Sovetsk Genealogical Records

Sovetsk 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.

Sovetsk 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.

Sovetsk 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 Sovetsk

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.

Sovetsk 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.

Sovetsk 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.

Sovetsk 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.

Sovetsk Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Sovetsk Obituaries

Germans from Russia Obituaries (1899-2012)

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

Sovetsk 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.

Sovetsk Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Sovetsk

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.

Sovetsk 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.

Sovetsk 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.

Sovetsk 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.

Sovetsk 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 Sovetsk

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Kaliningrad Oblast
1Ivanova2031:2093.29%1
2Kuznetsova1861:2287.80%8
3Novikov1421:2988.39%14
4Petrova1391:3054.71%5
5Novikova1361:3115.51%7
6Kuznetsov1221:3475.17%9
7Ivanov1191:3562.03%2
8Smirnova1131:3753.42%3
9Popova1071:3965.69%10
9Smirnov1071:3963.99%6
11Volkova1011:4195.68%13
12Vasileva931:4555.12%12
13Kuzminykh901:47170.31%972
13Yakovlev901:4719.98%58
15Mikheeva871:48724.23%260
15Popov871:4874.72%11
17Kozlova841:5046.33%26
17Petrov841:5042.79%4
19Gusev751:56510.26%93
20Kuzmin701:6058.20%69
20Shevchenko701:6055.51%31
20Volkov701:6054.35%16
23Andreev671:6325.54%36
24Bakhtin641:66264.00%1,293
24Denisova641:66210.03%116
24Kovalenko641:6625.30%37
24Nikolaeva641:6626.52%51
24Romanova641:6625.08%32
24Sokolov641:6625.14%33
24Yakovleva641:6625.35%38
31Egorov611:6946.01%46
31Kuzmina611:6946.92%67
31Makarova611:6945.77%44
31Stepanov611:6946.03%47
35Kovalchuk581:7309.59%123
35Kovalyova581:7307.85%90
35Lebedeva581:7304.69%34
35Litvinenko581:73017.21%286
35Mironova581:7305.38%42
35Vlasova581:7308.48%104
41Egorova551:7705.03%41
41Kolesnikov551:77010.04%151
41Polyakova551:7706.70%72
41Sokolova551:7703.35%15
41Stepanova551:7706.23%65
41Vedernikova551:77056.12%1,337
47Bondarenko521:8144.84%43
47Domracheva521:81455.32%1,393
47Filatova521:81410.44%173
47Kozlov521:8143.74%20
47Makarov521:8143.92%26
47Malkov521:81439.10%924
53Golubeva491:86410.96%196
53Koshkina491:86429.88%720
53Vedernikov491:86454.44%1,453
56Alekseeva461:9215.87%78
56Glushkova461:92130.26%781
56Goncharova461:9217.43%118
56Karpov461:9218.70%159
56Kazakov461:92110.09%191
56Kolesnikova461:9218.16%146
56Pavlova461:9213.35%21
56Zhukov461:9216.22%90
64Matveeva431:9856.36%107
64Mikheev431:98519.28%475
64Solovyov431:9856.36%107
64Zakharova431:9854.80%63
64Zaytsev431:9853.20%24
69Andreevna411:1,0339.93%220
69Dmitrieva411:1,0334.65%66
69Efremova411:1,0337.92%165
69Kravchenko411:1,0333.34%35
69Malyshev411:1,03314.04%345
69Nikolaev411:1,0334.62%64
69Orlov411:1,0334.57%60
69Rudenko411:1,0339.26%199
69Shimkus411:1,03344.09%1,405
69Sorokina411:1,0335.96%100
69Titova411:1,0336.01%105
69Tretyakov411:1,03312.46%297
69Trofimov411:1,0339.65%209
69Vasilev411:1,0332.59%17
83Danilova381:1,1149.22%221
83Dorofeev381:1,11420.32%606
83Efremov381:1,1149.34%223
83Elkin381:1,11451.35%1,849
83Elkina381:1,11473.08%2,764
83Fedorova381:1,1144.23%60
83Grigorev381:1,1146.46%129
83Loginov381:1,1149.79%235
83Morozov381:1,1142.72%19
83Nazarova381:1,1146.71%145
83Novosyolova381:1,11421.35%641
83Plotnikov381:1,11420.32%606
83Romanov381:1,1143.41%40
83Safonov381:1,11411.62%298
83Semenenko381:1,11437.62%1,273
83Shestakov381:1,11415.32%416
83Sofronova381:1,11477.55%2,976
83Sorokin381:1,1146.47%131
83Tkachenko381:1,1145.11%89
83Tsaregorodtseva381:1,11482.61%3,185
83Zakharov381:1,1144.03%54
104Abramova351:1,2109.23%241
104Aleksandrovna351:1,2104.48%80
104Alekseev351:1,2104.95%99
