Central Norway Genealogical Records
Central Norway Birth & Baptism Records
An index to over 7 million baptism records, listing parents' names.
This database contains information extracted from birth and christening records from selected localities in Norway. Details may include parents' names and grandparents' names.
Central Norway Marriage & Divorce Records
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.
An index to several-hundred marriage records, including parents' and grandparents' names.
Central Norway Death & Burial Records
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.
A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.
Central Norway Census & Population Lists
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 Central Norway
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 and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.
Central Norway Immigration & Travel Records
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.
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.
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.
Central Norway Military Records
A series of letters forming a war diary, penned by a British solider during WWII. They cover his time in Norway, France and Belgium.
Central Norway Court & Legal Records
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.
Central Norway Directories & Gazetteers
A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.
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.
Central Norway Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Central Norway Histories & Books
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.
Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.
Central Norway Occupation & Business Records
A database of cricket scores and players.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Central Norway
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.
The lineages of Scandinavian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.
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.
Central Norway 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.
The lineages of Scandinavian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.
A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.
Central Norway Church Records
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.
Central Norway Maps
An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.
Central Norway Reference Works
A reference dictionary of Nordic names and details on their history.
Most Common Surnames in Central Norway
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johansen | 4,514 | 1:97 | 7.91% | 2 |
| 2 | Olsen | 3,657 | 1:120 | 6.42% | 3 |
| 3 | Berg | 3,639 | 1:121 | 17.79% | 14 |
| 4 | Hansen | 3,070 | 1:143 | 4.93% | 1 |
| 5 | Aune | 2,323 | 1:189 | 52.54% | 94 |
| 6 | Pedersen | 2,258 | 1:194 | 5.70% | 7 |
| 7 | Nilsen | 2,227 | 1:197 | 5.60% | 6 |
| 8 | Larsen | 2,220 | 1:198 | 5.11% | 4 |
| 9 | Johnsen | 2,118 | 1:207 | 9.17% | 11 |
