Poland Genealogical Records

Poland Birth & Baptism Records

Polish-Jewish Birth Index (1550-1993)

An index to over 600,000 Jewish birth records from Poland.

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Poland Marriage & Divorce Records

Polish-Jewish Marriage Index (1798-1939)

An index to over 270,000 Jewish death records from Poland.

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

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

Poland Death & Burial Records

Polish-Jewish Death Index (1808-1942)

An index to over 500,000 Jewish death records from Poland.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Newspapers Covering Poland

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.

Poland Immigration & Travel Records

Polish, Austrian & Galician Immigrants to the US (1890-1891)

An index to around 100,000 immigrants from Poland, Austria and Galacia who arrived in New York.

Jews Deported to Terezin & Poland (1943-1945)

This database contains records related to the deportation of Jews, including name, gender, year, address, occupation and spouse's name.

Poland Military Records

Register of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1945)

Details of around 120,000 European Jews saved from concentration camps and ghettos.

Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1944-1946)

The names of over 33,000 Jews who survived the holocaust and ended up in displaced persons camps.

Records from Ten Ghettos (1940-1945)

A database containing genealogical and biographical details of hundreds-of-thousands of Jews living in ghettos in Eastern Europe.

Prisoners of War in Lublin, Poland (1939-1941)

Transcripts of prisoner registration cards held in various camps around Lubin, Poland.

Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1944-1946)

The names of over 33,000 Jews who survived the holocaust and ended up in displaced persons camps.

Duma Voter Lists (1906-1907)

An index to over 200,000 names found in lists of registered voters for parts of Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland and Latvia. The index lists name, voting qualification, residence, property value, age and more.

Auschwitz Work Cards (1944-1945)

This collection contains the names of approximately 800 Jews, mostly Polish, who worked in Auschwitz around the years of 1944 and 1945.

Poland 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.

Poland Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Poland 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.

Register of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1945)

Details of around 120,000 European Jews saved from concentration camps and ghettos.

Records from Ten Ghettos (1940-1945)

A database containing genealogical and biographical details of hundreds-of-thousands of Jews living in ghettos in Eastern Europe.

Poland Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Auschwitz Work Cards (1944-1945)

This collection contains the names of approximately 800 Jews, mostly Polish, who worked in Auschwitz around the years of 1944 and 1945.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Poland

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 Polish Nobility (800-1534)

The lineages of Polish 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.

Lineages of Medieval Pomeranian Nobility (1100-1637)

The lineages of Pomeranian 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.

Poland 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 Polish Nobility (800-1534)

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

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Lineages of Medieval Pomeranian Nobility (1100-1637)

The lineages of Pomeranian 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.

Poland 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.

Poland Reference Works

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Jewish Name Database (1400-Present)

A database containing variants of 100,000s of given names used by Jews.

Miriam Weiner Eastern European Archival Database (1800-1960)

An index to predominantly Jewish records held in the archives of Belarus, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland and Ukraine.

Historical Description

Poland hath on the East, Lituania; West, Germany; North, Mazovia; and South, Podolia. The Metropolis is, Cracovia, seated on the Banks of Vistula; here the King and Councel reside. The Buildings are very fair, of free-Stone, four roofs high, but covered with tiles of wood for the most part. It is of a round form, but somewhat longer from the East to the West. In the midst of the City is a large Market-place, wherein is a Cathedral Church; and in the midst of the Market-place is the Senate-house for the City, about which are many Shops of Merchants. 2. Lublin. 3. Guisna, an Archbishoprick. 4. Bosnau; and 5. Ladisiavia, seated on the River Vistula.

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

The present area of Poland, now an independent republic separated from Russia in 1918, is approximately 300,000 square miles. Agriculture is the main occupation of the population which is estimated to about 30,000,000. Mines are worked in some parts of the country. Poland has access to the sea through the free city and port of Danzig. Chief Cities : Warsaw, 764,054 ; Lodz; 393,526.

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertisers' Guide (1922)

