1906-1907)

An index to over 200,000 names found in lists of registered voters for parts of Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland and Latvia. The index lists name, voting qualification, residence, property value, age and more.

Cahul District Taxation Records

Bessarabia Revision Lists (1837-1952)

Transcripts of lists of those in the region who were liable for taxation. Entries may include name, father's name, relationships, gender, age and more.

Cahul District Land & Property Records

Bessarabia Revision Lists (1837-1952)

Transcripts of lists of those in the region who were liable for taxation. Entries may include name, father's name, relationships, gender, age and more.

Cahul District 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.

Cahul District Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Cahul District 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.

Records from Ten Ghettos (1940-1945)

A database containing genealogical and biographical details of hundreds-of-thousands of Jews living in ghettos in Eastern Europe.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Cahul District

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.

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.

Cahul District 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.

Cahul District 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.

Cahul District Reference Works

Dictionary of Jewish Surnames in Russian Empire (1500-1900)

A work which list the history and etymology of Jewish surnames found in the Ukraine, Belorussia, Bessarabia, Lithuania, and Russia.

Miriam Weiner Eastern European Archival Database (1800-1960)

An index to predominantly Jewish records held in the archives of Belarus, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland and Ukraine.

Most Common Surnames in Cahul District

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Moldova
1Mocanu1,1111:11219.78%31
2Munteanu9471:1316.92%6
3Ciobanu9331:1335.09%3
4Florea6081:20412.57%42
5Ivanov5731:2169.56%28
6Pascal5241:23719.89%117
7Balan5201:2394.42%10
8Arabadji5061:24528.08%233
9Popa4751:2613.83%7
10Popov4721:26310.00%44
11Girnet4301:28846.44%542
11Neagu4301:28824.54%244
13Miron4051:3067.99%38
14Radu3951:31413.30%97
15Bratu3841:32379.01%1,191
15Cretu3841:3234.88%22
17Donea3701:33548.24%679
18Moraru3601:3453.96%19
19Matcas3421:36381.24%1,393
20Antohi3391:36650.45%801
21Cazacu3351:3704.24%21