Lajas Genealogical Records

Lajas 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.

Lajas 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.

Lajas 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.

Lajas 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 Lajas

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.

Lajas 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.

Lajas 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.

Lajas 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.

Lajas Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Lajas 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.

Lajas 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 Lajas

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.

Lajas 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.

Lajas 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 Lajas

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Puerto Rico
1Cintron1,8261:1313.17%59
2Canales1,4521:173.28%22
3Quiñones1,2441:204.23%36
4Rivera7491:320.65%2
5Velez6801:362.11%35
6Pabon6661:3625.60%169
7Arroyo6381:384.16%55
8Diaz6081:400.56%3
9Rosado5021:481.90%38
10Rodriguez4421:550.43%4
11Soler4051:601.90%44
12Biaggi3811:649.68%128
13Perez3651:660.75%16
14Ortiz3541:690.59%10
15Ferrer3261:743.19%76
16Pancorbo3211:7663.82%419
16Seda3211:7611.33%154
18Cruz2801:870.54%13
18Torres2801:870.63%21
20de La Torre2771:885.40%115
20Vazquez2771:880.44%8
22Morales2681:910.47%11
23Vega2611:930.59%23
24Ramirez2381:1021.65%57
25Ayala2361:1030.57%24
26Martinez2201:1100.62%27
27Bordelies2171:1121.14%50
28Vilanova2101:11634.60%375
29Panet2081:1171.03%47
29Pinto2081:11718.65%261
31Hernandez1901:1280.56%29
32Baez1851:1312.53%92
32Burgos1851:1310.27%6
34Lopez1781:1360.52%28
35Irizarry1731:1402.81%101
35Pumarada Dahdah1731:14012.17%232
37Sanabria1711:1420.75%43
38Ramos1621:1500.27%9
39Castillo1591:1531.66%80
40Gonzalez1571:1550.39%25
41Vargas1551:1571.31%71
42Melendez1531:1591.09%58
42Pagan1531:1590.46%32
42Toro1531:1594.27%139
45Santiago1461:1660.28%14
46Caraballo1431:1705.70%171
47Figueroa1411:1721.12%66
48Andujar1391:1756.39%188
49Valentin1361:1780.41%33
50Carrasquillo1341:1810.28%18
51Garcia1231:1970.27%19
51Mercado1231:1971.32%81
51Quinones1231:1971.69%93
54Montes1201:2021.23%79
55Padilla1041:2331.91%112
55Velazquez1041:2330.50%45
57Gutierrez1021:2381.50%94
58Ojeda971:2508.75%263
59Camacho951:2552.76%141
59Lugo951:2550.69%60
59Menendez951:2550.25%26
59Narvaez951:2550.13%5
63Sierra901:2700.38%41
64Rosa811:3000.24%30
65Ruiz791:3070.40%48
66Alfaro761:31913.48%391
66Reyes761:3190.16%15
68Soto741:3280.41%53
69Sanchez721:3370.06%1
70Acosta691:3522.36%152
70Bobe691:3521.09%99
70Marrero691:3520.36%49
73Aviles651:3731.06%102
73Cardona651:3731.75%135
75Bruno621:3910.60%73
75Guzman621:3910.60%75
77Colon601:4050.09%7
77Striker601:4054.71%245
79Aponte581:4180.48%70
79Fortuño581:4184.52%243
81Brown551:4411.03%114
81Surillo551:4410.93%107
83Fernandez531:4580.87%103
84Marquez511:4762.58%197
85Jimenez491:4950.39%65
85Taha491:49589.09%1,296
87Betancourt461:5280.09%12
87Cotto461:5282.29%195
87Roman461:5280.32%56
90Bartolomei441:5524.11%271
90Montalvo441:5522.17%194
90Negron441:5520.36%69
93Medina421:5780.41%74
93Nazario421:5782.84%221
93S421:5787.65%398
93Tomassini421:57810.24%468
97Alvarez391:6220.77%117
97Esteves391:6225.12%331
97Tirado391:6222.16%202
