Bucharest Municipality Genealogical Records

Bucharest Municipality Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Bucharest Municipality Census & Population Lists

Romania Jewish Census (1942)

Transcripts of lists of Jewish men in Romania, including name, date and place of birth, parents' names, level of education, occupation, address and more.

Newspapers Covering Bucharest Municipality

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.

Bucharest Municipality Immigration & Travel Records

Romania Jewish Family Questionnaires (1945)

Details extracted from questionnaires distributed by the World Jewish Congress in Romania in the spring, summer, or fall of 1945. The questionnaires were 16 pages long and queried families about the head of household and associated family members.

Bucharest Municipality Military Records

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.

Jews Held in Romanian Concentration Camps Index (1939-1960)

A database containing over 165,000 names of people mentioned in connection with people held in concentration camps in Romania.

Jewish Names in US State Department Files (1910-1929)

An index of close to 10,000 Jews named in State Department files. The records cover Palestine, Romania, and Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Georgia, Yugoslavia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey, Tripoli, Barca, Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.

List of Jews in Concentration Camps (1945)

A list of around 1,000 Jews who died in concentration camps.

Bucharest Municipality 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.

Bucharest Municipality Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Eastern European Holocaust Memorials (1939-1945)

A database containing more than 17,500 people whose names are recorded on Holocaust memorials in 28 communities in present-day Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine.

Bucharest Municipality Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

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.

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.

Jews Held in Romanian Concentration Camps Index (1939-1960)

A database containing over 165,000 names of people mentioned in connection with people held in concentration camps in Romania.

Bucharest Municipality Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Bucharest Municipality

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.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

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

Bucharest Municipality 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.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Bucharest Municipality 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.

Bucharest Municipality Reference Works

Jewish Name Database (1400-Present)

