Lima Region Genealogical Records

Lima Region Birth & Baptism Records

Peru Catholic Church Records (1603-1992)

An index to and images of registers of baptism, confirmation, marriage, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths; and parish censuses. The records cover around 40 million entries.

Peru Baptism Index (1556-1930)

An index to over 4.1 million Catholic baptism records, listing parents' names.

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

A small index to several-hundred-thousand records from select countries.

Lima Region Marriage & Divorce Records

Peru Catholic Church Records (1603-1992)

An index to and images of registers of baptism, confirmation, marriage, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths; and parish censuses. The records cover around 40 million entries.

Peru Marriage Index (1600-1940)

An index to over 450,000 marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

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

Lima Region Death & Burial Records

Peru Catholic Church Records (1603-1992)

An index to and images of registers of baptism, confirmation, marriage, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths; and parish censuses. The records cover around 40 million entries.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Peru Catholic Death Index (1750-1930)

An index to around 100,000 death records. The index may contain name, age, gender, parents' names, place of burial and date of burial.

Lima Region Census & Population Lists

Peru Catholic Church Records (1603-1992)

An index to and images of registers of baptism, confirmation, marriage, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths; and parish censuses. The records cover around 40 million entries.

Newspapers Covering Lima Region

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.

Lima Region 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.

Lima Region Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Lima Region 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.

Lima Region Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Lima Region

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.

Lima Region 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.

Lima Region Church Records

Peru Catholic Church Records (1603-1992)

An index to and images of registers of baptism, confirmation, marriage, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths; and parish censuses. The records cover around 40 million entries.

