Bryansk Oblast Genealogical Records

Bryansk Oblast Birth & Baptism Records

Russian Lutheran Church Books (1833-1885)

An index to and images of books recording the baptism, marriage and burial of around 1 million people. The records cover people of German extraction.

Russia Birth & Baptism Index (1755-1917)

An index to over 170,000 various birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

A small index to several-hundred-thousand records from select countries.

Bryansk Oblast Marriage & Divorce Records

Russian Lutheran Church Books (1833-1885)

An index to and images of books recording the baptism, marriage and burial of around 1 million people. The records cover people of German extraction.

Russia Marriage Index (1793-1919)

An index to more than 30,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

An index to more than 30,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Bryansk Oblast Death & Burial Records

Russian Lutheran Church Books (1833-1885)

An index to and images of books recording the baptism, marriage and burial of around 1 million people. The records cover people of German extraction.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Russia Death & Burial Index (1815-1917)

An index of around 100,000 death and burial records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Newspapers Covering Bryansk Oblast

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.

Bryansk Oblast Immigration & Travel Records

Irish Famine Immigrants (1846-1851)

A record of over 600,000 immigrants arriving in the United States; being predominantly those escaping the Irish famine. Records may contain numerous useful details, such as age or year of birth, native county and intended destination.

Swedish Emigration Records (1783-1951)

Abstracts of details found in passenger lists, passport records, correspondence and seaman records, which may list name, age, gender, birthplace, occupation, residence, destination, emigration date and more. Most passengers were traveling to North America.

Germans from Russia Obituaries (1899-2012)

Indexed images of over 400,000 obituaries of Germans from Russia who died in North America.

Russians to America Index (1834-1897)

Transcripts of passenger lists recording over 500,000 Russians who arrived in New York. Includes ages, birthplaces and other details.

Bryansk Oblast Military Records

Prisoners of War (1715-1945)

An index to and images records detailing the incarceration of 1.34 million military personnel, civilians, diplomats, missionaries & merchant seamen who were held as prisoners of war. The records cover British prisoners held by foreign powers and non-British prisoners held by Britain.

Holocaust Victims Testimonials (1942-1951)

Created by the Soviet Union at the end of World War II to document German crimes during the occupation, the Soviet Extraordinary Commission compiled testimonial information gathered from the evidence of neighbors, eyewitnesses, and survivors.

US State Department Records for Russia (1930-1939)

Official reports relating activities of American interest in the Soviet Union, prior to World War II, including accounts of conferences, communist activities, living conditions, oil interests, trade unions, the railway, and collective farms. Other countries, including Germany and China are featured in some of the correspondence.

Bryansk Oblast 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.

Bryansk Oblast Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Bryansk Oblast Obituaries

Germans from Russia Obituaries (1899-2012)

Indexed images of over 400,000 obituaries of Germans from Russia who died in North America.

Bryansk Oblast 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.

Holocaust Victims Testimonials (1942-1951)

Created by the Soviet Union at the end of World War II to document German crimes during the occupation, the Soviet Extraordinary Commission compiled testimonial information gathered from the evidence of neighbors, eyewitnesses, and survivors.

US State Department Records for Russia (1930-1939)

Official reports relating activities of American interest in the Soviet Union, prior to World War II, including accounts of conferences, communist activities, living conditions, oil interests, trade unions, the railway, and collective farms. Other countries, including Germany and China are featured in some of the correspondence.

Bryansk Oblast Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Bryansk Oblast

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.

Lineages of Medieval Russian Nobility (860-1600)

The lineages of Russian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

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.

Bryansk Oblast 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.

Lineages of Medieval Russian Nobility (860-1600)

The lineages of Russian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

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

Bryansk Oblast Church Records

Russian Lutheran Church Books (1833-1885)

An index to and images of books recording the baptism, marriage and burial of around 1 million people. The records cover people of German extraction.

Bryansk Oblast 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.

Bryansk Oblast Reference Works

Dictionary of Jewish Surnames in Russian Empire (1500-1900)

A work which list the history and etymology of Jewish surnames found in the Ukraine, Belorussia, Bessarabia, Lithuania, and Russia.

