Norway Genealogical Records

Norway Birth & Baptism Records

Norway Baptism Index (1634-1927)

An index to over 7 million baptism records, listing parents' names.

Norway Birth & Christening Index (1600-1899)

This database contains information extracted from birth and christening records from selected localities in Norway. Details may include parents' names and grandparents' names.

Norway Marriage & Divorce Records

Norway Marriages (1660-1926)

An index to marriage records, which may include the names, ages, birthplaces and parents' names of brides and groom; as well as the date and place of marriage.

Norway Marriage Index (1600-1899)

An index to several-hundred marriage records, including parents' and grandparents' names.

Norway Death & Burial Records

Norway Burial Index (1666-1927)

An index to around 800,000 burial records from various sources. The index may contain name, age, gender, parents' names, place of burial and date of burial.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Norway Census & Population Lists

1875 Norway Census (1875)

An index to over 330,000 people living in Norway in 1875, including name, sex, whether resident or temporary resident, whether absent from the parish and their location at the time of the census, position in the family, occupation, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion and other miscellaneous information.

Newspapers Covering Norway

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.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Norway Immigration & Travel Records

Swedish Emigration Records (1783-1951)

Abstracts of details found in passenger lists, passport records, correspondence and seaman records, which may list name, age, gender, birthplace, occupation, residence, destination, emigration date and more. Most passengers were traveling to North America.

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.

Norway Holocaust Compilation (1942-1943)

This collection was compiled from several lists, and contains the information from about 900 Norwegian Jews who were deported from the years of 1942 and 1943.

Norway Military Records

War Diaries of Lt. J.P.H.Guy (1940-1944)

A series of letters forming a war diary, penned by a British solider during WWII. They cover his time in Norway, France and Belgium.

Norway Holocaust Compilation (1942-1943)

This collection was compiled from several lists, and contains the information from about 900 Norwegian Jews who were deported from the years of 1942 and 1943.

Norway 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.

Norway Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Norway 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.

Norway Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Norway

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.

Lineages of Medieval Scandinavian Nobility (750-1600)

The lineages of Scandinavian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

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.

Norway 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.

Lineages of Medieval Scandinavian Nobility (750-1600)

The lineages of Scandinavian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Norway 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.

Norway 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.

Norway Reference Works

Nordic Names (1000 BC-Present)

A reference dictionary of Nordic names and details on their history.

Historical Description

Norwey on the East, respecteth Denmark; on the West, it is bounded with the Ocean; on the South, lyeth Suevia; and on the North, it is separated from Lapland.

Fertility

The Land of it self is not sufficiently fruitfull, and toward the North yieldeth no sort of Corn, therefore the Inhabitants instead of Bread eat dryed Fish, called by us, Stock-Fish, which is transported through Europe, in exchange of Corn.

Commodity

The Countrey, especially the Southern part, transports rich Furrs, Tallow, Butter, Tann'd-Leather, Train-Oyl, Pitch, Clap-boards, all sorts of Timber-Works, and Masts, Firr-wood, and that with great ease and little charge.

Natures of the People

Their Buildings are base and poor; the Inhabitants honest; lovers of Strangers; liberal of gift; and most serviceable. Amongst them are neither filchers, Thieves, nor Pirats.

Their chief Towns are, 1. Nidrosia, the See of an Archbishop, who is Metropolitan of Norwey. 2. Bergen, one of the four ancient Mart Towns of Europe. 3. Ansloyn, a Bishops See.

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

Norway comprises an area of 124,130 square miles and has a population (1920) of 2,646,306. Only about a thirtieth of the country is under cultivation, forests covering quite a quarter. The staple industry is fishing, cod and herring being mostly caught. Though agriculture has of late years made considerable strides the country is not by any means self-supporting, and imports most of its corn and meat. Minerals are found in Norway of similar varieties to those of Sweden, though in nothing like the quantity which the latter country yield Timber, wood pulp, and other products of the forests, also fish, oil, and dairy produce are the leading exports. The Imports from the United Kingdom were £35,482,361 in 1920, and the Exports to the country £23,819,439. Christiania, the capital of Norway, has a population of 300,000; Berge 100,000.

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertisers' Guide (1922)