Lima Region 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 Lima Region

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Peru
1Sanchez14,2531:674.51%3
2Quispe12,0541:792.10%1
3Flores11,0231:863.09%2
4Espinoza10,3951:915.56%19
5Rojas9,9001:963.47%6
6Ramirez9,5231:1004.45%16
7Ramos9,3821:1013.81%10
8Garcia9,3251:1023.07%4
9Rodriguez8,4051:1132.85%5
10Huaman7,7031:1232.78%7
11Gonzales7,5401:1263.50%15
12Torres7,2381:1313.07%12
13Lopez7,1131:1332.94%11
14Diaz6,8691:1383.06%14
15de La Cruz6,5461:1454.95%26
16Castillo6,1481:1543.55%20
17Romero5,9051:1614.60%27
18Mendoza5,8471:1622.83%17
19Chavez5,6861:1672.82%18
20Perez5,5051:1722.37%13
21Fernandez5,4551:1743.19%21
22Gutierrez5,4221:1753.33%22
23Reyes5,2151:1824.68%35
24Rivera5,1121:1864.52%34
25Morales5,0291:1894.78%41
26Vega4,4811:2125.02%48
27Leon4,4041:2154.17%40
28Chumpitaz4,2161:22532.05%409
29Martinez4,1901:2263.63%33
30Arias3,9361:2418.12%87
31Campos3,6571:2593.73%45
32Rosales3,4601:2747.80%101
33Silva3,4261:2772.84%31
34Vicente3,3881:28019.12%299
35Cruz3,3811:2812.20%24
36Medina3,3251:2853.04%37
37Vasquez3,3231:2861.32%9
38Castro3,3141:2862.72%30
39Soto3,2131:2953.84%52
40Santos3,1521:3015.73%78
41Villanueva3,1471:3014.03%58
42Gomez3,0461:3112.40%28
43Ruiz3,0411:3121.99%25
44Trujillo3,0231:3147.72%112
45Rios2,9931:3173.18%46
46Vargas2,9631:3201.83%23
47Cardenas2,8991:3273.26%49
48Salazar2,8481:3332.56%36
49Huapaya2,8421:33425.65%477
50Palomino2,7891:3402.66%42
51Jara2,7601:3445.53%83
52Luyo2,6701:35537.03%722
53Velasquez2,6211:3623.23%54
54Meza2,5291:3753.65%64
55Calderon2,3861:3982.90%53
56Ortiz2,3851:3983.26%62
57Paredes2,3731:4002.24%39
58Solis2,3511:4046.95%137
59Muñoz2,3411:4052.93%57
60Herrera2,3271:4082.36%44
61Alvarado2,3221:4093.07%60
62Lazaro2,3161:4109.44%201
63Pacheco2,2941:4145.05%95
64Manrique2,2801:4168.84%184
65Peña2,2531:4212.40%47
66Nuñez2,2461:4222.94%59
67Mejia2,1551:4403.95%79
68Francia2,1401:44337.16%880
69Blas2,1201:4488.86%211
70Navarro2,0471:4632.99%65
71Moreno2,0401:4653.47%75
72Cordova2,0361:4661.74%32
73Jimenez2,0351:4662.54%56
74Melgarejo2,0211:46911.56%302
75Salinas2,0031:4745.71%129
76Salvador1,9961:4758.40%212
77Suarez1,9771:4804.02%84
78La Rosa1,9421:48921.81%588
79Palacios1,9401:4893.11%71
80Guerrero1,9271:4922.90%67
81Caycho1,8561:51125.47%713
82Avalos1,8351:5177.65%210
82Padilla1,8351:5177.20%188
84Alarcon1,8191:5223.72%85
85Ayala1,8041:5263.70%86
86Osorio1,8031:5267.03%186
87Julca1,7921:5295.05%126
88Gamarra1,7861:5314.78%118
89Bravo1,7661:5373.80%92
90Saavedra1,7601:5392.50%63
91Obregon1,7301:5489.30%285
92Bautista1,6961:5593.77%97
93Aguilar1,6551:5731.54%38
94Tarazona1,6321:5818.02%255
95Huamani1,6301:5821.61%43
96Collantes1,6231:58514.25%464
97Paucar1,6041:5913.81%103
98Zavala1,5961:5947.40%238
99Huerta1,5921:5967.70%251
100Acuña1,5891:5974.53%128
100Aguirre1,5891:5973.15%82
102Avila1,5881:5974.67%136
103Salas1,5841:5992.48%69
104Bazalar1,5771:60238.28%1,161
105Valverde1,5591:6094.44%127
106Montes1,5341:6185.65%174
107Grados1,5291:62114.63%500
108Javier1,5231:62314.71%508
109Sandoval1,5131:6272.22%66
110Carlos1,5091:6298.17%288
111Ortega1,5051:6305.06%155
112Robles1,4971:6344.90%150
113Davila1,4761:6432.46%73
114Delgado1,4611:6491.67%50
114Zevallos1,4611:6494.10%124
116Alvarez1,4541:6531.68%51
117Guerra1,4521:6533.02%88
118Bustamante1,4421:6583.81%116
119Yactayo1,4311:66333.78%1,133
120Melendez1,4141:6714.78%160
121Luna1,3991:6783.55%110
122Cuya1,3961:68014.48%540
123Roman1,3901:6834.20%140
124Cueva1,3861:6853.00%93
125Ochoa1,3851:6854.14%138
126Casas1,3801:6878.02%307
127Quiroz1,3681:6943.07%100
128Sifuentes1,3651:6958.28%319
129Valencia1,3601:6983.11%102
130Contreras1,3231:7172.27%76
131Figueroa1,3141:7223.93%139
131Nicho1,3141:72249.49%1,634
133Minaya1,2881:7378.73%364
134Carrasco1,2861:7382.31%77
135Cerna1,2681:7485.79%236
135Urbano1,2681:74812.23%506
137Poma1,2631:7513.62%131
138Caceres1,2541:7572.63%90
139Borja1,2471:76113.71%575
140Miranda1,2451:7622.30%80
141Tolentino1,2281:7737.56%327
142Zapata1,2251:7742.06%74
143Hernandez1,2181:7791.85%68
144Camacho1,2141:7824.87%195
145Carbajal1,1931:7953.00%108
146Lozano1,1871:7992.58%94
147Villalobos1,1861:8006.17%275
148Rivas1,1801:8043.14%117
149Dominguez1,1791:8053.08%114
150Tello1,1771:8062.64%99
151Toledo1,1731:8097.55%351
152Manco1,1591:81929.92%1,229
153Bernal1,1471:8279.08%423
154Sosa1,1461:8283.86%156
155Asencios1,1331:83716.13%743
156Carrillo1,1291:8404.28%182
157Obispo1,1271:84233.24%1,353
158Canales1,1261:8436.94%329
159Hidalgo1,1211:8463.41%142
160Vilca1,1191:8481.81%72
161Giraldo1,1051:85913.26%625
162Aburto1,1041:85929.32%1,248
163Solorzano1,1011:8627.19%354
164Estrada1,0991:8633.36%143
165Yaya1,0981:86444.67%1,725
166Santiago1,0881:8724.99%237
167Colan1,0841:87530.72%1,312
168Leyva1,0651:8916.39%315
169Valladares1,0621:89310.23%505
170Candela1,0611:89430.25%1,324
171Oyola1,0491:90416.76%821
172Rosas1,0461:9073.54%159
173Guzman1,0451:9082.23%91
174Palma1,0241:9277.77%407
175Pajuelo1,0121:93710.17%518
176Roque1,0101:9393.43%161
177Cuzcano9961:95336.64%1,603
178Medrano9941:9546.50%355
179Huertas9911:9577.80%420
180Giron9861:9627.12%393
181Cadillo9841:96412.67%673
182Durand9821:9664.36%225
183Apolinario9791:96911.91%633
183Cortez9791:9693.65%177
183Mendez9791:9693.63%175
186Villarreal9781:97010.63%566
187Ventocilla9761:97222.26%1,099
188Matos9751:9736.13%344
189Alcantara9731:9754.13%216
190Zamudio9711:97713.39%719
191Condor9701:9784.21%223
192Espiritu9641:9846.88%388
193Capcha9501:9996.54%372
194Bazan9491:1,0003.43%168
195Levano9421:1,0079.05%504
196Falcon9351:1,0154.97%283
197Toribio9331:1,0178.07%458
198Andrade9321:1,0185.61%316
198Olortegui9321:1,01810.58%598
200Huari9291:1,02118.32%965