New Caledonia Genealogical Records
Newspapers Covering New Caledonia
An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.
An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.
An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.
New Caledonia Directories & Gazetteers
A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.
A guide to the Pacific Islands for traders, tourists and potential settlers. Contains directories of residents and businesses, statistics, laws, lists of institutions and more.
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.
New Caledonia Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
New Caledonia Histories & Books
Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.
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.
A guide to the Pacific Islands for traders, tourists and potential settlers. Contains directories of residents and businesses, statistics, laws, lists of institutions and more.
Five books, listing the names and particulars of medical practitioners in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and New Caledonia. It also lists statistical, legal and other information relating to the medical profession.
A directory listing the names and particulars of medical practitioners in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and New Caledonia. It also lists statistical, legal and other information relating to the medical profession.
New Caledonia Occupation & Business Records
Five books, listing the names and particulars of medical practitioners in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and New Caledonia. It also lists statistical, legal and other information relating to the medical profession.
A directory listing the names and particulars of medical practitioners in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and New Caledonia. It also lists statistical, legal and other information relating to the medical profession.
A directory listing the names and particulars of medical practitioners in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and New Caledonia. It also lists statistical, legal and other information relating to the medical profession.
A directory listing the names and particulars of medical practitioners in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and New Caledonia. It also lists statistical, legal and other information relating to the medical profession.
A database of cricket scores and players.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering New Caledonia
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.
A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.
A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.
A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.
New Caledonia Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
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.
A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.
New Caledonia Maps
An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.
Historical Description
The French colonies in the Pacific consist of two groups, viz., New Caledonia, with the Loyalty Islands, population 50,608 in the west; and, the Society Islands including Tahiti, population 30,563, in the east.
Most Common Surnames in New Caledonia
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubois | 629 | 1:439 |
| 2 | Courtot | 572 | 1:483 |
| 3 | Thomas | 556 | 1:497 |
| 4 | Wamytan | 525 | 1:526 |
| 5 | Weiss | 468 | 1:590 |
| 6 | Kabar | 452 | 1:611 |
| 6 | Martin | 452 | 1:611 |
| 8 | Fabre | 374 | 1:739 |
| 9 | Launay | 359 | 1:769 |
| 10 | Delrieu | 354 | 1:780 |
| 11 | Girard | 338 | 1:817 |
| 12 | Benebig | 333 | 1:829 |
| 13 | Coulon | 328 | 1:842 |
| 14 | David | 317 | 1:871 |
| 15 | Bui | 312 | 1:885 |
| 15 | Marlier | 312 | 1:885 |
| 15 | Waheo | 312 | 1:885 |
| 18 | Gastaldi | 307 | 1:900 |
| 18 | Martinez | 307 | 1:900 |
| 20 | Petit | 302 | 1:915 |
| 21 | Lucas | 296 | 1:933 |
| 22 | Wright | 291 | 1:949 |
| 23 | Blum | 286 | 1:966 |
| 23 | Colomina | 286 | 1:966 |
| 23 | Rousseau | 286 | 1:966 |
| 26 | Lefebvre | 281 | 1:983 |
| 27 | Chabaud | 276 | 1:1,001 |
| 28 | Creugnet | 270 | 1:1,023 |
| 28 | Nguyen | 270 | 1:1,023 |
| 30 | Deschamps | 265 | 1:1,042 |
| 30 | Hervouet | 265 | 1:1,042 |
| 30 | Keletaona | 265 | 1:1,042 |
| 33 | Blanc | 255 | 1:1,083 |
| 33 | Lecren | 255 | 1:1,083 |
| 33 | Riviere | 255 | 1:1,083 |
| 36 | Pascal | 250 | 1:1,105 |
| 37 | Dupont | 244 | 1:1,132 |