Morocco Genealogical Records

Morocco 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 Morocco

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.

Newspaper Archive: Morocco (1943-1944)

Text-searchable copies of thousands of Moroccan newspaper articles.

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.

Morocco Immigration & Travel Records

Irish Famine Immigrants (1846-1851)

A record of over 600,000 immigrants arriving in the United States; being predominantly those escaping the Irish famine. Records may contain numerous useful details, such as age or year of birth, native county and intended destination.

Morocco Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

France, Monaco, Algeria & Morocco Phone Directories (1907)

Details of 150,000 people extracted from early telephone directories. Entries may include name, address, occupation and phone number.

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.

Morocco Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Morocco 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.

Morocco Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Morocco

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.

Medieval Nobility of the Muslim World (500-1512)

Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.

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.

Morocco 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.

Medieval Nobility of the Muslim World (500-1512)

Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

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

Morocco 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.

Historical Description

Morocco: this Kingdom is divided into seven Provinces, Hea, Sus, the Region of Morocco, Gazzula, Duccala, Hascora, and Tedles.

Towns of note are Tongovista, Fisedet, and Massa, abounding in Amber.

A Geographical Description of the World (1671) by George Meriton

MOROCCO, the largest of the Barbary States, has an area estimated at 314,000 square miles. A French Protectorate is now recognised over the greater part of Morocco by a treaty signed in 1912. The rest forms a Spanish protectorate, except a small zone at Tangier which is international. Morocco is said to have great mineral treasures, but all the natural resources have been much neglected. Grain, skins and eggs are the chief exports and there can be little doubt that, with the opening up of the country, copper, lead, petroleum and other valuable deposits will be found in considerable quantities. The Imports from the United Kingdom in 1920 were valued at £4,938,246, the Exports to this country being £1,647,136. Total population about 7,000,000. The population of the chief towns is as follows : Fez, 120,000 ; Casablanca, 80,000; Morocco, 80,000; and Mesquinez, 56,000. Casablanca is now the principal port.

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertisers' Guide (1922)

