Rivers Genealogical Records

Rivers 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.

Rivers 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.

Rivers 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 Rivers

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.

Rivers 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.

Rivers Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Rivers 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.

Rivers 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 Rivers

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.

Rivers 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.

Rivers 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 Rivers

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Nigeria
1Amadi406,2971:1669.28%33
2Ohakwu173,3631:3899.98%129
3Chuku119,0201:5693.06%177
4Ogbonda117,4301:5799.90%194
5Igwe74,7911:8920.85%59
6Dike67,8511:9841.12%140
7Godwin66,7621:10032.30%106
8Mark65,7511:10152.86%184
9Chinda62,0791:10796.62%354
10Lucky61,7741:10866.07%255
11Worlu61,1591:10999.73%377
12Edem59,8951:11144.85%169
13Wobo59,7791:11199.80%385
14Osi59,2051:11290.43%349
15Rowland58,9181:11395.51%370
16Okocha58,8991:11383.06%329
17Nwaeze58,7501:11369.20%274
18Amesi58,5771:11499.79%392
19Eneotu58,2691:11499.97%398
20Ichendu58,1581:11499.97%401
21Ozuru58,0501:11599.57%397
22Charlse57,9681:11598.34%390
23Nkomadu57,9541:11599.93%403
24Wowo57,9081:11599.35%399
25Ukoma57,7921:11599.43%402
26Osoji57,7891:11599.97%406
27Aguomba57,7671:11599.70%405
28Anwukweru57,7591:115100.00%408
28Ojonjoku57,7591:11599.98%407
30Ieben57,7571:115100.00%409
31Sunday46,7881:1427.31%29
32John32,5291:2054.48%23
33Akpan29,0431:2294.60%30
34Emmanuel24,8161:2685.37%38
35Samuel21,7851:3065.31%45
36Eze20,1441:3302.95%25
37James19,8581:3354.61%42
38George19,5461:34118.90%226
39Friday18,6231:35713.97%171
40Monday18,5691:35810.60%128
41Chukwu16,8281:3964.63%58
42Peter16,5181:4034.50%57
43Joseph16,1441:4123.69%41
44Okoro16,0221:4153.95%50
45Njoku15,8491:4205.85%77
46Nwankwo14,9971:4444.96%69
47Okon14,9021:4473.98%54
48Nwachukwu14,6121:4564.51%65
49David14,0141:4754.32%64
50Daniel13,2861:5014.08%63
51Johnson13,2361:5037.24%118
52Ogbonna12,9561:5145.38%89
53Udoh12,2321:5447.07%130
54Moses11,7561:5664.81%88
55Jack11,4671:58040.33%760
56Isaac10,9201:6107.89%165
57Eke10,7731:6187.81%166
58Udo10,7511:6193.01%60
59Nweke10,3111:6464.53%93
60Obi10,1621:6553.18%66
61Okere10,1191:65812.08%277
62Briggs10,1101:65889.49%1,528
63Paul10,1071:6595.29%112
64Bassey9,9351:6703.74%80
65Anyanwu9,7011:6865.41%122
66Nwosu9,6931:6875.51%127
67Okpara9,5991:69310.08%245
68Orji9,5531:6975.33%123
69Brown9,3341:71333.47%775
70Solomon9,3311:7135.80%144
71Okafor9,1951:7241.83%37
72Kalu9,1541:7275.04%119
73Effiong8,7131:7644.11%102
74Jacob8,1021:8225.60%161
75Opara8,0421:8284.67%132
76Onuoha8,0371:8285.22%149
77Michael7,9421:8386.08%173
78Mohammed7,8671:8460.34%5
79Williams7,8171:85210.09%296
80Harry7,5301:88449.50%1,210
81Jumbo7,5041:88742.52%1,083
82Ordu7,4981:88854.47%1,304
83Etim7,4581:8923.89%110
84Okeke7,4551:8931.76%43
85Ibrahim7,3651:9040.22%1
86Okorie7,1921:9263.84%115
87Amos7,1461:9314.85%156
88Benson6,9811:95311.97%396
89Jaja6,9241:96153.31%1,377
90Uche6,9111:9635.10%167
91Ezekiel6,7641:9846.97%240
92Anthony6,7071:9925.31%178