100Batiz371:65636.27%938
100Cancel371:6565.95%365
100Quinonez371:6566.78%401
100Quinoñes371:65613.65%577
100Santos371:6560.28%63
105Avila351:6930.27%64
105Cordova351:6932.82%251
105Gomez351:6930.77%123
105Jusino351:6934.50%326
105Maldonado351:6930.38%82
105Mendez351:6930.48%91
105Mendin351:6930.52%95
105Silvestrini351:6933.31%273
113Abdal Ayala321:75813.62%619
113Crespo321:7580.70%121
113Llaurador321:75827.12%873
113Milan321:7584.51%340
113Muñoz321:7581.46%187
113Nieves321:7580.17%52
113Rochet321:75838.55%1,059
113Serrano321:7580.29%72
121Aguilar301:8097.89%488
121Segarra301:8090.87%140
123Cofresi281:8673.87%335
123Flores281:8670.58%118
123Malave281:8670.10%37
123Muñiz281:8670.27%77
123Robles281:8670.21%61
123Zapata281:8673.84%334
129Bracero251:97112.25%664
129Carretero251:9714.47%394
129Ocasio251:9710.37%96
129Olmeda251:9715.76%459
129Ortega251:9710.06%20
134Berrios231:1,0550.19%68
134Comas231:1,0553.83%379
134Delgado231:1,0550.07%34
134Echevarria231:1,0550.30%89
138Acevedo211:1,1560.09%42
138Agosto211:1,1560.04%17
138Alicea211:1,1560.32%97
138Collado211:1,1563.27%360
138Fermaint211:1,1564.30%426
138Llanos211:1,1568.64%610
138Luzon211:1,1563.84%400
138Maya211:1,15628.38%1,119
138Oliver211:1,1565.59%492
138Otero211:1,1560.35%106
138Roldan211:1,1560.78%164
138Valle211:1,1560.76%162
150Almodovar181:1,3481.65%266
150Davila181:1,3480.39%119
150del Toro181:1,3482.95%373
150Marti181:1,3487.41%610
150Sepulveda181:1,3481.66%267
150Suarez181:1,3481.12%211
150Vera181:1,3480.62%153
157Awad Taha161:1,51759.26%1,804
157Castro161:1,5170.42%131
157Dahdah161:1,5174.88%523
157Espinosa161:1,5170.18%84
157Lamboy161:1,5173.52%447
157n161:1,5171.74%299
157N Mercado161:1,5178.79%702
157Olivencia161:1,5171.66%292
157Prado161:1,5170.87%201
157Rosas161:1,5170.80%196
157Santana161:1,5170.48%144
168Benitez141:1,7340.34%125
168Bosque141:1,7341.46%293
168Civeriati141:1,734100.00%2,469
168Cordero141:1,7340.36%129
168Cotte141:1,73438.89%1,585
168Mendoza141:1,7340.66%191
168Mojica141:1,7340.11%62
168Picorelli141:1,7341.11%247
168Tollinchi141:1,7341.57%305
168Tomei141:1,73420.90%1,167
168Umpierre141:1,7341.33%275
168Zayas141:1,7340.50%156
180Caride121:2,0230.97%250
180Casiano121:2,0231.37%308
180del Valle121:2,0230.16%90
180Feliciano121:2,0230.43%159
180Fuentes121:2,0230.45%167
180Laboy121:2,0230.37%145
180Lamas121:2,0233.21%494
180Matos121:2,0230.15%88
180Mayol121:2,0236.74%709
180Quintero121:2,0231.05%258
180Seguinot121:2,02314.12%1,041
180Sorrentini121:2,02334.29%1,608
180Sosa121:2,0231.29%295
193Archilla91:2,6971.52%381
193Becerra91:2,6970.87%278
193Bermudez91:2,6970.30%150
193Bolier91:2,6973.91%625
193Bonilla91:2,6970.40%183
193Borrero91:2,6970.80%259
193Claudio91:2,6971.25%336
193Cuevas91:2,6970.23%130
193de Jesus91:2,6970.10%83
193Estevez91:2,69711.69%1,096
193Falero91:2,6971.08%315
193Ibarra91:2,6973.04%552
193Igartua91:2,6971.49%378
193Jessica91:2,6975.92%775
193Juarbe91:2,6970.75%256
193Leal91:2,6977.38%858
193Lebron91:2,6970.11%87
193Leon91:2,6970.24%134
193Linares91:2,6972.84%534
193Lluch91:2,69719.15%1,405
193Longoria91:2,6973.57%601
193Marty91:2,69750.00%2,191
193Muniz91:2,6970.58%214
193Munoz91:2,6971.02%306
193Ogando91:2,6970.04%39
193Planas91:2,69714.06%1,199
193Rentas91:2,6970.64%235
193Rios91:2,6970.15%108
193Rivenberg91:2,69724.32%1,567
193Roig91:2,6973.90%624
193Santini91:2,6970.24%136
193Semidey Carlos91:2,69737.50%1,914