Utrecht Genealogical Records

Utrecht 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.

Utrecht 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.

Utrecht 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 Utrecht

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.

Utrecht 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.

Utrecht 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.

Utrecht 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.

Utrecht Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Utrecht 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.

Utrecht 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 Utrecht

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.

Utrecht 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.

Utrecht 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.

Utrecht 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.

Utrecht 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 Utrecht

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Netherlands
1de Jong7,4471:1718.16%1
2van Dijk6,9471:18311.97%6
3Jansen6,8071:1878.19%2
4de Vries5,1631:2466.61%3
5Bakker4,2381:3006.88%4
6Bos4,0471:31410.27%13
7Visser3,9811:3197.13%7
8de Groot3,9791:3199.69%10
9Smit3,5011:3637.48%8
10de Graaf3,4871:36415.19%27
11Mulder3,2121:3957.84%11
12van Leeuwen3,1981:39710.38%19
13van den Berg3,0991:41011.24%21
14Meijer3,0671:4147.69%12
15Brouwer3,0301:41910.35%20
16van Vliet2,8791:44115.50%35
17van der Berg2,7871:4568.47%16
18de Boer2,7091:4696.22%9
19Vos2,5921:4907.60%14
20Janssen2,5851:4914.31%5
21Vermeulen2,5781:49311.17%26
22van Doorn2,5161:50522.75%87
23de Wit2,4291:5239.37%23
24Kok2,4111:52710.34%25
25de Bruin2,3901:53112.64%34
26van Beek2,3391:54313.11%38
27van der Linden2,3051:55110.93%31
28Dekker2,1301:5966.79%18
29van Schaik2,0591:61725.78%140
30van Dam1,9741:64311.60%41
31van Wijk1,9421:65413.84%60
32Hendriks1,9261:6606.08%17
33Schouten1,8341:6939.56%32
34Peters1,7681:7185.36%15
35van Rooijen1,6851:75430.02%232
36Smits1,5591:8156.03%24
37Koelewijn1,5291:83141.15%456
37van der Meer1,5291:8316.75%28
39Blom1,5241:8349.34%45
40de Haan1,5221:8357.00%30
41van der Horst1,5201:83614.28%93
42Versteeg1,5061:84317.66%128
43de Bruijn1,4971:8499.59%48
44Vink1,4141:89810.55%64
45Verhoef1,4101:90119.44%156
46Dijkstra1,4071:9035.24%22
47van Ginkel1,4031:90531.31%349
48Jacobs1,3711:9276.14%29
49van der Brink1,3591:93519.39%164
50Verweij1,3411:94718.32%152
51Prins1,3021:9767.69%42
52van den Brink1,2281:1,03421.01%224
53Hoogendoorn1,2101:1,05019.52%200
53Koster1,2101:1,0506.91%39
55van Rossum1,2011:1,05819.27%197
56Post1,1891:1,0687.78%52
56van Veen1,1891:1,0688.03%55
58de Ruiter1,1871:1,0709.03%67
59Kroon1,1431:1,11110.98%99
60Huisman1,1231:1,1316.83%44
61van Eck1,1181:1,13617.53%191
62Gerritsen1,0951:1,1608.95%76
63Rietveld1,0811:1,17516.79%188
64de Vos1,0791:1,1778.55%73
65van der Veen1,0771:1,1795.65%33
66Veldhuizen1,0701:1,18724.65%364
66Vonk1,0701:1,18711.94%118
68Kramer1,0611:1,1976.90%51
69Klein1,0451:1,2167.42%59
70van den Heuvel1,0421:1,21911.26%114
71Baars1,0381:1,22414.96%170
72Bouwman1,0331:1,23012.06%126
73Boer1,0101:1,2586.84%56
74Bosman9991:1,2728.96%86
75van der Wal9921:1,2816.61%53
76de Leeuw9831:1,2929.13%90
77Bosch9801:1,2967.46%66
78van Essen9731:1,30615.73%203
79Koning9671:1,3147.36%68
80de Lange9641:1,3187.46%70
81Verbeek9441:1,3468.74%89
82Groot9371:1,3566.48%57
82Maas9371:1,3565.45%40
84van der Heuvel9341:1,3608.84%95
85de Koning9321:1,3637.49%74
86Peek9301:1,36638.49%806
