Nicaragua Genealogical Records

Nicaragua Birth & Baptism Records

Nicaragua Civil Registration Records (1809-2013)

An index to and images of millions of records of births, marriages and deaths recorded in Nicaragua. They form a corner stone for research in the country.

Nicaragua Marriage & Divorce Records

Nicaragua Civil Registration Records (1809-2013)

An index to and images of millions of records of births, marriages and deaths recorded in Nicaragua. They form a corner stone for research in the country.

Nicaragua Death & Burial Records

Nicaragua Civil Registration Records (1809-2013)

An index to and images of millions of records of births, marriages and deaths recorded in Nicaragua. They form a corner stone for research in the country.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Newspapers Covering Nicaragua

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.

Nicaragua 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.

Nicaragua Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Nicaragua Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

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.

Nicaragua 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.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Nicaragua

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.

Nicaragua 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.

Nicaragua 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

Nicaragua is South-East from Mexico, with whom it agreeth in nature both in Soyl and Inhabitants.

The Countrey is pleasing to the eye, and abounding in all things necessary: it is as plentifull in Parrots, as England is of Crowes. The chief Cities are, 1. New Granada. 2. Leo, a Bishops See.

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

Most Common Surnames in Nicaragua

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Lopez223,5611:27
2Martinez151,1341:40
3Garcia148,3281:41
4Gonzalez144,9671:42
5Hernandez140,5551:43
6Perez114,9151:52
7Rodriguez101,1101:60
8Gutierrez84,9931:71
9Sanchez81,1521:74
10Espinoza68,9721:87
11Flores67,1561:90
12Mendoza63,1281:95
13Ruiz62,2801:97
14Reyes60,5131:100
15Cruz58,8841:102
16Diaz58,3721:103
17Castillo55,1211:109
18Gomez54,4601:111
19Rivera51,4701:117
20Herrera48,2471:125
21Morales47,1971:128
22Centeno44,0261:137
23Urbina43,5181:138
24Jarquin43,0251:140
25Castro42,7371:141
26Ramirez39,2591:153
27Chavarria37,9591:159
28Blandon37,0991:162
29Rivas34,4801:175
30Davila33,3531:181
31Torrez33,1361:182
32Mejia32,5491:185
33Aguilar31,4661:191
34Mendez31,4191:192
35Romero31,0801:194
36Obando30,0141:201
37Calero29,5271:204
38Miranda27,7441:217
39Orozco27,2491:221
40Velasquez26,7701:225
41Zamora26,3151:229
42Alvarez26,0711:231
43Vargas25,4221:237
44Sequeira25,1501:239
45Moreno25,0901:240
46Arauz25,0321:241
47Ortiz24,6431:244
48Zeledon24,4891:246
49Amador23,6261:255
50Duarte23,2871:259
51Muñoz22,1511:272
52Jimenez22,0101:274
53Rios21,5931:279
54Silva21,4811:280
55Rojas21,3991:281
56Sevilla21,3431:282
57Alvarado21,2961:283
58Medina21,2861:283
59Rocha21,1921:284
60Palacios20,9261:288
61Mercado20,8221:289
62Ramos20,5811:293
63Suarez20,3311:296
64Valle19,9631:302
65Tellez19,6411:307
66Gaitan19,5771:308
67Vasquez19,4391:310
68Mairena19,3451:311
69Molina19,3201:312
70Soza19,2381:313
71Torres19,0671:316
72Aguirre18,9901:317
73Altamirano18,8711:319
74Salgado18,7711:321
75Estrada18,3631:328
76Picado18,2411:330
77Pineda17,8401:338
78Aleman17,4371:345
79Jiron17,1611:351
80Rizo17,1561:351
81Rugama16,0791:374
82Ortega16,0531:375
83Meza16,0121:376
84Chavez15,8211:381
85Bermudez15,7401:383
86Montenegro15,4361:390
87Castellon15,3841:391
88Cano15,3301:393
89Mayorga15,2981:394
90Calderon15,2671:394
91Olivas15,2321:395
92Zelaya14,7341:409
93Rosales14,5521:414
94Narvaez14,4181:418
95Solis14,3011:421
96Sandoval14,1531:425
97Padilla14,0091:430
98Talavera13,9251:432
99Guevara13,7451:438
100Peralta13,6351:442
101Vega13,2751:454
102Vanegas13,2211:455
103Tercero13,1781:457
104Campos12,9571:465
105Salazar12,8421:469
106Guzman12,5831:479
107Guido12,5021:482
108Guerrero12,4921:482
109Hurtado12,1521:495
110Pavon12,1301:496
111Acuña12,0241:501
112Barrera11,7571:512
113Oporta11,6221:518
114Murillo11,2931:533
115Mora11,2851:534
116Baltodano11,2401:536
117Leiva11,2111:537
118Acevedo11,1391:541
119Rayo11,1021:542
120Cerda10,6671:564
121Luna10,6421:566
122Blanco10,4971:574
123Laguna10,4341:577
124Corea10,4281:577
125Canales10,3241:583
126Marin10,2881:585
127Valdivia10,2651:587
128Zapata9,8651:610
129Bravo9,7771:616
130Lira9,7431:618
131Aragon9,6601:623
132Salinas9,6481:624
133Maradiaga9,6081:627
134Delgado9,5411:631
135Tinoco9,5151:633
136Cortez9,4271:639
137Ochoa9,2511:651
138Fonseca9,2131:654
139Juarez9,1741:656
140Galeano8,9821:670
141Bonilla8,9131:676
142Solano8,8611:680
143Palma8,8511:680
144Fernandez8,7921:685
145Escobar8,6071:700
146Zuniga8,5631:703
147Quintero8,4651:711
148Arias8,3811:718
149Medrano8,2991:726
150Lacayo8,2261:732
151Obregon8,2191:733
152Ordoñez8,2171:733
153Mena8,1961:735
154Aburto8,1551:738
155Munguia8,1231:741
156Montoya8,0721:746
157Suazo8,0681:746
158Solorzano8,0191:751
159Membreño7,9741:755
160Lazo7,9441:758
161Peña7,8641:766
162Figueroa7,8371:768
163Gonzales7,8051:771
164Nuñez7,7411:778
165Artola7,6951:782
166Ponce7,6891:783
167Treminio7,6651:786
168Navarrete7,6381:788
169Marenco7,4491:808
170Vallecillo7,4181:812
171Granados7,3991:814
172Cardenas7,3651:818
173Siles7,3111:824
174Rostran7,3031:824
175Vallejos7,2511:830
176Matamoros7,2291:833
177Fuentes7,1481:842
178Vivas7,0491:854
179Huete7,0011:860
180Quiroz6,9911:861
181Moran6,9901:861
182Cuadra6,8971:873
183Navarro6,8681:877
184Moncada6,7811:888
185Guillen6,7781:888
186Vilchez6,7711:889
187Polanco6,7641:890
188Arguello6,7011:899
189Loaisiga6,6281:908
190Robleto6,5861:914
191Lumbi6,5501:919
192Benavidez6,5291:922
193Alfaro6,4171:938
194Caceres6,4071:940
195Toruño6,3861:943
196Guadamuz6,3261:952
197Sobalvarro6,3091:954
198Mendieta6,2901:957
199Benavides6,2881:958
200Saenz6,2801:959