Panama Genealogical Records

Panama Birth & Baptism Records

Panama Catholic Baptism Index (1750-1938)

An index to over 230,000 birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Panama Marriage & Divorce Records

Panama Catholic Marriage Index (1800-1950)

An index to more than 30,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Panama Death & Burial Records

Gorgas Hospital Mortuary, Panama Canal Zone Records (1906-1991)

Details of over 26,000 U.S. military personnel, employees of the Panama Canal Commission, and Canal Zone civilians who were processed through the mortuary.

Panama Catholic Death Index (1840-1930)

An index of around 20,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Panama Census & Population Lists

1940 United States Census (1940)

A name index and digital images of registers recording almost 135 million people living in the United States. The registers record age, place of birth, relationships, occupations and more.

1930 United States Census (1930)

An index to 125 million people living in the United States, linked to registers recording their age, place of birth, family relationships and more.

1920 United States Census (1920)

A name index and digital images of registers recording over 107 million people living in the United States. The registers record age, place of birth, relationships, occupations and more.

Newspapers Covering Panama

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.

Panama Military Records

Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Registers (1906-1991)

Partial index to the mortuary's registers of military personnel, canal employees and canal zone civilians processed through the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary in the Panama Canal Zone.

Panama 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.

Panama Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Panama 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.

Panama 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.

Panama Canal Zone Employment Records (1905-1937)

Records of sailing lists of contract laborers, and employee identification records. May list name, age, birthplace, residence, employment details, wages and more.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Registers (1906-1991)

Partial index to the mortuary's registers of military personnel, canal employees and canal zone civilians processed through the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary in the Panama Canal Zone.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Panama

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.

Panama 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.

Panama 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

Up to 1903, the tract of country now known as the Republic of Panama was one of the nine departments of Colombia. In that year the department revolted, and a new State was formed which promptly concluded a treaty with the United States in respect to the Panama Canal, regarding which the United States and Colombia had long negotiated without a tangible result. The area of Panama is nearly 32,000 square miles, supporting a population of (1920) 401,428. A railway runs from ocean to ocean, a distance of 47 miles, and belongs to the U.K. Government, as does the canal zone, which extends each side of the canal, except the cities of Panama and Colon at the ends. The canal is now open for shipping and a considerable increase in the trade of the district anticipated. Imports from United Kingdom in 1920, £538,236, chiefly cotton, linen and woollen manufacture goods, condensed milk, &c. Exports to United Kingdom £228,476.

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertisers' Guide (1922)

