Carolina Genealogical Records

Carolina 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.

Carolina 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.

Carolina 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.

Carolina 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 Carolina

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.

Carolina 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.

Carolina 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.

Carolina 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.

Carolina Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Carolina 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.

Carolina 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 Carolina

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.

Carolina 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.

Carolina 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 Carolina

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Puerto Rico
1Agosto11,4561:1523.94%17
2Delgado9,6621:1729.47%34
3Burgos6,8121:249.94%6
4Colon6,4141:269.91%7
5Narvaez6,2091:278.77%5
6Betancourt5,6611:2910.49%12
7Diaz4,6651:364.33%3
8Merced4,4061:3813.01%31
9Sanchez3,7101:452.89%1
10Carrasquillo3,5091:477.33%18
11Morales3,0771:545.44%11
12Perez3,0001:556.19%16
13Rivera2,5311:662.21%2
14Rosa2,5131:667.38%30
15Colón2,1471:7839.70%113
16Rodriguez2,1081:792.06%4
17Canales2,0971:794.74%22
18Vazquez1,9131:873.05%8
19Menendez1,8381:914.85%26
20Marrero1,6491:1018.58%49
21Ortega1,5881:1053.50%20
22Garcia1,4921:1123.27%19
23Sierra1,4881:1126.30%41
24Ramos1,4761:1132.45%9
25Sánchez1,4491:11559.22%176
26Cruz1,4421:1152.77%13
27Martinez1,3641:1223.85%27
28Reyes1,3461:1242.76%15
29Torres1,3351:1253.01%21
30Bruno1,3261:12612.74%73
31Lopez1,3121:1273.84%28
32Robles1,3101:1279.88%61
33Velez1,3031:1284.04%35
34Pastrana1,2421:1345.19%40
34Valentin1,2421:1343.78%33
36Hernandez1,1191:1493.28%29
37Gonzalez1,1071:1502.74%25
38Pagan1,0171:1643.03%32
39Ayala9921:1682.41%24
40Pérez9911:16837.21%166
41Ruiz9781:1705.01%48
42Santiago9641:1731.88%14
43Bibiloni9621:17311.33%86
44Miranda9031:1845.57%54
45Ortiz8961:1861.49%10
46Mojica8821:1896.73%62
47Vázquez8121:20536.01%181
48Huertas7481:22318.23%126
49Soto7341:2274.07%53
50Jimenez7321:2275.78%65
51Panet7301:2283.60%47
52García7121:23449.86%228
53Avila7011:2385.40%64
54Nieves6671:2503.55%52
55Potter6481:2573.40%51
56Bordelies6071:2743.18%50
57Carrillo5821:2869.58%105
58Villodas5641:29569.20%321
59Serrano5511:3025.07%72
60Toral5481:3049.72%110
61Trujillo5431:30710.66%116
62Montes5391:3095.50%79
63Ogando5191:3212.10%39
64Lugo5071:3283.68%60
64Matos5071:3286.51%88
66Pagán5001:33331.19%212
67Nieto4871:34212.84%133
68Medina4821:3454.66%74
69Aponte4411:3783.65%70
70Rojas4351:3837.14%104
71Figueroa3941:4233.12%66
72Abreu3851:4323.85%78
73Espinosa3771:4424.29%84
74López3751:44419.34%198
75Vélez3681:45235.01%277
76Barada3591:46410.58%143
77González3571:46620.42%206
78Castillo3531:4723.68%80
79Valentín3301:50567.07%424
80Chinea3281:50812.79%170
81Vargas3181:5242.69%71
82Lebron3111:5353.97%87
83de Jesus3091:5393.43%83
84Mendin3051:5464.51%95
85Quintana2981:5597.46%127
86Braña2871:5807.53%132
