Cross River Genealogical Records

Cross River Birth & Baptism Records

British Nationals Born Overseas (1818-2006)

An index to births of British citizens born overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner. Provides a reference that can be used to order a birth certificate.

Cross River Marriage & Divorce Records

British Nationals Married Overseas (1818-2005)

An index to marriages of British citizens overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner Provides a reference that can be used to order a marriage certificate.

Cross River Death & Burial Records

British Nationals Overseas Deaths (1818-2005)

A name index linked to original indices of British citizens who died overseas. Records record the area in which the deceased died and their age.

Newspapers Covering Cross River

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.

Cross River 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.

Cross River Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Cross River 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.

Cross River 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.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Cross River

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.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Cross River 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.

Cross River 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.

Most Common Surnames in Cross River

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Nigeria
1Okon98,1411:3626.23%54
2Bassey83,2611:4231.36%80
3Akpan79,1781:4512.55%30
4Effiong55,1251:6426.00%102
5Edet52,7161:6729.35%120
6Etim50,3601:7026.25%110
7Udo45,3981:7812.70%60
8Asuquo43,5601:8136.15%189
9Ogar35,1441:10074.06%490
10Odey31,0191:11466.86%504
11Sunday24,6231:1433.84%29
12Udoh23,3921:15113.52%130
13Ekpo23,0721:15325.12%259
14John22,5551:1563.11%23
15Eyo22,3531:15835.43%363
16Inyang22,3471:15823.18%243
17Edem21,2551:16615.92%169
18Essien20,3911:17320.08%235
19Otu19,5551:18040.00%481
20Ekpenyong19,3521:18240.51%487
21Agbor17,4971:20267.03%812
22James17,3321:2034.02%42
23Oko17,0441:20723.80%325
24Umoh16,8631:20914.47%195
25Ofem16,2561:21773.05%906
26Obi15,1581:2334.74%66
27Effiom14,4591:24476.98%1,035
28Archibong13,4951:26127.01%473
29Peter13,2021:2673.60%57
30Ita13,1111:26951.28%823
31Emmanuel12,6791:2782.75%38
32Egbe12,3971:28429.25%559
33Ekanem12,0721:29219.60%374
34Eteng11,9921:29480.48%1,226
35Ubi11,6291:30374.91%1,192
36Ushie11,5871:30472.09%1,151
37Abang11,3791:31061.57%1,051
38Adie10,7821:32777.62%1,294
39David10,5531:3343.25%64
40Okoi10,5421:33474.18%1,272
41Joseph10,5001:3362.40%41
42Ekpe9,7481:36232.17%722
43Samuel9,5671:3692.33%45
44Nyong8,7621:40230.51%752
45Bisong8,6931:40678.58%1,550
46Daniel8,6501:4082.65%63
47Udofia8,4741:41614.76%412
48Ukpong7,9471:44416.19%479
49Obeten7,8881:44779.25%1,683
50Eze7,7811:4531.14%25
51Omini7,7071:45775.12%1,640
52Okoro7,5791:4651.87%50
53Etta7,5041:47075.53%1,688
54Ekong7,4621:47318.28%581
55Enang7,3071:48351.91%1,282
56Ikpi7,2381:48774.89%1,715
57Offiong7,1631:49245.51%1,176
58Johnson7,0511:5003.86%118
59Tom6,9771:50513.75%468
60Ewa6,7531:52235.67%1,030
61Ojong6,3101:55990.35%2,202
62Ibiang6,2891:56179.58%1,992
62Odu6,2891:56121.17%739
64Arikpo6,1291:57585.16%2,153
65Moses6,0171:5862.46%88
66Kalu5,9211:5953.26%119
67Usang5,8151:60675.78%2,035
68Eno5,7931:60943.49%1,339
69Okpa5,7831:61052.95%1,570
70Jacob5,6761:6213.93%161
71Onah5,6651:6229.45%384
72George5,5111:6405.33%226
73Ben5,4311:64910.02%445
74Monday5,4201:6513.09%128
75Inah5,3191:66362.13%1,883
76Agba5,2981:66618.78%765