Jewish Name Database (1400-Present)

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

Most Common Surnames in Bryansk Oblast

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Russia
1Novikova5,0741:2471.97%13
2Novikov4,9561:2532.41%24
3Ivanova4,8871:2560.53%1
4Ivanov4,5521:2750.52%2
5Zaytsev3,5801:3502.47%55
6Kuznetsov3,4681:3610.79%4
7Kozlov3,3281:3762.01%43
8Kuznetsova3,3091:3780.73%3
9Borisova2,7151:4611.97%61
10Zaytseva2,6931:4651.44%29
11Morozova2,6111:4801.09%14
12Kovalenko2,4131:5191.56%49
13Kovalyova2,3971:5223.91%222
14Kozlova2,3451:5341.35%39
15Morozov2,3361:5361.20%26
16Savchenko2,3041:5432.79%147
17Kovaleva2,2911:5472.96%168
18Shevchenko2,2471:5571.03%19
19Volkova2,1201:5910.70%12
20Borisov1,9451:6441.63%75
21Frolov1,8801:6661.39%64
22Petrov1,8621:6730.43%5
23Kovalyov1,8461:6783.31%256
24Bondarenko1,8331:6831.23%53
25Kravchenko1,8131:6911.31%60
26Frolova1,8051:6941.17%50
27Popov1,8001:6960.49%10
28Popova1,7931:6980.49%11
29Petrova1,7851:7020.47%8
30Kotova1,6921:7401.19%57
31Medvedeva1,6861:7431.36%69
32Polyakov1,6321:7671.88%134
33Ermakova1,6181:7742.12%170
34Kotov1,6141:7761.60%99
35Zhukova1,6021:7821.46%84
36Smirnova1,5821:7920.37%6
37Goncharova1,5451:8101.71%122
38Medvedev1,5421:8121.08%56
39Baranova1,5351:8161.76%132
40Khokhlov1,5241:8224.69%521
41Melnikov1,5181:8251.60%112
42Romanova1,4931:8390.67%17
43Sokolova1,4921:8390.65%15
44Sidorenko1,4841:8442.33%208
45Polyakova1,4761:8481.33%82
46Borisenko1,4621:8574.26%484
47Melnikova1,4071:8901.22%78
48Zhukov1,4041:8921.47%109
49Kovalev1,3961:8972.49%251
50Ermakov1,3891:9022.28%225
51Mironova1,3861:9031.01%62
52Lebedeva1,3771:9090.79%38
53Prudnikova1,3721:91311.90%1,736
54Kuzin1,3581:9223.72%450
55Pavlova1,3491:9280.60%16
56Romanenko1,3411:9342.57%278
57Volkov1,3331:9390.61%18
58Prikhodko1,3321:9403.66%454
59Grishin1,3261:9443.01%350
60Voronin1,2891:9712.40%266
61Kolesnikova1,2841:9751.25%96
62Baranov1,2831:9761.54%144
63Grishina1,2751:9822.51%291
64Smirnov1,2651:9900.35%9
64Vlasov1,2651:9901.43%127
66Bobkov1,2361:1,0139.39%1,509
67Parfyonov1,2271:1,02111.34%1,852
68Fomin1,2111:1,0341.49%152
69Andreeva1,2091:1,0360.56%20
70Konovalov1,2071:1,0371.70%183
71Pavlov1,2051:1,0390.64%28
72Makarova1,1861:1,0560.58%25
73Yurchenko1,1821:1,0592.84%380
74Kuleshov1,1651:1,0755.16%801
75Nikitin1,1631:1,0770.80%54
76Sviridov1,1551:1,0844.07%621
77Makarov1,1471:1,0920.65%36
78Konovalova1,1381:1,1001.46%163
79Sergeev1,1361:1,1020.76%52
80Vlasova1,1211:1,1170.99%80
81Khokhlova1,0991:1,1393.36%514
82Fomina1,0931:1,1461.28%137
83Sviridova1,0881:1,1513.33%514
84Shevtsova1,0841:1,1553.61%566
85Sergeeva1,0821:1,1570.57%27
86Denisova1,0791:1,1611.24%133
87Zakharova1,0691:1,1710.60%35
88Timoshenko1,0671:1,1742.95%456
89Stolyarov1,0611:1,1806.55%1,181
90Voronina1,0591:1,1821.77%232
91Marchenko1,0581:1,1841.32%155
92Bondareva1,0541:1,1882.74%427
93Rudenok1,0391:1,20537.75%6,874
94Mishina1,0251:1,2223.09%500
95Petrochenko1,0181:1,23017.03%3,413
96Samokhina1,0151:1,2346.87%1,322
97Leonova1,0121:1,2371.91%273
98Solovyov1,0051:1,2461.72%238
99Chernenok9851:1,27163.84%11,594
