Ponce Genealogical Records

Ponce 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.

Ponce 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.

Ponce 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.

Ponce 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 Ponce

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.

Ponce 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.

Ponce 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.

Ponce 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.

Ponce Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Ponce 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.

Ponce 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 Ponce

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.

Ponce 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.

Ponce 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 Ponce

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Puerto Rico
1Ortiz13,9051:1123.09%10
2Diaz8,4321:197.83%3
3Rodriguez7,4631:217.31%4
4Canales6,5251:2414.74%22
5Rivera6,1971:255.40%2
6Velez4,5291:3514.04%35
7Vazquez4,1361:386.60%8
8Soler3,8401:4118.04%44
9Surillo3,0811:5152.02%107
10Gonzalez2,6501:596.55%25
11Santiago2,6341:595.13%14
12Cintron2,3311:6716.81%59
13Vargas2,2771:6919.27%71
14Carrasquillo2,1881:724.57%18
15Colon2,1051:743.25%7
16Panet1,9841:799.79%47
17Torres1,9651:804.43%21
18Ramirez1,7991:8712.48%57
19Martinez1,7481:904.94%27
20Burgos1,6711:942.44%6
21Valentin1,5761:994.79%33
22Perez1,5561:1013.21%16
23Sanabria1,5091:1046.65%43
24Fernandez1,4161:11123.21%103
25Ortega1,3301:1182.93%20
26Montes1,3171:11913.45%79
27Solis1,2981:12110.38%67
28Toro1,2501:12534.90%139
29Ayala1,2021:1302.92%24
30Ramos1,1131:1411.85%9
31Sanchez1,0811:1450.84%1
32Echevarria1,0651:14713.71%89
33Delgado1,0591:1483.23%34
34Brown1,0431:15019.47%114
35Menendez1,0331:1522.73%26
36Cruz9951:1571.91%13
37Rosa9891:1582.90%30
38Collazo9851:15915.53%98
39Bordelies9791:1605.13%50
40Hernandez9661:1622.83%29
41Quiñones9251:1693.15%36
42Velazquez8901:1764.24%45
43Negron8481:1856.98%69
44Lopez8391:1872.45%28
45Melendez7911:1985.61%58
46Leon7751:20220.78%134
47Betancourt7561:2071.40%12
48Ruiz7431:2113.81%48
49Gomez7211:21715.91%123
50Irizarry6701:23410.86%101
51Aponte6601:2375.47%70
52Garcia6251:2511.37%19
53Mendez6001:2618.19%91
53Quiles6001:26110.53%109
55Morales5611:2790.99%11
56Lugo5491:2853.99%60
57Pagan5451:2871.62%32
58Matos5421:2896.96%88
59Serrano5361:2924.93%72
60Figueroa5231:2994.14%66
61Reyes5101:3071.05%15
62Narvaez4531:3460.64%5
63Nieves4461:3512.37%52
64Alicea4431:3536.68%97
64Maldonado4431:3534.86%82
66Silvestrini4401:35641.55%273
67Santos4211:3723.23%63
68Armstrong4111:38165.24%364
68Nuñez4111:38116.63%174
70Llorens3921:39948.94%322
71Alvarado3891:40210.53%137
71Ferrer3891:4023.81%76
73Llinas3801:41275.10%416
74Roman3511:4462.43%56
75Renta3481:45024.44%229
76Laboy3411:45910.39%145
77del Valle3321:4724.34%90
78Arroyo3221:4862.10%55
79Medina3161:4953.05%74
80Biaggi3091:5077.85%128
80Puig3091:50717.37%204
80Rios3091:5075.26%108
83Jimenez3061:5122.42%65
83Prado3061:51216.68%201
85Rosado3001:5221.13%38
86Robles2971:5272.24%61
87Quintana2871:5467.18%127
87Soto2871:5461.59%53
89Arill2841:55162.56%447
89Rentas2841:55120.29%235
91Irigoyen2811:55740.96%346
92Mendin2771:5654.09%95
93Vega2621:5980.59%23
93Zengotita2621:59855.27%435
95Carrillo2581:6074.25%105
95Rosario2581:60711.46%182
97Guzman2551:6142.47%75
98Segarra2521:6217.29%140
99Meseguer2491:62987.06%564
99Zayas2491:6298.82%156
101Mercado2391:6552.56%81
102Caraballo2361:6639.41%171
103Sierra2101:7460.89%41
104Pacheco2071:7566.71%148
105Manfredi2041:76752.99%485
105Merced2041:7670.60%31
107Franco2011:7798.03%172
107Marrero2011:7791.05%49
109Carretero1951:80334.88%394
110Almodovar1851:84616.99%266
111Vera1821:8606.31%153
112Aviles1721:9102.81%102
113Quintero1691:92614.80%258
113Santini1691:9264.56%136
115Baez1631:9612.23%92