Paraguay Genealogical Records

Paraguay Birth & Baptism Records

Paraguay Catholic Baptism Index (1800-1930)

An index to around 100,000 Catholic birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Paraguay Marriage & Divorce Records

Paraguay Catholic Marriage Index (1800-1900)

An index to more than 13,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Newspapers Covering Paraguay

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.

Paraguay 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.

Paraguay Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Paraguay 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.

Paraguay Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Paraguay

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.

Paraguay 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.

Paraguay 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

The country shows some signs of progress, but is still very primitive. The natural resources lie chiefly in the primeval forests and the pasture lands. The climate is extremely hot throughout a large portion of the year, and is unsuitable for inhabitants of North Europe who desire to engage in manual labour. Area 65,000 square miles (not including the Chaco to which Bolivia also lays claim). Population, about 800,000 inhabitants.

Exports, in order of importance, are: hides, timber, quebracho extract (tannin), yerba mate (Paraguay tea), tobacco, cattle and animal products, oranges, and petit grain oil. There is a single track railway from Asuncion the capital (80,000) to Encarnacion in the south of the country (232 miles) which joins (by means of a train ferry over the river Alto Parana) the Argentine railway system.

Imports from the United Kingdom in 1920 were £172,134, and the Exports to this country £2,413.

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertisers' Guide (1922)

Most Common Surnames in Paraguay

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Gonzalez270,5261:27
2Benitez197,4771:37
3Martinez168,4561:43
4Lopez128,1941:56
5Gimenez92,8751:78
6Vera86,4541:84
7Duarte83,3541:87
8Ramirez82,1491:88
9Villalba81,3931:89
10Fernandez79,6981:91
11Gomez73,3711:99
12Rojas71,8031:101
13Acosta71,6211:101
14Ortiz68,5771:106
15Caceres66,3191:109
16Rodriguez63,3211:114
17Ruiz62,8721:115
18Nuñez61,9931:117
19Ayala59,4551:122
20Baez57,8491:125
21Cabrera54,9931:132
22Galeano54,9561:132
23Ferreira54,1871:134
24Romero52,6201:138
25Franco51,0161:142
26Sosa50,5261:143
27Torres50,1981:144
28Espinola50,1151:144
29Cardozo49,9161:145
30Britez49,8911:145
31Caballero48,9731:148
32Medina48,6871:149
33Sanchez47,0311:154
34Diaz44,9821:161
35Aquino44,7751:162
36Pereira43,2001:168
37Bogado42,0551:172
38Amarilla41,4261:175
39Jara40,0221:181
40Garcia38,5031:188
41Escobar38,0531:190
42Vazquez37,1471:195
43Paredes36,9651:196
44Sanabria36,4951:198
45Velazquez35,3351:205
46Mendoza34,2601:211
47Barrios33,6401:215
48Coronel33,0341:219
49Ojeda31,8421:227
50Portillo31,6381:229
51Colman31,3331:231
52Rolon30,7611:235
53Dominguez29,9761:241
54Riveros29,8721:242
55Centurion29,3341:247
56Aguero28,4091:255
57Silva28,2361:256
58Perez27,3891:264
59Peralta27,3661:264
60Rios26,9001:269
61Figueredo26,3751:274
62Fleitas26,0441:278
63Lezcano25,7851:281
64Meza25,7701:281
65Godoy25,5461:283
66Alvarez25,2181:287
67Avalos24,8801:291
68Valdez24,7161:293
69Melgarejo24,2851:298
70Salinas23,8691:303
71Gamarra23,8041:304
72Barreto23,7471:305
73Morel23,6331:306
74Cantero23,4391:309
75Candia22,2151:326
76Florentin22,1561:327
77Estigarribia21,5851:335
78Recalde21,5311:336
79Aguilera21,3491:339
80Arce21,2341:341
81Cristaldo20,9041:346
82Olmedo20,5061:353
83Cañete20,4691:354
84Garcete20,1281:360
85Insfran20,0831:360
86Chavez19,8721:364
87Rivas19,8271:365
88Mendez19,7301:367
89Ortega19,7101:367
90Alvarenga19,7001:367
91Santacruz19,4841:371
92Vargas19,4711:372
93Morinigo19,1761:377
94Leguizamon19,0121:381
95Acuña18,7071:387
96Segovia18,6471:388
97Fariña18,4491:392
98Zarate18,2801:396
99Ocampos18,1381:399
100Roman18,0881:400
101Rodas18,0701:400
102Arguello18,0241:402
103Vega17,9441:403
104Miranda17,7371:408
105Bareiro17,7211:408
106Garay17,6301:410
107Almada17,5301:413
108Cabral17,4771:414
109Davalos17,2841:419
110Aranda17,1031:423
111Quintana17,0701:424
112Gaona17,0481:424
113Flores17,0301:425
114Ramos16,7371:432
115Noguera16,7131:433
116Fretes16,4391:440
117Oviedo16,2461:445
118Quiñonez16,1191:449
119Maldonado15,9831:453
120Maidana15,8831:456
121Torales15,6331:463
122Bernal15,5451:466
123Irala15,5321:466
124Ovelar15,4831:467
125Alcaraz15,3791:471
126Delvalle15,2641:474
127Lugo15,2021:476
128Chamorro14,9881:483
129Prieto14,8471:487
130Leiva14,7591:490
131Arevalos14,5811:496
132Gauto14,4291:502
133Servin14,0501:515
134Castillo13,9751:518
135Montiel13,9301:520
136Samudio13,8451:523
137Chaparro13,8191:524
138Mereles13,7031:528
139Maciel13,6361:531
140Brizuela13,6261:531
141Cabañas13,4061:540
142Delgado13,3551:542
143Mareco13,3081:544
144Aguilar13,2731:545
145Riquelme13,1641:550
146Silvero13,1011:552
147Rotela12,7381:568
148Cano12,7241:569
149Armoa12,6931:570
150Samaniego12,4001:584
151Araujo12,3941:584
152Ibarra12,2361:591
153Roa12,2321:592
154Alfonso12,1241:597
155Gavilan11,9241:607
156Bogarin11,9231:607
157Jimenez11,7581:615
158Molinas11,7301:617
159Cespedes11,6521:621
160Paniagua11,4431:632
161Leon11,4381:633
162Cuevas11,3521:637
163Peña11,3381:638
164Arzamendia11,0641:654
165Espinoza11,0311:656
166Paez10,9371:662
167Britos10,9201:663
168Casco10,8861:665
169Toledo10,7311:674
170Enciso10,6101:682
171Zarza10,5831:684
172Esquivel10,5421:686
173Moreno10,5241:688
174Bordon10,4981:689
175Marin10,3661:698
176Morales10,2701:705
177Penayo10,2631:705
178Mora10,2291:707
179Guerrero10,1551:713
180Arrua10,1071:716
181Zaracho10,0751:718
182Dure10,0671:719
183Bobadilla9,8841:732
184Alonso9,8311:736
185Reyes9,7021:746
186Balbuena9,6971:746
187Cubilla9,6621:749
188Valenzuela9,4101:769
189Orue9,4041:770
190Arias9,2681:781
191Villamayor9,2671:781
192Areco9,2631:781
193Almiron9,0331:801
194Ozuna8,9261:811
195Saucedo8,7691:825
196Ortigoza8,7561:826
197Ortellado8,7201:830
198Villar8,4821:853
199Marecos8,4681:855
200Trinidad8,2901:873