77Edim5,2761:66880.43%2,313
78Ibor5,1801:68162.85%1,933
79Musa5,1751:6810.17%2
80Umo5,1381:68631.57%1,136
81Obot5,1111:69011.97%552
82Ene5,0791:69417.73%753
83Etuk5,0471:69912.20%573
84Godwin5,0261:7022.43%106
85Chukwu5,0211:7021.38%58
86Igwe5,0151:7031.40%59
87Paul5,0101:7042.62%112
88Enya5,0051:70455.08%1,799
88Okafor5,0051:7041.00%37
90Friday4,9731:7093.73%171
91Eko4,7541:74236.81%1,386
92Ukam4,7271:74681.65%2,566
93Eyong4,6471:75984.83%2,691
94Oyama4,6421:76078.95%2,527
94Sam4,6421:76010.58%531
96Egwu4,5681:7728.15%428
97Ovat4,4721:78882.63%2,716
98Osang4,4501:79267.81%2,312
99Michael4,4451:7933.40%173
100Osim4,4181:79866.73%2,301
101William4,3491:8117.62%417
102Orok4,2531:82952.08%1,949
103Ebri4,2321:83382.70%2,830
104Iwara4,2261:83484.18%2,876
105Abua4,2051:83853.15%1,991
105Thomas4,2051:8383.55%192
107Solomon4,1521:8492.58%144
108Ibrahim4,1361:8520.12%1
109Mbang4,0611:86865.17%2,412
110Ndifon4,0241:87692.25%3,239
111Francis3,9921:8833.92%232
112Ebong3,9281:89816.45%864
112Obo3,9281:89844.55%1,834
114Nsa3,9121:90151.88%2,062
115Ogban3,8641:91281.30%3,004
116Ntui3,8481:91694.52%3,408
117Isaac3,8211:9232.76%165
118Umoren3,7471:94111.34%688
119Uko3,7311:94510.76%667
120Micheal3,7251:9472.65%164
121Nkanu3,7091:95184.72%3,220
122Mohammed3,7041:9520.16%5
123Eni3,6771:95935.90%1,643
124Ettah3,6671:96276.28%2,975
125Agwu3,6461:9675.70%358
125Anthony3,6461:9672.89%178
127Henshaw3,6301:97141.84%1,863
128Ime3,6191:97417.91%975
129Patrick3,6141:9764.63%291
130Okey3,5981:98041.50%1,867
130Ugbe3,5981:98056.31%2,365
132Owan3,5871:98375.66%3,012
133Ogbeche3,5711:98753.55%2,283
134Eneji3,4751:1,01559.35%2,539
135Ayang3,4641:1,01880.52%3,264
136Jackson3,4431:1,0247.09%483
137Duke3,4271:1,02934.19%1,671
138Abam3,3791:1,04353.02%2,370
139Sampson3,3631:1,0488.47%599
140Abeng3,3521:1,05284.39%3,476
141Abubakar3,3421:1,0550.12%3
141Ali3,3421:1,0550.29%14
143Isong3,3361:1,05722.94%1,248
144Adamu3,3101:1,0650.16%7
145Akong3,2721:1,07885.39%3,589
145Okpo3,2721:1,07814.59%901
147Asu3,2621:1,08166.57%2,925
147Dan3,2621:1,0819.51%675
149Kanu3,2461:1,0867.37%529
150Williams3,1981:1,1034.13%296
151Agu3,1871:1,1061.98%143
152Udom3,1451:1,12111.09%763
153Sani3,1391:1,1230.14%6
154Egba3,1341:1,12525.00%1,415
155Enyi3,1231:1,12914.71%939
156Akan3,1021:1,13724.64%1,412
157Joshua3,0971:1,1382.13%159
158Ayo3,0911:1,1418.99%672
159Ibe3,0811:1,1442.09%155
160Okoh3,0271:1,1652.91%224
161Eyam3,0061:1,17390.30%4,070
162Edu3,0011:1,17532.59%1,779
163Orim2,9951:1,17786.39%3,915
164Obongha2,9741:1,18686.93%3,969
164Wonah2,9741:1,18665.75%3,138
166Jonah2,9531:1,1944.15%328
166Stephen2,9531:1,1942.76%217
168Agim2,9261:1,20551.59%2,608
169Oden2,9151:1,21080.50%3,766
170Ikpeme2,9051:1,21465.11%3,177
170Oku2,9051:1,21427.71%1,619
172Thompson2,8621:1,2326.43%526
173Okokon2,8301:1,24637.00%2,043
174Itam2,8031:1,25871.02%3,500
175Okeke2,7981:1,2600.66%43
175Robert2,7981:1,2607.58%637
177Ekpeyong2,7711:1,27236.64%2,060
177Nya2,7711:1,27254.25%2,833
179Okorie2,7391:1,2871.46%115
180Victor2,7071:1,3033.88%335
181Uket2,6861:1,31382.62%4,144
182Eke2,6701:1,3211.94%166
183Onen2,6651:1,32384.07%4,221
184Omang2,6491:1,33180.32%4,096
185Ogbaji2,6281:1,34217.70%1,229
185Ogbonna2,6281:1,3421.09%89
185Usani2,6281:1,34221.42%1,434
188Dickson2,6061:1,3534.97%458
189Ndem2,5961:1,35838.86%2,277
190Jimmy2,5691:1,3729.40%785
191Augustine2,5641:1,3753.24%287
192Udie2,5581:1,37875.75%4,012
193Elemi2,5531:1,38176.30%4,048
194Mba2,5481:1,3843.25%290
195Ayi2,5261:1,39657.29%3,201
196Idagu2,5051:1,40870.29%3,811
197Ajah2,4621:1,4325.98%577
197Ekeng2,4621:1,43264.53%3,607
199Gabriel2,4521:1,4382.12%198
200Christopher2,3981:1,4703.03%288