100Filina9821:1,2756.08%1,187
101Kuleshova9811:1,2764.03%742
102Shevtsov9731:1,2873.84%711
103Nikitina9711:1,2900.56%40
104Isaeva9671:1,2951.13%136
105Bobkova9631:1,3006.15%1,230
106Samusenko9531:1,31425.78%5,279
107Tarasenko9511:1,3172.34%389
108Goncharov9501:1,3181.25%172
109Romanov9491:1,3200.53%34
110Radchenko9481:1,3212.88%506
111Sokolov9451:1,3250.51%30
112Maltseva9341:1,3411.26%178
113Tarasova9331:1,3420.80%77
114Mironov9281:1,3490.90%91
115Simonov9271:1,3512.00%323
116Titova9221:1,3581.05%129
117Gerasimova9071:1,3811.19%171
117Kurilenko9071:1,38113.89%3,122
119Sorokina9031:1,3870.88%94
120Shcherbakova8991:1,3931.80%298
121Egorov8951:1,3990.53%42
121Koroleva8951:1,3991.22%181
123Malashenko8931:1,40219.15%4,226
124Nikulin8921:1,4042.19%388
125Vasilev8881:1,4100.42%21
126Lysenko8841:1,4171.53%241
127Isaev8741:1,4330.85%95
128Shumeyko8731:1,43410.36%2,406
129Prudnikov8651:1,4489.13%2,129
130Kiselyov8641:1,4491.33%200
131Mosina8581:1,4599.91%2,333
132Egorova8561:1,4630.50%41
133Safronov8411:1,4892.23%435
134Savina8391:1,4931.57%269
135Abramova8381:1,4940.88%110
136Vlasenko8361:1,4982.55%510
137Emelyanenko8351:1,5006.65%1,580
137Makarenko8351:1,5001.86%343
139Kazakova8301:1,5090.86%107
140Simonova8271:1,5141.68%301
141Stepanova8211:1,5250.47%37
142Sheveleva8191:1,5297.93%1,942
143Ilina8181:1,5310.78%88
144Kuzmina8171:1,5330.61%65
145Antonov8061:1,5540.73%83
145Terekhova8061:1,5542.62%546
147Maksimenko8051:1,5563.94%905
148Bondarev8041:1,5572.26%465
149Moskalenko8031:1,5593.04%674
149Rodina8031:1,5593.24%731
151Kuzina8011:1,5632.44%511
152Moiseenko7981:1,5693.51%795
153Klimenko7961:1,5731.40%247
154Antonova7891:1,5870.64%70
155Zakharov7881:1,5890.51%48
156Sorokin7831:1,5990.79%101
156Tsygankova7831:1,5995.27%1,315
158Lashko7821:1,60139.51%9,351
158Vasechkin7821:1,60119.93%4,982
160Makeev7801:1,6053.21%746
161Gorbachev7771:1,6125.34%1,349
162Vasileva7761:1,6140.37%22
163Petukhov7741:1,6182.34%501
164Khizhenkova7651:1,63795.86%20,261
165Mityaev7621:1,64316.81%4,326
166Sidorova7521:1,6650.76%102
167Potapova7511:1,6671.12%197
167Zubkova7511:1,6673.14%757
169Zenchenko7501:1,67028.18%7,096
170Styopin7491:1,67221.57%5,568
171Belova7481:1,6740.54%59
171Konokhov7481:1,67450.54%12,046
171Titov7481:1,6740.90%143
174Antonenko7471:1,6763.54%870
175Fedotov7431:1,6851.10%195
176Sidorov7411:1,6900.69%87
177Markelov7391:1,6944.63%1,203
178Biryukov7381:1,6971.84%399
179Kondratenko7371:1,6993.66%923
180Korolyov7351:1,7041.37%267
181Kharin7311:1,7136.15%1,677
181Leonov7311:1,7131.62%340
183Maslova7291:1,7181.14%204
184Erokhina7281:1,7203.78%971
184Kuzmin7281:1,7200.57%66
186Vasina7271:1,7223.44%867
187Savin7251:1,7271.55%321
188Klimova7241:1,7301.06%192
189Denisenko7201:1,7392.32%541
189Izotova7201:1,7396.27%1,744
191Marchenkova7191:1,74216.95%4,620
192Efimenko7181:1,7443.54%914
193Tarasov7131:1,7560.66%86
194Eliseeva7111:1,7611.63%358
195Eliseev7091:1,7661.67%368
196Kozhemyako7081:1,76927.94%7,414
197Anisimova7071:1,7711.09%201
197Tretyakova7071:1,7711.28%261
199Naumov7061:1,7741.11%209
200Samsonova7041:1,7792.11%497
200Sergeenko7041:1,77914.84%4,166