86Rodríguez2871:5809.79%151
88Ocasio2751:6054.09%96
89Pizarro2691:61912.04%184
90Bermudez2621:6358.79%150
91Melendez2551:6531.81%58
92Orozco2481:67112.87%199
93Galarza2461:67710.52%178
94Zamora2431:68524.08%283
95Díaz2391:6976.66%138
96Roldán2341:71173.13%530
97Santos2321:7181.78%63
98Fernandez2281:7303.74%103
99Echevarria2271:7332.92%89
100Rosado2211:7530.84%38
101Menéndez2201:75737.87%384
102Dauhajre2141:77821.55%285
103Flores2091:7974.29%118
104Baez2071:8042.83%92
105Amadeo2051:81214.91%236
106Marcano2021:82411.32%203
107Maldonado1931:8632.12%82
108Alvarez1891:8813.74%117
109Mercado1841:9051.97%81
109Navaez1841:90593.88%683
111Albizu1821:91521.80%315
112Domínguez1801:92588.67%666
113Molina1751:9518.21%189
114Ramirez1711:9741.19%57
115Quiñones1701:9790.58%36
116Aviles1681:9912.75%102
117Escalera1641:1,01519.50%313
117Roldan1641:1,0156.05%164
119Borrero1611:1,03414.25%259
120Cintron1551:1,0741.12%59
121Castro1481:1,1253.86%131
121Guzman1481:1,1251.43%75
123Laboy1461:1,1404.45%145
124Gomez1451:1,1483.20%123
124Muñiz1451:1,1481.42%77
126Batista1431:1,1642.57%111
127Fuentes1411:1,1815.31%167
127Hernández1411:1,18113.04%268
129Berrios1391:1,1981.14%68
130Brana1361:1,22442.37%529
130Santana1361:1,2244.11%144
132Negron1341:1,2421.10%69
132Vega1341:1,2420.30%23
132Velazquez1341:1,2420.64%45
135Davila1321:1,2612.86%119
135Jiménez1321:1,26140.87%527
135Valle1321:1,2614.78%162
138Burgo1281:1,30193.43%814
139Otero1251:1,3322.09%106
140Malave1231:1,3540.45%37
140Mendez1231:1,3541.68%91
142Cordero1211:1,3763.11%129
143Segarra1201:1,3873.47%140
144Roman1181:1,4110.82%56
145Sanabria1161:1,4350.51%43
146Ambert1121:1,48718.33%372
146Knight1121:1,4877.50%218
146Lebrón1121:1,48713.21%312
149Marin1111:1,5008.11%238
150Maisonet1091:1,52710.30%274
150Soler1091:1,5270.51%44
152Dominguez1041:1,6018.23%248
153Acevedo1021:1,6320.44%42
153Manzano1021:1,63230.09%514
153Muñis1021:1,632100.00%938
156Fontanez1001:1,6651.61%100
157Arroyo981:1,6990.64%55
157Montañez981:1,6991.14%85
159del Valle961:1,7341.25%90
159Picorelli961:1,7347.59%247
161Franco951:1,7533.80%172
161Villanueva951:1,7536.70%233
163Benitez931:1,7902.24%125
163Rosário931:1,7903.56%168
163Segurola931:1,79010.18%302
166Caballero871:1,9140.43%46
166Nater871:1,9141.92%122
168de Leon861:1,9363.18%165
168Rios861:1,9361.46%108
170Mendoza841:1,9823.98%191
171Pacheco821:2,0302.66%148
172Acosta801:2,0812.74%152
172Boyrie801:2,08150.00%755
172Caceres801:2,08110.68%333
172Febres801:2,08116.88%435
172Zayas801:2,0812.83%156
177Bizoso791:2,10715.49%414
177Herrera791:2,1075.33%220
177Martínez791:2,1076.08%242
180Cortes771:2,1621.72%124
180Melced771:2,16295.06%1,072
182Hijo751:2,22097.40%1,096
183Alicea731:2,2811.10%97
183Bauza731:2,2812.63%161
183Irizarry731:2,2811.18%101
183Kolthoff731:2,28140.78%708
183Landrau731:2,28110.21%337
183Nuñez731:2,2812.95%174
189Andujar711:2,3453.26%188
189Silva711:2,3452.93%177
189Tapia711:2,34513.25%403
192Cabrera701:2,3782.49%158
192Camacho701:2,3782.03%141
192Navarro701:2,3782.29%149
195Cardona681:2,4481.83%135
195Collazo681:2,4481.07%98
195Falero681:2,4488.14%315
195Romero681:2,4482.73%173
199Castrodad661:2,5239.43%344
199Cuevas661:2,5231.70%130
199Gregory661:2,52317.37%488
199Sosa661:2,5237.07%295