104Andreeva351:1,2102.35%18
104Bakhtina351:1,21050.00%1,973
104Belyaeva351:1,2107.14%175
104Eliseeva351:1,21013.01%373
104Ermolaev351:1,21018.32%586
104Frolov351:1,2103.67%52
104Frolova351:1,2103.33%45
104Fyodorova351:1,2105.09%102
104Golubev351:1,21010.45%290
104Guseva351:1,2105.70%121
104Karpova351:1,2107.25%178
104Kim351:1,2107.54%188
104Kotova351:1,2102.64%25
104Laptev351:1,21021.60%736
104Lebedev351:1,2103.75%56
104Mamedov351:1,21012.20%348
104Markov351:1,2106.57%157
104Markova351:1,2107.48%185
104Nikitin351:1,2105.17%106
104Orlova351:1,2102.57%23
104Perminova351:1,21024.82%852
104Sergeev351:1,2104.31%74
104Sergeeva351:1,2102.71%30
104Sofronov351:1,21081.40%3,436
104Starodubtsev351:1,21052.24%2,118
104Tarasova351:1,2106.15%143
104Vlasov351:1,2104.92%96
104Yakovenko351:1,21010.77%300
135Aleksandrova321:1,3233.38%53
135Antunovich321:1,32388.89%4,117
135Belova321:1,3233.57%62
135Chernykh321:1,32316.33%558
135Danilov321:1,3238.67%251
135Domrachev321:1,32376.19%3,523
135Drozdov321:1,3238.12%229
135Grebnev321:1,32343.24%1,849
135Ivakina321:1,32333.68%1,382
135Kalinin321:1,3235.52%137
135Kiseleva321:1,3234.81%111
135Kiselyova321:1,3235.72%148
135Kocheva321:1,32394.12%4,394
135Korneeva321:1,3238.58%247
135Koshkin321:1,32335.16%1,438
135Kotov321:1,3233.43%57
135Krupin321:1,32347.06%2,066
135Kulikova321:1,3235.68%147
135Medvedeva321:1,3234.66%103
135Mikhaylova321:1,3232.78%39
135Naumova321:1,3239.01%263
135Pavlov321:1,3232.46%28
135Semyonova321:1,3234.80%110
135Shulga321:1,32316.49%574
135Tarasov321:1,3235.44%129
135Vinogradov321:1,3235.56%139
135Zaytseva321:1,3232.47%29
135Zlobin321:1,32341.03%1,734
163Antonov291:1,4604.10%98
163Baranov291:1,4605.37%155
163Belyy291:1,46011.15%391
163Chernyavskaya291:1,46020.28%833
163Denisov291:1,4606.26%189
163Dmitrienko291:1,46020.00%818
163Fedotova291:1,4603.42%70
163Golovin291:1,46020.71%859
163Gorbunova291:1,4606.92%215
163Kazakova291:1,4605.46%158
163Kovaleva291:1,4604.83%124
163Kuklina291:1,46034.94%1,607
163Kuzmenko291:1,46013.36%493
163Luzina291:1,46050.00%2,466
163Mamaev291:1,46023.02%994
163Mamaeva291:1,46016.96%678
163Medvedev291:1,4603.45%71
163Minina291:1,46013.94%513
163Morozova291:1,4602.12%22
163Nazarov291:1,4604.87%127
163Nikitina291:1,4602.87%47
163Nikulina291:1,46013.30%490
163Ozhiganova291:1,460100.00%5,220
163Petukhova291:1,46014.87%568
163Plotnikova291:1,4609.45%319
163Semyonov291:1,4606.17%183
163Sergeevna291:1,4603.74%82
163Shevnin291:1,46082.86%4,242
163Shevnina291:1,46082.86%4,242
163Viktorovich291:1,4608.19%265
163Vinogradova291:1,4605.38%156
163Vladimirovich291:1,4605.11%144
163Vysotskaya291:1,46013.30%490
163Zhukova291:1,4603.61%76
197Agafonov261:1,62913.20%555
197Aleksandrovich261:1,6293.78%100
197Antakov261:1,629100.00%5,736
197Biryukova261:1,6296.03%202
197Borisov261:1,6293.19%73
197Ermakov261:1,6296.67%233
197Filippov261:1,6296.13%213
197Fomenko261:1,62913.54%579
197Fominykh261:1,62932.91%1,710
197Gafurov261:1,62978.79%4,536
197Glushkov261:1,62922.03%1,070
197Kislitsyna261:1,62974.29%4,242
197Kogan261:1,62942.62%2,334
197Komarova261:1,6295.08%168
197Kononenko261:1,62915.38%692
197Korobeynikova261:1,62940.63%2,220
197Kostyukova261:1,62941.27%2,250
197Kovalyov261:1,6294.45%133
197Loskutov261:1,62930.23%1,539
197Malysheva261:1,6296.12%209
197Martynov261:1,6298.78%340
197Melnichenko261:1,62913.90%606
197Mikhaylov261:1,6292.58%49
197Novoselov261:1,62952.00%2,906
197Novosyolov261:1,62923.85%1,155
197Onuchin261:1,62970.27%4,003
197Prikhodko261:1,6298.52%324
197Pushkarev261:1,62942.62%2,334
197Repin261:1,62933.33%1,734
197Rubanov261:1,62939.39%2,156
197Ryabova261:1,6299.74%378
197Safronov261:1,6297.37%267
197Samoylova261:1,6296.10%207
197Savina261:1,62910.70%427
197Shatunova261:1,62978.79%4,536
197Sidorova261:1,6295.00%164
197Skvortsova261:1,62915.12%670
197Uglyanitsa261:1,62947.27%2,595
197Vanchugov261:1,62996.30%5,576
197Zhuravlyova261:1,6298.61%331
197Zinchenko261:1,62910.28%406
197Zueva261:1,6297.45%273
197Zykov261:1,62920.97%1,017
197Zykova261:1,62915.12%670