Most Common Surnames in Morocco

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Ait139,9321:246
2Alaoui127,8331:270
3Alami110,9981:311
4Bennani100,7061:342
5Idrissi92,9021:371
6Berrada78,2471:441
7Lahlou68,0231:507
8Tazi67,1031:514
9El Idrissi59,8781:576
10Benjelloun56,5041:610
11Hassan55,8571:617
12Saidi52,3121:659
13Tahiri51,5631:669
14Aziz50,8131:678
15Mohamed49,1771:701
16Filali47,3031:729
17El Mostafa47,2691:729
18Amrani47,2351:730
19Cherkaoui46,2121:746
20Daoudi45,2921:761
21El Alaoui44,7131:771
22Naji42,4631:812
23El Mehdi41,8501:824
24Ben41,3391:834
25Bennis41,2021:837
26Karim40,9301:842
27Chakir39,0551:883
28Naciri37,0111:932
29Amine36,4651:945
30Khalil36,3971:947
31El Alami36,1591:953
32Hajji35,7161:965
33Salhi35,6131:968
34El Amrani34,0461:1,013
35Drissi33,2281:1,038
36Mansouri32,0691:1,075
37Said31,5581:1,092
38El Hassan31,4561:1,096
39Benkirane31,3191:1,101
40Sabri30,8761:1,117
41Sbai30,3651:1,135
42Bel29,9561:1,151
43Kadiri29,3771:1,174
44Hassani29,2401:1,179
45Benali28,7291:1,200
45Chraibi28,7291:1,200
47Rachidi28,2521:1,220
48Kamal27,9451:1,234
48Talbi27,9451:1,234
50Benchekroun27,9111:1,235
51Slimani27,4681:1,255
52Ayoub27,2641:1,265
52Rachid27,2641:1,265
54Belhaj26,7531:1,289
55Zaki26,5821:1,297
56Sabir26,1731:1,317
57Ismaili25,7981:1,336
58Es25,5261:1,351
59Bakkali25,3891:1,358
60Rami25,1851:1,369
61Fathi24,7081:1,395
62Abid24,4691:1,409
63Lotfi24,3671:1,415
64Ouazzani24,2651:1,421
65Mounir24,1971:1,425
66Chaoui24,0941:1,431
67Choukri23,7201:1,453
68Bensaid22,9701:1,501
69Saadi22,6971:1,519
70Marsli22,6631:1,521
71Tahri22,6291:1,524
72Yassine22,5611:1,528
73Dahbi22,4251:1,537
74El Hassane22,3901:1,540
75Chahid22,2201:1,552
76Abdo22,1181:1,559
77Kabbaj22,0841:1,561
78Benmoussa22,0501:1,564
78Slaoui22,0501:1,564
80Ahmed21,6751:1,591
81Moussaoui21,6411:1,593
82Hamdi21,4701:1,606
83Lamrani21,3341:1,616
84Radi21,1291:1,632
85Saber21,0611:1,637
86Lazrak20,8231:1,656
87Ziani20,5501:1,678
88Salmi20,1411:1,712
89Messaoudi20,0391:1,720
90Azizi19,8001:1,741
91Abou19,7321:1,747
91Hilali19,7321:1,747
91Zine19,7321:1,747
94Loukili19,5961:1,759
95Sadik19,3911:1,778
96Ali19,0851:1,806
96Fadil19,0851:1,806
98Semlali19,0171:1,813
99Hakim18,9481:1,820
100Bennouna18,8461:1,829
101Taleb18,7101:1,843
102Raji18,6761:1,846
103Fikri18,6081:1,853
103Omari18,6081:1,853
105Abdellaoui18,5731:1,856
105El Hassani18,5731:1,856
107Maroc18,5391:1,860
107Rochdi18,5391:1,860
109Senhaji18,4371:1,870
110Bouziane18,1991:1,894
111Hamdaoui18,0961:1,905
112Hafid17,9941:1,916
112Jabri17,9941:1,916
114Saad17,9261:1,923
114Touzani17,9261:1,923
114Zeroual17,9261:1,923
117Aarab17,8241:1,934
117Malki17,8241:1,934
119Hafidi17,7901:1,938
119Taha17,7901:1,938
121Salim17,6871:1,949
122Zahir17,6531:1,953
123Abdel17,6191:1,957
124Baba17,5851:1,961
125Jalal17,4491:1,976
126El Mansouri17,4151:1,980
126Mansour17,4151:1,980
128Hachimi17,3811:1,984
128Khalid17,3811:1,984
128Nour17,3811:1,984
131Faouzi17,3131:1,991
132Azzouzi17,2781:1,995
133Amri17,2441:1,999
134Fadili17,2101:2,003
135Badr17,0741:2,019
136Touil17,0401:2,023
137El Asri16,9381:2,035
137Jamal16,9381:2,035
137Naim16,9381:2,035
140Chaouki16,8011:2,052
141El Houssine16,6651:2,069
142Ait El16,6311:2,073
143Rais16,5291:2,086
144Dahmani16,4951:2,090
144Laaroussi16,4951:2,090
144Mohammed16,4951:2,090
147Chafik16,4261:2,099
148Sami16,3921:2,103
148Simo16,3921:2,103
150Hicham16,3241:2,112
150Nait16,3241:2,112
152Nassiri16,2561:2,121
153Lachhab16,2221:2,125
154Youssef16,0521:2,148
155Yousfi16,0181:2,152
156Elidrissi15,9491:2,162
156Nouri15,9491:2,162
158Moumen15,9151:2,166
159Rafik15,8811:2,171
160Amraoui15,6091:2,209
160Sebti15,6091:2,209
162Ouali15,4721:2,228
163Allali15,4041:2,238
163Rahmouni15,4041:2,238
165Regragui15,3701:2,243
166Samir15,3361:2,248
167Fares15,2341:2,263
168Benslimane15,1311:2,279
168Sekkat15,1311:2,279
170Housni15,0971:2,284
171Guessous14,9951:2,299
172Moussaid14,9271:2,310
173Rahmani14,8931:2,315
174Karam14,7911:2,331
175El Omari14,6881:2,347
176Nabil14,6201:2,358
177Zerouali14,5861:2,364
178Benbrahim14,5181:2,375
179Bouzid14,4161:2,392
180Farah14,3481:2,403
181Zouhair14,2791:2,414
182Abdou14,2451:2,420
183Sadiki14,1431:2,438
184Charaf14,1091:2,444
185Soussi14,0751:2,449
186Badri14,0411:2,455
187Nadir14,0071:2,461
188Amzil13,9731:2,467
189Lakhal13,9391:2,473
190Fahmi13,8701:2,486
190Hamidi13,8701:2,486
192Hasnaoui13,8361:2,492
193Bentaleb13,8021:2,498
193Ghazi13,8021:2,498
195Mabrouk13,7681:2,504
196Badaoui13,7341:2,510
196Bensouda13,7341:2,510
196Kettani13,7341:2,510
199Abbassi13,7001:2,517
200Id13,6321:2,529