87Hoekstra9271:1,3705.14%37
88Blok9111:1,39410.75%129
88Drost9111:1,39417.68%281
90van Rijn9001:1,4119.40%110
91van der Laan8911:1,4268.12%88
92Scholten8841:1,4376.16%58
92van der Pol8841:1,43711.82%150
92Verhoeven8841:1,4375.33%43
95Kuiper8821:1,4405.94%54
96de Rooij8661:1,46711.15%143
97van Laar8631:1,47220.77%389
98de Jonge8611:1,4755.55%50
98Molenaar8611:1,4757.61%83
100van der Heijden8591:1,4795.53%49
101Willemsen8541:1,4877.20%79
102Groen8471:1,5006.25%63
102Schipper8471:1,5006.97%77
104Willems8261:1,5384.46%36
105van Barneveld8221:1,54540.39%1,030
105van Eijk8221:1,54511.85%170
107Timmer8151:1,5598.47%109
108Kool8131:1,56214.56%235
109Bouman8101:1,56810.50%144
110Evers7901:1,6086.79%80
110Hilhorst7901:1,60833.73%844
110van Kooten7901:1,60822.56%493
113Jonker7761:1,6376.13%72
114van Mourik7691:1,65216.09%319
115van der Velden7671:1,6567.18%91
116van Zanten7621:1,66713.98%244
117Muller7601:1,6717.29%98
117Stam7601:1,6717.23%96
119Kuipers7551:1,6824.78%47
119Schaap7551:1,6828.04%111
119van Soest7551:1,68219.40%428
122van den Broek7531:1,6878.81%127
123Schuurman7481:1,69810.39%159
124Griffioen7461:1,70321.44%497
125de Ridder7441:1,70712.16%207
125Verkerk7441:1,70717.46%372
127Baas7371:1,72410.64%172
128Verheul7351:1,72821.79%516
128Vermeer7351:1,7288.77%131
130Groeneveld7251:1,7527.49%104
131Roos7211:1,7626.78%94
132Pouw7121:1,78429.04%786
133Miltenburg7071:1,79745.32%1,493
134van Amerongen7051:1,80230.00%841
135Berg6911:1,83810.51%181
136Kooijman6891:1,84414.68%324
137Veenendaal6861:1,85230.41%896
138Hofman6821:1,8636.51%97
138Pot6821:1,86316.39%387
140van der Broek6801:1,8686.81%103
141Koot6771:1,87615.91%373
142Klomp6751:1,88212.69%267
142Mol6751:1,8825.98%85
144Boon6731:1,8877.46%117
145de Jager6631:1,9167.72%125
146van Putten6611:1,92213.13%296
147Van Loon6591:1,9285.49%78
148de Haas6571:1,9336.79%105
149Oskam6521:1,94825.46%742
150Jongerius6471:1,96343.31%1,571
150Wouters6471:1,9636.70%106
152de Kruijf6431:1,97633.66%1,128
153Martens6381:1,9914.68%61
153Oostveen6381:1,99137.05%1,295
155Vernooij6201:2,04942.47%1,623
156Goes6181:2,05539.06%1,457
156Otten6181:2,0557.30%130
158Dijk6151:2,0657.65%137
159Hartog6131:2,07214.68%383
160van Veenendaal6061:2,09635.61%1,312
160Vis6061:2,09610.23%220
162Snijders5991:2,1216.95%124
163van Dongen5951:2,1355.26%84
164van der Steen5921:2,1469.10%184
165Boersma5901:2,1537.32%136
165Postma5901:2,1534.41%65
165Snel5901:2,15313.48%361
165van der Veer5901:2,15310.71%238
165van Driel5901:2,1538.93%180
170Veen5881:2,1609.14%189
171Brink5851:2,1718.64%174
171Veenstra5851:2,1714.30%62
173Sanders5831:2,1795.06%82
174de Jongh5811:2,18610.54%237
175Timmerman5761:2,2057.76%151
175van Vulpen5761:2,20542.89%1,815
177Koopman5741:2,2135.95%107
177van der Meulen5741:2,2135.39%92
179Klaassen5721:2,2216.84%133
180Peeters5621:2,2603.55%46
180van Breukelen5621:2,26039.91%1,696
182Achterberg5601:2,26831.85%1,261
182van Manen5601:2,26824.24%865
184Zwart5561:2,2857.69%157
185van den Bosch5531:2,29711.01%299
185van Zijl5531:2,29720.82%709
185Visscher5531:2,2977.94%166
188Willemse5511:2,30510.14%247
189van der Bosch5461:2,3269.33%223
189van Wijngaarden5461:2,32611.74%329
189van Woudenberg5461:2,32637.81%1,648
192Jager5441:2,3356.31%123
192Roelofs5441:2,3357.22%147
194Cornelissen5421:2,3446.95%142
195Faber5401:2,3526.45%132
195Nagtegaal5401:2,35222.71%824
195Schut5401:2,3529.30%227
195van der Hoeven5401:2,35210.63%291
199Buijs5371:2,3658.97%216
199Roest5371:2,36512.30%362
199van Buuren5371:2,36514.87%474
199van Engelen5371:2,36515.03%480