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

Most Common Surnames in Bucharest Municipality

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Romania
1Popescu18,8671:9914.68%2
2Dumitru17,2471:10919.24%5
3Gheorghe16,8761:11121.22%8
4Radu15,5461:12114.06%4
5Popa14,5401:1298.52%1
6Ionescu14,3851:13023.09%15
7Constantin14,1821:13220.99%13
8Marin13,0211:14419.32%14
9Stan12,4481:15115.30%6
10Dinu10,8611:17319.71%28
11Vasile10,7941:17418.38%21
12Mihai10,7671:17415.44%11
13Stoica10,7191:17513.40%7
14Tudor10,4161:18017.95%23
15Ion10,1861:18418.44%26
16Matei9,7741:19212.73%9
17Ilie9,3151:20115.15%17
18Petre9,0861:20721.90%48
19Neagu8,5321:22016.72%32
20Ionita8,2561:22721.46%56
21Stanciu8,2491:22813.52%19
22Enache8,1541:23017.41%37
23Badea8,0801:23217.28%38
23Oprea8,0801:23213.81%22
25Andrei7,9111:23714.82%29
26Dobre7,6621:24518.37%47
27Sandu7,6551:24513.29%24
28Niculae7,5541:24834.79%121
29Anghel7,5061:25015.68%34
29Barbu7,5061:25014.49%30
31Cristea7,4391:25215.53%33
32Voicu7,3441:25617.56%46
33Grigore7,3311:25617.23%45
34Dumitrescu7,2501:25922.73%77
35Florea7,1491:26311.52%16
36Ene7,0201:26717.34%53
37Stefan6,9391:27014.95%39
38Toma6,9061:27211.24%18
39Serban6,8251:27513.25%31
40Iordache6,7301:27915.42%42
41Ciobanu6,6151:2849.58%12
42Ivan6,5281:28815.98%52
43Costache6,4601:29122.00%86
43Preda6,4601:29116.15%54
45Nicolae6,3661:29517.04%58
46Constantinescu6,2511:30024.51%101
47Dragomir6,2441:30113.13%36
48Iancu5,6771:33114.86%57
49Georgescu5,5761:33722.78%107
50Vlad5,5151:34012.00%40
51Tanase5,2921:35516.09%72
52Manea5,2721:35614.34%60
53Stancu5,2651:35616.50%76
54Munteanu5,2451:3588.74%20
55Stoian5,1441:36514.13%62
56Simion5,0691:37014.04%65
57Paraschiv5,0151:37418.87%95
58Alexandru4,9951:37617.24%87
59Marinescu4,9141:38222.15%119
60Coman4,7591:39411.04%43
61Olteanu4,6911:40013.82%70
62Nita4,6441:40418.04%99
63Dumitrache4,5231:41519.15%111
64Cojocaru4,4011:42610.24%44
65Ghita4,3611:43020.10%122
66Rusu4,3471:4325.99%10
67Nedelcu4,3131:43513.68%81
68Lazar4,3001:4368.99%35
68Mocanu4,3001:4369.64%41
70Zamfir4,2321:44318.79%117
71Petrescu4,1991:44719.22%120
72Paun4,1851:44818.61%118
72Ungureanu4,1851:4487.59%27
74Pavel4,0031:46911.07%64
75Lungu3,9561:4749.65%51
76Neacsu3,8541:48717.94%123
77Lupu3,7061:5069.04%50
78Radulescu3,6721:51121.43%148
79Soare3,5711:52616.64%124
80Petcu3,5371:53115.15%113
81Mihalache3,5031:53615.26%116
82Anton3,4971:53712.15%90
83Toader3,4761:54012.70%94
84Tudorache3,4561:54319.02%142
85Iacob3,4291:5479.62%67
86Dinca3,4161:54917.91%135
87Nica3,4021:55213.10%97
88Zaharia3,3621:55811.05%85
89Nitu3,3141:56617.69%139
90Calin3,2811:57213.10%104
91Bratu3,2541:57715.56%126
92Niculescu3,2471:57830.53%241
93Teodorescu3,2271:58221.44%170
94Marcu3,2061:58510.05%78
95Craciun3,1791:5909.83%74
96Dragan3,1051:60412.86%108
97Bucur3,0781:6108.91%68
98Costea3,0241:6219.32%73
98Dima3,0241:62113.14%115
100Diaconu2,9431:6389.29%80
101Nastase2,9301:64117.86%160
102Stefanescu2,9161:64424.24%216
103Stanescu2,9031:64719.70%174
104Luca2,8691:6548.41%69
105Balan2,8351:6627.63%59
106Rotaru2,8221:6658.98%82
107Savu2,8151:66714.53%133
108Moise2,7271:68813.01%125
109Dan2,6801:7009.28%89
109Rosu2,6801:7009.44%92
111Roman2,6261:7156.58%55
112Nistor2,6191:7177.14%61
113Avram2,6061:7207.17%63
114Albu2,5991:72210.27%102
115Mirea2,5921:72420.59%209
116Stroe2,5851:72613.77%138
117Burcea2,5791:72824.43%243
118Alexe2,5721:73019.98%203
119Draghici2,5521:73513.83%140
120Apostol2,4711:76013.03%136
121Filip2,4501:7667.41%71
122Panait2,4301:77215.67%168
123Manole2,3761:79012.39%134
124Vasilescu2,3561:79720.85%229
125Istrate2,3491:79911.87%130
125Moraru2,3491:7998.39%93
127Baciu2,3421:8017.48%83
128Cretu2,3361:8039.25%103
129Petrache2,3291:80625.00%277
130David2,2681:8287.05%75
131Moldoveanu2,2551:83216.51%194
132Sima2,2411:83813.23%151
133Pascu2,2341:84011.48%132
134Pirvu2,2141:84813.84%162
134Voinea2,2141:84816.16%192
136Nae2,2071:85025.18%303
136Pana2,2071:85016.36%196
138Florescu2,1741:86315.31%180
138Trandafir2,1741:86314.46%171
140Sava2,1671:8668.24%96
141Croitoru2,1531:87210.87%129
142Iliescu2,1201:88516.64%206
143Oancea2,0991:89412.15%146
144Pop2,0861:9001.79%3
145Dumitrascu2,0591:91214.60%181
145Visan2,0591:91214.77%185
147Chirita2,0451:91814.77%187
148Micu2,0321:92410.78%137
149Sirbu1,9981:93910.17%131
150Alecu1,9641:95621.68%289
151Olaru1,9581:9597.97%105
151Tănase1,9581:95918.52%242
153Damian1,9441:9659.55%127
154Manolache1,9101:98311.43%156
155Grosu1,8901:99310.51%144
156Miu1,8771:1,00018.00%246
157Cazacu1,8701:1,00412.10%169
158Gheorghiu1,8631:1,00717.26%237
159Chivu1,8561:1,01117.20%238
160Chiriac1,8501:1,0157.89%112
160Musat1,8501:1,01515.25%213
160Necula1,8501:1,01511.02%154
163Militaru1,8091:1,03812.04%172
164Patrascu1,8021:1,04213.75%198
165Bogdan1,7691:1,0616.21%91
166Mihaila1,7621:1,06510.35%150
166Tudose1,7621:1,06512.85%191
168Iordan1,7481:1,07419.90%302
169Turcu1,7421:1,07710.92%163
170Gavrila1,7351:1,08212.65%190
171Dobrescu1,7281:1,08622.63%354
172Ghinea1,6541:1,13518.05%288
173Matache1,6401:1,14427.07%458
174Alexandrescu1,6271:1,15423.90%394
175Ursu1,6131:1,1648.10%128
176Mihalcea1,6001:1,17311.92%197
177Iorga1,5931:1,17815.37%247
177Tache1,5931:1,17825.37%425
179Dogaru1,5861:1,18311.51%189
180Ispas1,5661:1,19913.14%218
180Nicolescu1,5661:1,19920.57%358
182Dorobantu1,5531:1,20922.87%395
183Banu1,5261:1,23012.66%215
184Raducanu1,5051:1,24723.09%411
185Dobrin1,4921:1,25816.68%296
186Dascalu1,4781:1,27010.79%193
187Staicu1,4581:1,28713.59%240
188Irimia1,4451:1,2998.55%152
189Mircea1,4311:1,31211.08%201
190Cristescu1,4241:1,31820.50%390
191Mateescu1,4111:1,33018.52%356
192Ştefan1,3971:1,34316.00%307
193Grecu1,3911:1,3498.35%158
194Banica1,3771:1,36317.98%352
194Duta1,3771:1,36313.40%250
196Diaconescu1,3701:1,37014.32%270
197Popovici1,3571:1,3835.67%109
197Vaduva1,3571:1,38311.98%228
199Burlacu1,3431:1,3988.15%159
200Ioniţă1,3371:1,40419.96%399