| 10 | Haugen | 1,987 | 1:221 | 12.52% | 15 |
| 11 | Andersen | 1,692 | 1:259 | 3.96% | 5 |
| 12 | Pettersen | 1,628 | 1:269 | 7.23% | 12 |
| 13 | Dahl | 1,611 | 1:272 | 12.24% | 20 |
| 14 | Sæther | 1,576 | 1:278 | 26.18% | 67 |
| 15 | Kristiansen | 1,490 | 1:294 | 5.61% | 9 |
| 15 | Lund | 1,490 | 1:294 | 11.67% | 22 |
| 17 | Rønning | 1,475 | 1:297 | 27.70% | 78 |
| 18 | Moen | 1,436 | 1:305 | 12.64% | 27 |
| 19 | Karlsen | 1,425 | 1:308 | 5.93% | 10 |
| 20 | Strand | 1,346 | 1:326 | 12.40% | 31 |
| 21 | Jensen | 1,330 | 1:330 | 4.99% | 8 |
| 22 | Eriksen | 1,297 | 1:338 | 6.07% | 13 |
| 23 | Moe | 1,220 | 1:359 | 16.36% | 47 |
| 24 | Bakken | 1,181 | 1:371 | 13.58% | 37 |
| 25 | Hagen | 1,180 | 1:372 | 7.58% | 16 |
| 26 | Iversen | 1,085 | 1:404 | 9.65% | 29 |
| 27 | Solberg | 981 | 1:447 | 9.14% | 32 |
| 28 | Husby | 936 | 1:469 | 46.45% | 224 |
| 29 | Sivertsen | 933 | 1:470 | 15.36% | 66 |
| 30 | Hammer | 930 | 1:472 | 28.84% | 128 |
| 31 | Solem | 923 | 1:475 | 45.05% | 217 |
| 32 | Jakobsen | 892 | 1:492 | 7.72% | 25 |
| 33 | Sandvik | 868 | 1:505 | 15.62% | 71 |
| 34 | Lien | 853 | 1:514 | 12.01% | 55 |
| 35 | Reitan | 836 | 1:525 | 46.89% | 254 |
| 36 | Kvam | 823 | 1:533 | 34.16% | 176 |
| 37 | Eggen | 816 | 1:537 | 40.30% | 220 |
| 38 | Holm | 785 | 1:559 | 10.54% | 49 |
| 39 | Eide | 777 | 1:564 | 8.59% | 36 |
| 40 | Aas | 766 | 1:573 | 11.73% | 59 |
| 41 | Bye | 748 | 1:586 | 26.74% | 150 |
| 42 | Grande | 742 | 1:591 | 46.12% | 288 |
| 43 | Haugan | 738 | 1:594 | 33.64% | 200 |
| 44 | Hanssen | 736 | 1:596 | 11.35% | 60 |
| 45 | Strøm | 734 | 1:597 | 15.85% | 89 |
| 46 | Krogstad | 733 | 1:598 | 39.66% | 247 |
| 47 | Wold | 718 | 1:611 | 18.78% | 108 |
| 48 | Stene | 692 | 1:634 | 30.07% | 191 |
| 49 | Myhre | 684 | 1:641 | 11.01% | 61 |
| 50 | Jenssen | 672 | 1:653 | 14.10% | 85 |
| 51 | Fossum | 659 | 1:665 | 22.60% | 145 |
| 51 | Næss | 659 | 1:665 | 12.25% | 75 |
| 53 | Paulsen | 643 | 1:682 | 6.79% | 34 |
| 54 | Lian | 641 | 1:684 | 32.02% | 225 |
| 55 | Svendsen | 636 | 1:690 | 5.70% | 30 |
| 56 | Jørgensen | 621 | 1:706 | 5.17% | 24 |
| 57 | Henriksen | 619 | 1:708 | 4.92% | 23 |
| 58 | Antonsen | 607 | 1:722 | 11.10% | 74 |
| 59 | Halvorsen | 593 | 1:740 | 4.54% | 21 |
| 59 | Nygård | 593 | 1:740 | 8.66% | 57 |
| 61 | Jacobsen | 568 | 1:772 | 4.22% | 18 |
| 62 | Berge | 562 | 1:780 | 7.54% | 48 |
| 63 | Mathisen | 534 | 1:821 | 6.39% | 39 |
| 64 | Alstad | 532 | 1:824 | 48.28% | 432 |
| 65 | Viken | 528 | 1:831 | 22.20% | 181 |
| 66 | Gundersen | 511 | 1:858 | 4.43% | 26 |
| 67 | Øien | 507 | 1:865 | 23.53% | 208 |
| 68 | Sørensen | 492 | 1:891 | 4.35% | 28 |
| 69 | Knudsen | 485 | 1:904 | 6.74% | 52 |
| 70 | Martinsen | 480 | 1:914 | 4.98% | 33 |
| 71 | Volden | 477 | 1:919 | 34.64% | 339 |
| 72 | Knutsen | 476 | 1:921 | 5.09% | 35 |
| 72 | Nielsen | 476 | 1:921 | 6.64% | 53 |
| 72 | Stokke | 476 | 1:921 | 17.71% | 158 |
| 75 | Johannessen | 466 | 1:941 | 3.07% | 17 |
