Puerto Rico Genealogical Records

Puerto Rico Birth & Baptism Records

Puerto Rico Civil Registration Records (1885-2001)

Digital images of 5.35 million birth, marriage and death records, searchable by a name index. They contain a variety of details, including occupation, race and parents' names.

Puerto Rico Civil Registration Index (1805-2001)

An index to over 6.35 million birth, marriage and death records.

Puerto Rico Marriage & Divorce Records

Puerto Rico Civil Registration Records (1885-2001)

Digital images of 5.35 million birth, marriage and death records, searchable by a name index. They contain a variety of details, including occupation, race and parents' names.

Puerto Rico Civil Registration Index (1805-2001)

An index to over 6.35 million birth, marriage and death records.

Puerto Rico Death & Burial Records

Puerto Rico Civil Registration Records (1885-2001)

Digital images of 5.35 million birth, marriage and death records, searchable by a name index. They contain a variety of details, including occupation, race and parents' names.

Puerto Rico Civil Registration Index (1805-2001)

An index to over 6.35 million birth, marriage and death records.

Puerto Rico 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.

Puerto Rico Social & Population Schedules (1935-1936)

Digital images, searchable by a name index, of over 1.7 million inhabitants of Puerto Rico. Entries include, name, place of residence, relationship to the head of household, gender, colour, age, marital status, nativity, citizenship, occupation and industry.

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.

1910 United States Census (1910)

An index to over 93 million people living in the United States, linked to registers recording their age, place of birth, family relationships and more.

Newspapers Covering Puerto Rico

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.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Puerto Rico Immigration & Travel Records

Puerto Rico Passenger & Crew Lists (1901-1962)

Digital images of foreign passenger lists and crew manifests for Puerto Rico, including name, nationality, gender, age and date of arrival, occupation, marital status, place of last residence, place of birth and more.

Puerto Rico Records of Foreigners (1815-1845)

An index to and images of requests for residence permits by foreigners in Puerto Rico, correspondence, lists of foreigners, and naturalization papers. Records may include name, names of family members, town and country of origin, proof of good moral character, proof of holding the Catholic faith, amount of capital, occupation and intended place of settlement.

Puerto Rico Military Records

US Army & Army Air Force Casualty List (1941-1946)

Contains the names of over 300,000 Army and Air Force personnel who were reported dead or missing during WWII. Includes name, serial number, grade, and type of casualty.

Puerto Rico Slave Registers (1872)

An index to and images of registers of enslaved people on Puerto Rico. Records may contain name, age, gender, country of origin, residence, parents' names, marital status, race, physical description and master's name.

Puerto Rico 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.

Puerto Rico Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Puerto Rico 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.

Puerto Rico Occupation & Business Records

Puerto Rico Agricultural Census (1935)

These schedules recorded statistics on farms, plantations, and market gardens, listing the names of owners, agents, and managers. The type of statistics recorded included the total acreage of land, the value of the farm, machinery and livestock, amount of staples produced and the value of animals slaughtered, etc.

US Crew Lists and Manifests (1890-1963)

Digital images of crew lists for ships arriving in Maine, Washington, Massachusetts, Georgia, South Carolina, Illinois, Texas, South Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, Wisconsin, Alaska, Louisiana, Florida, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, California, Georgia and Puerto Rico.

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.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Puerto Rico

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.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Puerto Rico 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.

Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Sanchez128,3841:28
2Rivera114,7771:31
3Diaz107,6391:33
4Rodriguez102,1371:35
5Narvaez70,7641:50
6Burgos68,5221:52
7Colon64,6911:55
8Vazquez62,6581:57
9Ramos60,2321:59
10Ortiz60,2301:59
11Morales56,5741:63
12Betancourt53,9741:66
13Cruz52,1171:68
14Santiago51,3711:69
15Reyes48,7801:73
16Perez48,4611:73
17Agosto47,8601:74
18Carrasquillo47,8471:74
19Garcia45,5991:78
20Ortega45,4201:78
21Torres44,3491:80
22Canales44,2531:80
23Vega44,1441:80
24Ayala41,1651:86
25Gonzalez40,4741:88
26Menendez37,8811:94
27Martinez35,3961:100
28Lopez34,2091:104
29Hernandez34,1561:104
30Rosa34,0611:104
31Merced33,8551:105
32Pagan33,5981:106
33Valentin32,8701:108
34Delgado32,7831:108
35Velez32,2491:110
36Quiñones29,3871:121
37Malave27,5121:129
38Rosado26,4521:134
39Ogando24,6581:144
40Pastrana23,9111:148
41Sierra23,6231:150
42Acevedo23,3861:152
43Sanabria22,6931:156
44Soler21,2911:167
45Velazquez20,9971:169
46Caballero20,4181:174
47Panet20,2641:175
48Ruiz19,5231:182
49Marrero19,2161:185
50Bordelies19,0971:186
51Potter19,0681:186
52Nieves18,8091:189
53Soto18,0471:197
54Miranda16,2121:219
55Arroyo15,3521:231
56Roman14,4721:245
57Ramirez14,4101:246
58Melendez14,0991:252
59Cintron13,8641:256
60Lugo13,7621:258
61Robles13,2551:268
62Mojica13,1151:271
63Santos13,0391:272
64Avila12,9841:273
65Jimenez12,6661:280
66Figueroa12,6351:281
67Solis12,4991:284
68Berrios12,1931:291
69Negron12,1461:292
70Aponte12,0731:294
71Vargas11,8151:300
72Serrano10,8781:326
73Bruno10,4071:341
74Medina10,3521:343
75Guzman10,3321:344
76Ferrer10,2091:348
77Muñiz10,2021:348
78Abreu9,9921:355
79Montes9,7931:363
80Castillo9,5921:370
81Mercado9,3321:380
82Maldonado9,1111:390
83de Jesus9,0081:394
84Espinosa8,7871:404
85Montañez8,5601:415
86Bibiloni8,4911:418
87Lebron7,8391:453
88Matos7,7851:456
89Echevarria7,7671:457
90del Valle7,6581:464
91Mendez7,3231:485
92Baez7,3171:485
93Quinones7,2741:488
94Gutierrez6,7821:523
95Mendin6,7691:524
96Ocasio6,7281:528
97Alicea6,6331:535
98Collazo6,3421:560
99Bobe6,3181:562
100Fontanez6,2211:571
101Irizarry6,1671:576
102Aviles6,1141:581
103Fernandez6,1011:582
104Rojas6,0911:583
105Carrillo6,0721:585
106Otero5,9811:594
107Surillo5,9231:599
108Rios5,8711:605
109Quiles5,6991:623
110Toral5,6371:630
111Batista5,5561:639
112Padilla5,4551:651
113Colón5,4081:656
114Brown5,3571:663
115de La Torre5,1271:692
116Trujillo5,0951:697
117Alvarez5,0581:702
118Flores4,8691:729
119Davila4,6081:770
120Barreto4,5701:777
121Crespo4,5491:780
122Nater4,5351:783
123Gomez4,5321:783
124Cortes4,4661:795
125Benitez4,1521:855
126Huertas4,1031:865
127Quintana3,9971:888
128Biaggi3,9361:902
129Cordero3,8941:912
130Cuevas3,8731:917
131Castro3,8311:927
132Braña3,8131:931
133Nieto3,7931:936
134Leon3,7291:952
135Cardona3,7201:954
136Santini3,7041:958
137Alvarado3,6941:961
138Díaz3,5861:990
139Toro3,5821:991
140Segarra3,4551:1,028
141Camacho3,4431:1,031
142Alamo3,4311:1,035
143Barada3,3931:1,046
144Santana3,3131:1,072
145Laboy3,2821:1,082
146Cosme3,2761:1,084
147Arce3,1211:1,138
148Pacheco3,0851:1,151
149Navarro3,0601:1,160
150Bermudez2,9811:1,191
151Rodríguez2,9321:1,211
152Acosta2,9181:1,217
153Vera2,8841:1,231
154Seda2,8341:1,253
155Narváez2,8241:1,257
156Zayas2,8231:1,258
157Morales Rosa2,8151:1,261
158Cabrera2,8141:1,262
159Feliciano2,8041:1,266
160Moret2,7841:1,275
161Bauza2,7751:1,279
162Valle2,7601:1,286
163Moyano2,7151:1,308
164Roldan2,7091:1,310
165de Leon2,7051:1,312
166Pérez2,6631:1,333
167Fuentes2,6571:1,336
168Rosário2,6111:1,360
169Pabon2,6021:1,364
170Chinea2,5641:1,385
171Caraballo2,5071:1,416
172Franco2,5021:1,419
173Romero2,4911:1,425
174Nuñez2,4721:1,436
175Casanova2,4561:1,445
176Sánchez2,4471:1,451
177Silva2,4221:1,466
178Galarza2,3391:1,518
179San Miguel2,3141:1,534
180Rolon2,3021:1,542
181Vázquez2,2551:1,574
182Rosario2,2511:1,577
183Bonilla2,2441:1,582
184Pizarro2,2351:1,588
185Carrion2,2151:1,603
186Amill2,2041:1,611
187Muñoz2,1941:1,618
188Andujar2,1751:1,632
189Molina2,1321:1,665
190Sola2,1161:1,678
191Mendoza2,1121:1,681
192Anca2,0711:1,714
193Mangual2,0641:1,720
194Montalvo2,0241:1,754
195Cotto2,0081:1,768
196Rosas1,9971:1,778
197Marquez1,9761:1,797
198López1,9391:1,831
199Orozco1,9271:1,842
200Falcon1,8881:1,880