93Ibe6,6811:9964.52%155
94Musa6,6671:9980.22%2
95Nwafor6,5701:1,0133.06%98
96Fubara6,4621:1,03089.32%2,143
97Frank6,4581:1,03114.50%525
98Dickson6,2131:1,07111.84%458
99Micheal6,2121:1,0724.42%164
100Francis6,1751:1,0786.06%232
101Victor6,1551:1,0818.82%335
102Nwogu6,0901:1,09312.75%486
103Gabriel6,0611:1,0985.25%198
104Stephen6,0601:1,0985.67%217
105Sampson5,9261:1,12314.93%599
106Edet5,8651:1,1353.27%120
107Pepple5,7551:1,15772.91%1,994
108Jonah5,7041:1,1678.03%328
109Joshua5,6091:1,1873.85%159
110Dimkpa5,5651:1,19655.78%1,680
111Abraham5,4711:1,2176.36%270
112Thompson5,3921:1,23412.12%526
113Benjamin5,3901:1,2357.05%303
114Umoh5,3381:1,2474.58%195
115Jonathan5,3281:1,2497.41%323
116Charles5,1591:1,29011.94%541
117Christopher5,1411:1,2956.51%288
118Nwala5,1261:1,29946.73%1,562
119Jackson5,0371:1,32110.37%483
120West5,0341:1,32211.77%550
121Duru4,9621:1,3414.01%186
122Wali4,8911:1,36121.01%883
123Nelson4,8781:1,36512.96%626
124Dick4,8771:1,36520.45%866
125Okonkwo4,8051:1,3851.87%81
126Abubakar4,7581:1,3990.17%3
127Azubuike4,7481:1,4029.14%462
128Dokubo4,7261:1,40882.71%2,589
129Thomas4,6991:1,4173.97%192
130Amaechi4,6961:1,4178.65%442
131Hart4,6771:1,42373.72%2,378
132Uzoma4,5861:1,4515.98%302
133Adamu4,5581:1,4600.22%7
134Okechukwu4,5281:1,4704.21%216
135Wilson4,4611:1,49212.96%671
136Douglas4,4591:1,49334.62%1,388
137Patrick4,4521:1,4955.70%291
138Isaiah4,3611:1,52610.27%556
139Augustine4,3561:1,5285.51%287
140Abel4,2791:1,5568.70%478
141Obasi4,2771:1,5563.33%176
142Braide4,2501:1,56689.83%3,021
143Amachree4,2451:1,56889.44%3,008
143Richard4,2451:1,56810.31%578
145Ali4,1871:1,5900.37%14
146Horsfall4,1311:1,61191.64%3,148
147Philip4,1201:1,6165.67%320
148Okereke4,0881:1,6284.04%236
149Chima4,0711:1,6356.34%355
150Elijah4,0441:1,6468.44%485
151Clement4,0391:1,6487.24%433
151Jeremiah4,0391:1,6489.62%566
153Georgewill4,0141:1,65894.05%3,282
154Usman4,0011:1,6640.21%8
155Essien3,9681:1,6773.91%235
156Felix3,9661:1,6787.31%444
157Agu3,9471:1,6862.45%143
158Elechi3,9461:1,68719.26%965
159Wokoma3,9231:1,69789.63%3,222
160Abbey3,8811:1,71546.37%1,911
161Innocent3,8761:1,71710.99%658
162Ogolo3,8431:1,73259.42%2,340
163Matthew3,8281:1,7396.18%368
164Emeka3,8081:1,7484.58%279
165Saturday3,7551:1,77338.59%1,711
166Samson3,7471:1,7763.64%228
167Okoye3,7391:1,7801.38%76
168Thankgod3,6981:1,80036.28%1,651
169Orlu3,6461:1,82678.36%3,074
170Ike3,6411:1,8283.53%227
171Wosu3,6381:1,83090.39%3,438
172Ogu3,6211:1,8386.07%386
173Mathew3,6161:1,8413.55%230
174Sam3,5781:1,8608.16%531
175Edward3,5761:1,8618.31%545
176Ugwu3,5681:1,8661.15%68
177Alozie3,5381:1,8818.48%570
178Tom3,4761:1,9156.85%468
179Christian3,4561:1,92613.58%825
180Gogo3,4431:1,93347.91%2,155
181Abdullahi3,4181:1,9470.13%4
182Wariboko3,3981:1,95990.13%3,645
183Osuji3,3941:1,9614.26%286
184Timothy3,3321:1,9985.19%353
185Amakiri3,3211:2,00465.96%2,872
186Andrew3,3101:2,0114.34%306
187Ben3,3071:2,0136.10%445
188Green3,2911:2,02357.64%2,592
189Madu3,2751:2,0322.95%205
190Nnadi3,2571:2,0444.36%312
191Robert3,2101:2,0748.69%637
192Vincent3,1961:2,0838.04%597
193Robinson3,1811:2,09324.74%1,389
194Inyang3,1721:2,0983.29%243
195Goodluck3,1691:2,10012.53%833
196Marcus3,1671:2,10213.21%861
197Silas3,1621:2,1058.37%622
198Odum3,1421:2,11825.12%1,418
199Ikechukwu3,1241:2,1314.99%366
200William3,0841:2,1585.40%417