Groningen Genealogical Records

Groningen Birth & Baptism Records

Netherlands Birth & Baptism Index (1564-1910)

An index to over 2.1 million birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Netherlands Birth & Christening Index (1608-1882)

A database containing information extracted from birth and christening records from selected localities in The Netherlands, including parents' names.

Groningen Marriage & Divorce Records

Netherlands Marriage Index (1565-1892)

An index to over 550,000 marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Netherlands Marriage Index (1637-1892)

An index to around 70,000 marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Groningen Death & Burial Records

Netherlands Death & Burial Index (1668-1945)

An index of around 200,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Newspapers Covering Groningen

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.

Groningen Immigration & Travel Records

Mormon Migration Database (1840-1932)

Index of pioneer immigrants with image links to journals, autobiographies, letters, and other narratives. The immigrants were from the British, Scandinavian, Swedish, and Netherlands Missions.

Dutch Immigrants Arriving in New York (1881-1894)

50,000 extracts from New York passenger lists, including the name; gender; birthplace; age; occupation; country of origin; port of embarkation; ship accommodations; port of arrival; date of arrival; intended destination; family status; occupation and more of Dutch immigrants.

Dutch Immigrants to America (1820-1880)

The name; gender; age; occupation; last residence; port of embarkation; port of arrival; date of arrival; intended destination; family status; name of vessel and source information of 56,000 Dutch immigrants extracted from passenger lists.

Groningen Military Records

UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls (1914-1920)

An index to over 6.5 million medals and awards bestowed on British military personnel. The awards are the British War Medal, Allied Victory Medal, 1914 Star, Territorial War Force Medal and Allied Subjects Medal; the latter of which contains many French, Belgians and Dutch.

Prisoners of War (1715-1945)

An index to and images records detailing the incarceration of 1.34 million military personnel, civilians, diplomats, missionaries & merchant seamen who were held as prisoners of war. The records cover British prisoners held by foreign powers and non-British prisoners held by Britain.

US WWII European Theater Army Records (1942-1946)

Administrative, strategic, and other documents relating to U.S. operations in Europe during World War II.

Register of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1945)

Details of around 120,000 European Jews saved from concentration camps and ghettos.

Groningen 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.

Crane's Directory & Buyer's Guide (1899-1900)

A directory listing manufactures in Britain, Europe and Australasia.

Groningen Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Groningen 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.

Register of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1945)

Details of around 120,000 European Jews saved from concentration camps and ghettos.

Groningen 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.

Crane's Directory & Buyer's Guide (1899-1900)

A directory listing manufactures in Britain, Europe and Australasia.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Groningen

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Germany (514-1600)

The lineages of German, Dutch, Luxembourgish, Czech and Austrian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

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.

Groningen Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Germany (514-1600)

The lineages of German, Dutch, Luxembourgish, Czech and Austrian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

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.

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

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

Groningen Church Records

Mormon Migration Database (1840-1932)

Index of pioneer immigrants with image links to journals, autobiographies, letters, and other narratives. The immigrants were from the British, Scandinavian, Swedish, and Netherlands Missions.

Groningen 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.

Groningen Reference Works

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Jewish Name Database (1400-Present)

A database containing variants of 100,000s of given names used by Jews.

Most Common Surnames in Groningen

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Netherlands
1de Vries7,4891:779.59%3
2Mulder4,2561:13510.39%11
3Bos4,0681:14110.33%13
4Bakker3,9441:1466.40%4
5de Jong3,8911:1484.26%1
6Smit3,8101:1518.14%8
7de Boer3,6061:1598.28%9
8Meijer3,2591:1768.17%12
9Dijkstra3,1061:18511.57%22
10van der Veen2,7941:20514.67%33
11Visser2,7121:2124.86%7
12van Dijk2,5801:2234.45%6
13Vos2,3561:2446.91%14
14Veenstra1,9601:29314.41%62
15Jansen1,9511:2942.35%2
16Kuiper1,8581:30912.52%54
17Hoekstra1,8521:31010.27%37
18de Groot1,8251:3154.44%10
19Brouwer1,7101:3365.84%20
20Jager1,6681:34419.35%123
21Venema1,6261:35322.30%154
22de Haan1,6241:3547.47%30
23de Jonge1,6151:35510.41%50
24van der Laan1,5991:35914.58%88
25Kuipers1,5241:3779.65%47
26Postma1,4221:40410.63%65
27van der Wal1,3321:4318.88%53
28Prins1,3191:4357.79%42
29Boer1,3141:4378.89%56
30Drenth1,2431:46227.44%338
31Koning1,2151:4739.25%68
32Huisman1,1971:4807.27%44
33Dekker1,1221:5123.58%18
34Zijlstra1,1151:51511.90%112
35Koster1,0951:5246.25%39
36Dijk1,0091:56912.54%137
37van der Meer9931:5784.38%28
38Bosma9841:58310.21%108
39Zuidema9561:60125.33%440
40Blaauw9311:61721.15%355
41Huizinga9291:61821.99%378
42Haan9201:62419.72%326
43van der Velde9181:6259.05%101
44Boonstra8981:63914.70%209
45Timmer8851:6499.20%109
46Hofman8631:6658.24%97
47Veldman8231:69814.00%221
48de Wit8211:6993.17%23
49Boersma8161:70410.12%136
49Jonker8161:7046.45%72
51Kok8071:7113.46%25
52van der Molen8031:71514.86%251
53van der Heide7991:71911.88%176
54Smid7961:72119.83%408
55Bouma7941:72311.80%175
56van der Ploeg7771:73912.72%210
57Faber7631:7529.11%132
58van Dijken7611:75430.11%759
59Scholtens7541:76130.31%768
60de Graaf7431:7733.24%27
61van den Berg7411:7752.69%21
62Schipper7391:7776.08%77
63Keizer7281:78911.26%186
64Post7261:7914.75%52
65Wieringa7231:79427.96%727
66Kremer6951:82617.33%409
67Knol6921:83011.11%199
68Wolters6901:8326.73%100
69Wierenga6861:83737.92%1,203
70Werkman6841:83930.35%898
71Doornbos6791:84627.21%766
71Hut6791:84630.49%911
73Hoving6771:84824.26%661
73van der Meulen6771:8486.36%92
75Terpstra6681:85910.01%178
76Bolt6501:88330.44%966
76van der Berg6501:8831.98%16
76Wiersma6501:8839.07%160
79Kramer6301:9114.10%51
80Kooistra6261:91710.54%217
81Dijkema6221:92334.29%1,196
82Drent6061:94726.63%886