Most Common Surnames in Norway

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Hansen62,2111:83
2Johansen57,1001:90
3Olsen56,9261:90
4Larsen43,4211:118
5Andersen42,6781:120
6Nilsen39,7891:129
7Pedersen39,6081:130
8Jensen26,6451:193
9Kristiansen26,5561:194
10Karlsen24,0411:214
11Johnsen23,0971:223
12Pettersen22,5281:228
13Eriksen21,3841:240
14Berg20,4551:251
15Haugen15,8751:324
16Hagen15,5711:330
17Johannessen15,1621:339
18Jacobsen13,4721:382
19Andreassen13,4421:383
20Dahl13,1651:391
21Halvorsen13,0681:394
22Lund12,7711:403
23Henriksen12,5811:409
24Jørgensen12,0111:428
25Jakobsen11,5481:445
26Gundersen11,5261:446
27Moen11,3581:453
28Sørensen11,3061:455
29Iversen11,2431:457
30Svendsen11,1511:461
31Strand10,8581:474
32Solberg10,7381:479
33Martinsen9,6331:534
34Paulsen9,4721:543
35Knutsen9,3461:550
36Eide9,0431:569
37Bakken8,6961:591
38Kristoffersen8,4691:607
39Mathisen8,3621:615
40Lie8,1731:629
41Rasmussen8,1311:632
42Bakke7,6751:670
43Amundsen7,6651:671
44Kristensen7,5341:683
45Andresen7,4921:686
46Lunde7,4601:689
47Moe7,4551:690
48Berge7,4541:690
49Holm7,4461:691
50Fredriksen7,4191:693
51Solheim7,2581:708
52Knudsen7,2011:714
53Nielsen7,1721:717
54Christensen7,1471:720
55Lien7,1031:724
56Hauge6,8611:749
57Nygård6,8481:751
58Evensen6,7421:763
59Aas6,5301:787
60Hanssen6,4861:793
61Myhre6,2131:828
62Simonsen6,1761:833
63Haugland6,1561:835
64Thomassen6,1091:842
65Berntsen6,0991:843
66Sivertsen6,0741:847
67Sæther6,0201:854
68Danielsen5,9261:868
69Arnesen5,8511:879
70Haug5,7551:894
71Sandvik5,5561:926
72Thorsen5,5271:930
73Ellingsen5,5021:935
74Antonsen5,4691:940
75Næss5,3791:956
76Gulbrandsen5,3561:960
76Ruud5,3561:960
78Rønning5,3241:966
79Edvardsen5,2951:971
80Vik5,2291:983
81Nguyen5,0681:1,015
82Isaksen5,0011:1,028
83Birkeland4,9661:1,035
84Aasen4,8661:1,057
85Jenssen4,7671:1,079
86Tangen4,7641:1,079
87Mikkelsen4,7211:1,089
88Eliassen4,7001:1,094
89Strøm4,6321:1,110
90Ødegård4,6091:1,116
91Myklebust4,5431:1,132
92Helland4,4851:1,147
93Christiansen4,4661:1,151
94Aune4,4211:1,163
95Bøe4,3931:1,171
96Brekke4,3671:1,178
97Abrahamsen4,3061:1,194
98Madsen4,2511:1,210
99Tveit4,2381:1,213
100Bjerke4,0831:1,259
100Engen4,0831:1,259
102Thoresen4,0661:1,265
103Andersson4,0631:1,266
104Johansson4,0361:1,274
105Torgersen3,9301:1,308
106Sunde3,8981:1,319
107Hermansen3,8721:1,328
108Wold3,8241:1,345
109Mortensen3,8231:1,345
110Nilssen3,7671:1,365
111Mikalsen3,7131:1,385
112Magnussen3,6931:1,392
113Bråthen3,6511:1,408
114Helgesen3,6461:1,410
115Gjerde3,6311:1,416
116Steen3,6271:1,418
117Nygaard3,6131:1,423
118Hovland3,5981:1,429
119Foss3,5961:1,430
120Dahle3,5781:1,437
121Eilertsen3,5671:1,442
122Dale3,5231:1,460
123Wilhelmsen3,4741:1,480
124Gabrielsen3,3821:1,520
125Jansen3,3651:1,528
126Gustavsen3,3641:1,529
127Carlsen3,2811:1,567
128Hammer3,2251:1,595
129Bjørnstad3,2171:1,598
130Engebretsen3,2011:1,606
131Hoel3,1791:1,618
132Ingebrigtsen3,1651:1,625
133Hoff3,1481:1,634
134Håland3,1461:1,635
135Solli3,0761:1,672
136Johannesen3,0621:1,679
137Samuelsen3,0391:1,692
138Sætre3,0251:1,700
139Lorentzen3,0041:1,712
140Bråten2,9941:1,718
141Holmen2,9931:1,718
142Ludvigsen2,9871:1,722
143Monsen2,9641:1,735
144Sveen2,9321:1,754
145Fossum2,9161:1,763
146Fjeld2,9131:1,765
147Nordby2,8761:1,788
148Breivik2,8511:1,804
149Sandnes2,8261:1,820
150Bye2,7971:1,839
151Syversen2,7641:1,860
152Nilsson2,7341:1,881
153Solvang2,7281:1,885
154Rønningen2,7111:1,897
155Sand2,7011:1,904
156Dalen2,6951:1,908
157Wiik2,6921:1,910
158Stokke2,6881:1,913
159Egeland2,6601:1,933
160Aase2,6551:1,937
161Jonassen2,6491:1,941
162Solbakken2,6461:1,943
163Haga2,6141:1,967
164Sandberg2,6041:1,975
165Løken2,6021:1,976
166Sørlie2,5431:2,022
167Torp2,5171:2,043
1682,5151:2,045
168Karlsson2,5151:2,045
170Ødegaard2,5041:2,054
171Larsson2,4911:2,064
172Berger2,4841:2,070
173Haaland2,4561:2,094
174Borge2,4451:2,103
175Petersen2,4231:2,122
176Kvam2,4091:2,135
177Tollefsen2,4051:2,138
178Borgen2,4041:2,139
179Ali2,3951:2,147
180Enger2,3931:2,149
181Viken2,3781:2,162
182Wang2,3721:2,168
183Ottesen2,3581:2,181
184Kolstad2,3441:2,194
185Teigen2,3351:2,202
186Sande2,3311:2,206
187Eikeland2,3251:2,212
188Nikolaisen2,3231:2,214
189Møller2,3181:2,218
190Hamre2,3101:2,226
191Stene2,3011:2,235
192Eriksson2,2871:2,248
193Fosse2,2821:2,253
194Sletten2,2801:2,255
195Lind2,2571:2,278
196Langeland2,2531:2,282
197Kleven2,2341:2,302
198Skoglund2,2291:2,307
199Olsson2,2281:2,308
200Haugan2,1941:2,344