| 76 | Andresen | 462 | 1:949 | 6.17% | 45 |
| 77 | Sandnes | 461 | 1:951 | 16.31% | 149 |
| 78 | Hofstad | 458 | 1:958 | 49.51% | 552 |
| 79 | Dahle | 450 | 1:975 | 12.58% | 120 |
| 79 | Hoff | 450 | 1:975 | 14.29% | 133 |
| 81 | Andreassen | 448 | 1:979 | 3.33% | 19 |
| 82 | Haug | 447 | 1:981 | 7.77% | 70 |
| 83 | Meland | 439 | 1:999 | 25.61% | 273 |
| 84 | Brevik | 436 | 1:1,006 | 24.04% | 249 |
| 84 | Lie | 436 | 1:1,006 | 5.33% | 40 |
| 86 | Engen | 435 | 1:1,008 | 10.65% | 100 |
| 87 | Engan | 433 | 1:1,013 | 47.43% | 563 |
| 88 | Foss | 420 | 1:1,044 | 11.68% | 119 |
| 89 | Fredriksen | 417 | 1:1,052 | 5.62% | 50 |
| 89 | Sand | 417 | 1:1,052 | 15.44% | 155 |
| 91 | Aasen | 411 | 1:1,067 | 8.45% | 84 |
| 92 | Bjerkan | 407 | 1:1,078 | 46.36% | 589 |
| 93 | Danielsen | 404 | 1:1,086 | 6.82% | 68 |
| 94 | Vikan | 403 | 1:1,088 | 48.73% | 628 |
| 95 | Røstad | 400 | 1:1,096 | 44.30% | 571 |
| 96 | Steen | 396 | 1:1,107 | 10.92% | 116 |
| 97 | Kristoffersen | 390 | 1:1,124 | 4.61% | 38 |
| 98 | Nilssen | 389 | 1:1,127 | 10.33% | 110 |
| 99 | Løkken | 384 | 1:1,142 | 18.22% | 213 |
| 100 | Hoel | 381 | 1:1,151 | 11.98% | 131 |
| 101 | Vold | 380 | 1:1,154 | 19.22% | 231 |
| 102 | Solli | 379 | 1:1,157 | 12.32% | 135 |
| 103 | Eidem | 375 | 1:1,169 | 33.51% | 419 |
| 104 | Holthe | 373 | 1:1,176 | 28.32% | 353 |
| 105 | Selnes | 367 | 1:1,195 | 37.18% | 502 |
| 106 | Ness | 363 | 1:1,208 | 17.99% | 223 |
| 107 | Schei | 362 | 1:1,211 | 29.67% | 380 |
| 107 | Størseth | 362 | 1:1,211 | 67.92% | 1,036 |
| 109 | Vik | 358 | 1:1,225 | 6.85% | 80 |
| 110 | Rian | 355 | 1:1,235 | 66.60% | 1,036 |
| 111 | Nervik | 352 | 1:1,246 | 64.12% | 1,001 |
| 111 | Solheim | 352 | 1:1,246 | 4.85% | 51 |
| 111 | Tangen | 352 | 1:1,246 | 7.39% | 86 |
| 114 | Hårstad | 350 | 1:1,253 | 71.87% | 1,168 |
| 115 | Aalberg | 347 | 1:1,264 | 70.96% | 1,165 |
| 116 | Ervik | 341 | 1:1,286 | 27.43% | 369 |
| 117 | By | 340 | 1:1,290 | 67.19% | 1,128 |
| 118 | Holmen | 337 | 1:1,301 | 11.26% | 141 |
| 119 | Kolstad | 336 | 1:1,305 | 14.33% | 184 |
| 120 | Evensen | 335 | 1:1,309 | 4.97% | 58 |
| 121 | Arntsen | 333 | 1:1,317 | 15.88% | 214 |
| 122 | Sund | 325 | 1:1,349 | 16.89% | 240 |
| 123 | Kristensen | 321 | 1:1,366 | 4.26% | 44 |
| 124 | Tiller | 318 | 1:1,379 | 58.35% | 1,006 |
| 125 | Myhr | 317 | 1:1,383 | 43.25% | 711 |
| 126 | Ofstad | 314 | 1:1,397 | 47.08% | 802 |
| 127 | Myran | 313 | 1:1,401 | 55.20% | 960 |
| 128 | Lein | 309 | 1:1,419 | 54.02% | 950 |
| 129 | Amundsen | 308 | 1:1,424 | 4.02% | 43 |
| 130 | Evjen | 306 | 1:1,433 | 26.31% | 405 |
| 131 | Melhus | 305 | 1:1,438 | 38.85% | 662 |
| 131 | Petersen | 305 | 1:1,438 | 12.59% | 175 |
| 131 | Rasmussen | 305 | 1:1,438 | 3.75% | 41 |
| 134 | Sørli | 298 | 1:1,472 | 19.14% | 297 |
| 135 | Lyng | 294 | 1:1,492 | 42.49% | 769 |
| 136 | Berntsen | 292 | 1:1,502 | 4.79% | 65 |
| 137 | Edvardsen | 291 | 1:1,507 | 5.50% | 79 |
| 137 | Lyngstad | 291 | 1:1,507 | 24.94% | 403 |
| 137 | Sandstad | 291 | 1:1,507 | 55.85% | 1,070 |