Most Common Surnames in Poland

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Nowak268,7321:141
2Kowalski161,1471:236
3Lewandowski107,8951:352
4Kowalczyk107,2781:354
5Kamiński105,0601:362
6Zieliński102,7391:370
7Szymański100,9961:376
8Kozłowski86,5251:439
9Jankowski79,8231:476
10Wojciechowski76,8581:495
11Kwiatkowski75,8741:501
12Kaczmarek72,3841:525
13Mazur72,1081:527
14Krawczyk71,1971:534
15Piotrowski70,1761:542
16Grabowski66,1891:574
17Nowakowski65,6321:579
18Pawłowski63,0461:603
19Michalski62,1801:611
20Adamczyk60,3901:629
21Nowicki60,2121:631
22Dudek60,1731:632
23Zając57,7781:658
24Wieczorek57,2021:664
25Majewski56,2451:676
26Jabłoński55,8931:680
27Olszewski54,1841:701
28Jaworski53,4491:711
29Pawlak53,2341:714
30Malinowski53,1171:716
31Walczak51,3321:740
32Witkowski51,0431:745
33Rutkowski50,0801:759
34Michalak49,2301:772
35Sikora48,7161:780
36Ostrowski47,2121:805
37Baran46,8641:811
38Szewczyk46,7251:813
39Duda46,6161:815
40Tomaszewski46,2151:822
41Pietrzak45,4701:836
42Marciniak45,0871:843
43Zalewski43,6591:871
44Jakubowski43,4391:875
45Zawadzki42,7531:889
46Jasiński42,5081:894
47Sadowski42,3881:897
48Chmielewski40,7521:933
49Borkowski39,4931:962
50Czarnecki39,2981:967
51Sawicki38,6431:984
52Kubiak38,1131:997
53Sokołowski37,8211:1,005
54Maciejewski37,7551:1,007
55Urbański37,6771:1,009
56Kucharski37,4881:1,014
57Szczepański37,2911:1,019
58Wilk36,9591:1,028
59Lis36,6211:1,038
60Mazurek36,5121:1,041
61Kalinowski36,3981:1,044
62Wysocki36,0191:1,055
63Adamski34,3981:1,105
64Wasilewski33,8691:1,122
65Sobczak33,6681:1,129
66Andrzejewski32,4681:1,171
67Czerwiński32,3671:1,174
68Cieślak32,2011:1,180
69Zakrzewski31,8061:1,195
70Sikorski31,5711:1,204
71Krajewski31,3021:1,214
72Szymczak31,2611:1,216
73Szulc31,1951:1,218
74Gajewski31,1101:1,222
75Baranowski30,9521:1,228
76Laskowski30,8381:1,233
77Makowski30,7421:1,236
78Brzeziński30,3321:1,253
79Przybylski30,2831:1,255
80Borowski30,1631:1,260
81Nowacki30,1291:1,262
82Chojnacki29,9301:1,270
83Domański29,7751:1,277
84Ciesielski29,4171:1,292
85Krupa28,9531:1,313
86Szczepaniak28,8601:1,317
87Kaczmarczyk28,6661:1,326
88Wesołowski28,2701:1,344
89Kowalewski28,1871:1,348
90Leszczyński28,0621:1,354
91Lipiński27,9571:1,360
92Kozak27,4561:1,384
93Kania27,4231:1,386
94Urbaniak27,3351:1,390
95Mucha26,8941:1,413
96Kowalik26,8701:1,415
97Tomczak26,8171:1,417
98Czajkowski26,7601:1,420
99Mikołajczyk26,7201:1,422
100Markowski26,6561:1,426
101Kozioł26,4161:1,439
102Nawrocki26,3751:1,441
103Janik26,3701:1,441
104Brzozowski26,3621:1,442
105Markiewicz25,8791:1,469
106Wawrzyniak25,8291:1,472
107Musiał25,7701:1,475
108Jarosz25,6301:1,483
109Tomczyk25,5931:1,485
110Kurek25,2931:1,503
111Wolski24,4231:1,556
112Kot24,4211:1,556
113Stankiewicz24,4091:1,557
114Dziedzic24,4031:1,558
115Tkaczyk24,3931:1,558
116Kopeć24,3311:1,562
117Stasiak24,2261:1,569
118Urban23,6141:1,610
119Pawlik23,6081:1,610
120Polak23,4901:1,618
121Dobrowolski23,4891:1,618
122Piasecki23,3421:1,628
123Wierzbicki23,2541:1,635
124Domagała23,0701:1,648
125Krük22,9961:1,653
126Karpiński22,9331:1,657
127Jastrzębski22,9311:1,658
128Janicki22,9081:1,659
129Bednarek22,6601:1,677
130Sosnowski22,5211:1,688
131Stefański22,3241:1,703
132Majchrzak22,3101:1,704
133Bielecki22,1341:1,717
134Maj21,7211:1,750
135Sowa21,6371:1,757
136Gajda21,4091:1,775
137Milewski21,2831:1,786
138Klimek21,2711:1,787
139Olejniczak21,1231:1,799
140Ratajczak20,9701:1,813
141Madej20,6081:1,844
142Romanowski20,4351:1,860
143Kasprzak20,4091:1,862
144Matuszewski20,3951:1,864
145Marek20,0671:1,894
146Kowal19,9521:1,905
147Socha19,9171:1,908
148Grzelak19,8921:1,911
149Wilczyński19,8111:1,919
150Czajka19,7111:1,928
151Bednarczyk19,4471:1,954
152Wrona19,4441:1,955
153Skiba19,4261:1,957
154Owczarek19,3891:1,960
155Matusiak19,1731:1,982
156Marcinkowski19,1691:1,983
157Sobolewski18,8981:2,011
158Orzechowski18,8821:2,013
159Olejnik18,8671:2,015
160Kurowski18,8091:2,021
161Mazurkiewicz18,8001:2,022
162Rogowski18,7791:2,024
163Czech18,6021:2,043
164Janiszewski18,4701:2,058
165Bednarski18,4311:2,062
166Barański18,3961:2,066
167Skowroński18,3871:2,067
168Pająk18,3701:2,069
169Chrzanowski18,3631:2,070
170Bukowski18,3201:2,075
171Cieślik17,9931:2,112
172Kosiński17,8211:2,133
173Lisowski17,7491:2,141
174Muszyński17,7481:2,142
175Czaja17,6981:2,148
176Okoń17,6261:2,156
177Kozieł17,5971:2,160
178Grzybowski17,5751:2,163
179Pluta17,5661:2,164
180Osiński17,5141:2,170
181Morawski17,5101:2,171
182Kuczyński17,4901:2,173
183Sobczyk17,3921:2,185
184Konieczny17,3581:2,190
184Kwiecień17,3581:2,190
186Marzec17,3301:2,193
187Rybak17,2971:2,197
188Augustyniak17,2781:2,200
189Michalik17,2621:2,202
190Marczak17,2561:2,203
191Zych17,2411:2,205
192Czyż17,1471:2,217
193Kaczor17,0421:2,230
194Krzemiński16,9241:2,246
195Kubicki16,8781:2,252
196Michałowski16,7461:2,270
197Paluch16,7371:2,271
198Sroka16,6901:2,277
199Stefaniak16,6721:2,280
200Niemiec16,6091:2,288