Most Common Surnames in Panama

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Rodriguez147,3811:27
2Gonzalez147,1641:27
3Sanchez69,7361:56
4Martinez66,0711:59
5Castillo64,4861:61
6Perez58,2631:67
7Abrego42,1261:93
8Hernandez40,7691:96
9Garcia37,9951:103
10Morales36,5551:107
11Jimenez34,3101:114
12Moreno33,2301:118
13Quintero31,5641:124
14Ortega31,1721:126
15Lopez30,8591:127
16Diaz29,4891:133
17Guerra28,9341:135
18Miranda27,2541:144
19Mendoza27,2341:144
20Gomez26,1761:149
21Herrera25,4331:154
22Cedeño25,1581:156
23Batista23,8971:164
24Santos23,8261:164
25Caballero23,6781:165
26Vasquez23,3571:167
27Rivera22,9441:171
28Valdes22,2201:176
29Vega22,0311:178
30de Leon21,5031:182
31Rios20,8521:188
32Nuñez19,9461:196
33Flores19,8291:197
34Ramos19,8201:197
35Aguilar19,4051:202
36Muñoz18,9941:206
37Villarreal18,4261:212
38Espinosa18,3841:213
39Dominguez18,3241:214
40Pineda18,1131:216
41Torres18,0991:216
42de Gracia17,5731:223
43Ruiz17,4821:224
44Gutierrez16,8341:232
45Palacio16,7701:233
46Vargas16,2401:241
47Vergara15,6641:250
48Reyes15,5501:252
49Montenegro15,0201:260
50Delgado14,3491:273
51Barria14,3071:273
52Montezuma14,1821:276
53Navarro13,8631:282
54Moran13,7271:285
55Ortiz13,7261:285
56Arauz13,6961:286
57Serrano13,5621:288
58Bonilla13,4141:292
59Atencio13,2821:295
60Acosta12,6891:308
61Cruz12,6141:310
62Santo12,4091:315
63Fernandez12,3341:317
64Pinto12,0931:324
65Solis11,6041:337
66Concepcion11,4481:342
67Santamaria11,4441:342
68Pimentel11,0581:354
69Castro10,9651:357
70Jaen10,8561:360
71Alvarado10,6751:366
72Medina10,6371:368
73Pinzon10,5821:370
74Guevara10,4911:373
75Samaniego10,4291:375
76Avila10,3531:378
77Murillo9,8661:397
78Cordoba9,7971:399
79Barrios9,6711:405
80Smith9,6021:407
81Camarena9,4141:416
82Samudio9,3031:421
83Marin9,2551:423
84Chavez9,0571:432
85Bernal9,0281:433
86Saldaña8,9211:439
87Salazar8,8741:441
88Soto8,8451:442
89Sanjur8,6971:450
90Rojas8,6751:451
91Mojica8,6451:453
92Romero8,6031:455
93Aparicio8,5451:458
94Jaramillo8,4111:465
95Gallardo8,3201:470
96Pitti8,1711:479
97Campos8,1001:483
98Bejerano8,0761:484
99Urriola8,0361:487
100Madrid7,9971:489
101Alvarez7,8771:497
102Fuentes7,8701:497
103Franco7,8031:501
104Montero7,7581:504
105Rivas7,6741:510
106Tuñon7,1981:544
107Araúz7,1901:544
108Guerrero7,1011:551
109Mendez7,0661:554
110Velasquez7,0091:558
111Arosemena6,9631:562
112Lorenzo6,9481:563
113Peralta6,9171:566
114Aguirre6,8961:567
115Escobar6,8281:573
116Arias6,7811:577
117Lezcano6,7231:582
118Tejada6,6561:588
119Santana6,6261:590
120Gil6,6151:591
121Quiroz6,5221:600
122Carpintero6,3811:613
123Ramirez6,2501:626
124Cerrud6,2481:626
125Saavedra6,2181:629
126Calderon6,0721:644
127Hidalgo6,0041:652
128Quiros5,9921:653
129Peña5,9911:653
130Arcia5,9031:663
131Bethancourt5,7801:677
132Palacios5,7091:685
133Caceres5,6821:689
134Cardenas5,6481:693
135Ureña5,6351:694
136Nieto5,6041:698
137Chiru5,6001:699
138Camaño5,5711:702
139Magallon5,5561:704
140Alveo5,5371:707
141Lasso5,4871:713
142Cortes5,4851:713
143Camargo5,4431:719
144Beitia5,4261:721
145Arrocha5,4131:723
146Gaitan5,3531:731
147Almanza5,3131:736
148Valencia5,2761:742
149Osorio5,2551:744
150de La Cruz5,2541:745
151Cortez5,1481:760
152Carrera5,1321:762
153Robles5,0391:776
154Coronado4,9411:792
155Beker4,8091:814
156Baker4,7831:818
157Mosquera4,7701:820
158Hurtado4,7461:824
159Brown4,7261:828
160Figueroa4,6941:833
161Ibarra4,6811:836
162Carrasco4,6731:837
163Ojo4,6491:842
164Gordon4,6201:847
165Molina4,5721:856
166Melendez4,3761:894
167Chavarria4,3461:900
168del Cid4,3281:904
169Cubilla4,3011:910
170Mendieta4,2711:916
171Galvez4,2701:916
172Espinoza4,2671:917
173Toribio4,2281:925
174Frias4,2121:929
175Zambrano4,1501:943
176Espino4,1481:943
177Prado4,1211:949
178Tenorio4,0991:954
179Benitez4,0811:959
180Salinas4,0521:966
181Trejos4,0431:968
182Contreras3,9971:979
183Quiel3,9671:986
184Henriquez3,9621:987
185Rangel3,9091:1,001
186Salina3,8611:1,013
187Cabrera3,8581:1,014
188Acevedo3,6951:1,059
189Mora3,6661:1,067
190Duarte3,6281:1,078
191Williams3,6141:1,083
192Saenz3,6071:1,085
193Adames3,5731:1,095
194Cano3,5691:1,096
195Garrido3,5421:1,105
196Valderrama3,5261:1,110
197Rosales3,5211:1,111
198Jordan3,4741:1,126
199Meneses3,4441:1,136
200Alonso3,4331:1,140