| 140 | Garberg | 290 | 1:1,512 | 57.20% | 1,124 |
| 140 | Sletvold | 290 | 1:1,512 | 56.97% | 1,119 |
| 142 | Norum | 286 | 1:1,533 | 24.24% | 400 |
| 143 | Simonsen | 282 | 1:1,555 | 4.57% | 62 |
| 144 | Vollan | 280 | 1:1,566 | 34.27% | 637 |
| 145 | Andersson | 276 | 1:1,589 | 6.79% | 103 |
| 146 | Fornes | 274 | 1:1,601 | 59.18% | 1,238 |
| 146 | Lervik | 274 | 1:1,601 | 19.54% | 334 |
| 146 | Thomassen | 274 | 1:1,601 | 4.49% | 64 |
| 149 | Morken | 272 | 1:1,612 | 29.34% | 551 |
| 150 | Grønning | 269 | 1:1,630 | 35.21% | 681 |
| 150 | Sunde | 269 | 1:1,630 | 6.90% | 106 |
| 152 | Storli | 268 | 1:1,636 | 32.45% | 630 |
| 153 | Almås | 265 | 1:1,655 | 27.24% | 513 |
| 154 | Arntzen | 264 | 1:1,661 | 12.16% | 205 |
| 154 | Nguyen | 264 | 1:1,661 | 5.21% | 81 |
| 156 | Holden | 263 | 1:1,667 | 37.04% | 738 |
| 157 | Ingebrigtsen | 262 | 1:1,674 | 8.28% | 132 |
| 157 | Wiggen | 262 | 1:1,674 | 54.58% | 1,182 |
| 159 | Mortensen | 261 | 1:1,680 | 6.83% | 109 |
| 160 | Valstad | 260 | 1:1,687 | 54.62% | 1,199 |
| 161 | Mikalsen | 257 | 1:1,706 | 6.92% | 111 |
| 162 | Lunde | 256 | 1:1,713 | 3.43% | 46 |
| 163 | Syrstad | 255 | 1:1,720 | 58.22% | 1,325 |
| 164 | Ovesen | 250 | 1:1,754 | 26.10% | 527 |
| 165 | Eriksson | 248 | 1:1,768 | 10.84% | 192 |
| 166 | Forbord | 246 | 1:1,783 | 67.77% | 1,641 |
| 166 | Skjerve | 246 | 1:1,783 | 43.69% | 974 |
| 168 | Thorsen | 244 | 1:1,797 | 4.41% | 72 |
| 169 | Jørstad | 243 | 1:1,805 | 22.71% | 450 |
| 169 | Ottesen | 243 | 1:1,805 | 10.31% | 183 |
| 171 | Rødsjø | 240 | 1:1,827 | 80.81% | 2,134 |
| 171 | Wang | 240 | 1:1,827 | 10.12% | 182 |
| 173 | Hustad | 238 | 1:1,843 | 23.80% | 488 |
| 173 | Mo | 238 | 1:1,843 | 14.20% | 278 |
| 175 | Hernes | 237 | 1:1,850 | 26.93% | 587 |
| 176 | Gaustad | 236 | 1:1,858 | 28.30% | 619 |
| 176 | Hassel | 236 | 1:1,858 | 41.62% | 960 |
| 176 | Helland | 236 | 1:1,858 | 5.26% | 92 |
| 176 | Stamnes | 236 | 1:1,858 | 42.22% | 984 |
| 180 | Christensen | 235 | 1:1,866 | 3.29% | 54 |
| 180 | Moan | 235 | 1:1,866 | 49.47% | 1,202 |
| 182 | Gran | 234 | 1:1,874 | 11.57% | 221 |
| 182 | Solum | 234 | 1:1,874 | 22.72% | 474 |
| 184 | Ødegård | 233 | 1:1,882 | 5.06% | 90 |
| 185 | Mjøen | 232 | 1:1,890 | 53.70% | 1,353 |
| 186 | Barstad | 231 | 1:1,898 | 18.81% | 376 |
| 187 | Bakke | 229 | 1:1,915 | 2.98% | 42 |
| 187 | Reppe | 229 | 1:1,915 | 62.23% | 1,615 |
| 189 | Kjøsnes | 228 | 1:1,923 | 50.78% | 1,281 |
| 189 | Kleven | 228 | 1:1,923 | 10.21% | 197 |
| 189 | Ramstad | 228 | 1:1,923 | 15.29% | 311 |
| 192 | Furunes | 227 | 1:1,932 | 69.00% | 1,877 |
| 192 | Øyen | 227 | 1:1,932 | 16.79% | 347 |
| 194 | Sandberg | 226 | 1:1,940 | 8.68% | 164 |
| 195 | Fiskvik | 225 | 1:1,949 | 63.20% | 1,682 |
| 196 | Løvseth | 224 | 1:1,958 | 41.71% | 1,024 |
| 197 | Fossen | 223 | 1:1,967 | 20.29% | 436 |
| 197 | Malvik | 223 | 1:1,967 | 75.08% | 2,134 |
| 199 | Olden | 222 | 1:1,975 | 66.27% | 1,829 |
| 199 | Rostad | 222 | 1:1,975 | 25.26% | 588 |