Murmansk Oblast Genealogical Records

Murmansk 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.

Murmansk 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.

Murmansk 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 Murmansk 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.

Murmansk 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.

Murmansk 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.

Murmansk 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.

Murmansk Oblast Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Murmansk Oblast Obituaries

Germans from Russia Obituaries (1899-2012)

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

Murmansk 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.

Murmansk Oblast Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Murmansk 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.

Murmansk 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.

Murmansk 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.

Murmansk 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.

Murmansk 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 Murmansk Oblast

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Russia
1Ivanova5,2451:1450.57%1
2Ivanov4,8901:1550.55%2
3Smirnova3,4891:2170.82%6
4Smirnov3,0801:2460.84%9
5Petrov2,2951:3310.53%5
6Kuznetsova2,2591:3360.50%3
7Petrova2,2331:3400.58%8
8Popova2,0311:3740.56%11
9Kuznetsov1,9961:3800.46%4
10Popov1,9071:3980.52%10
11Sokolova1,4841:5110.64%15
12Volkova1,3561:5600.45%12
13Pavlova1,3291:5710.60%16
14Vasileva1,3231:5740.63%22
15Sokolov1,2631:6010.68%30
16Andreeva1,2301:6170.57%20
17Mikhaylova1,2091:6280.58%23
18Morozova1,2021:6310.50%14
19Romanova1,1871:6390.53%17
20Vasilev1,1851:6400.56%21
21Lebedeva1,1621:6530.67%38
22Mikhaylov1,1611:6540.64%32
23Novikova1,1371:6670.44%13
24Volkov1,1281:6730.51%18
25Nikitina1,0701:7090.62%40
26Pavlov1,0571:7180.56%28
27Makarova1,0541:7200.51%25
28Nikolaeva1,0531:7210.59%33
29Nikolaev1,0241:7410.63%44
30Morozov9931:7640.51%26
31Sergeeva9881:7680.52%27
32Stepanova9681:7840.55%37
33Novikov9231:8220.45%24
34Andreev9191:8260.57%46
35Kozlova9171:8270.53%39
36Yakovleva9121:8320.58%47
37Orlova9021:8410.59%51
38Egorova9011:8420.53%41
39Bogdanov8921:8511.06%141
40Bogdanova8901:8530.91%105
41Bondarenko8721:8700.59%53
42Belyaeva8691:8731.03%142
43Romanov8421:9010.47%34
44Belova8401:9030.61%59
44Makarov8401:9030.47%36
46Nikitin8381:9050.57%54
47Shevchenko8341:9100.38%19
48Kozlov8301:9140.50%43
49Lebedev8151:9310.67%72
49Sergeev8151:9310.54%52
51Mironova8061:9410.59%62
52Alekseeva8041:9440.59%63
53Orlov7931:9570.56%58
54Stepanov7921:9580.49%45
55Kotova7771:9770.55%57
55Zaytseva7771:9770.41%29
57Tarasova7611:9970.65%77
58Kuzmina7571:1,0020.56%65
59Semenova7501:1,0120.64%76
60Yakovlev7461:1,0170.58%67
61Egorov7431:1,0210.44%42
62Zakharova7341:1,0340.41%35
63Fedorova7201:1,0540.64%81
64Kravchenko7051:1,0760.51%60
65Kovalenko7041:1,0780.46%49
66Kalinina7011:1,0820.74%113
67Zaytsev6921:1,0960.48%55
68Dmitriev6861:1,1060.66%93
69Belov6851:1,1080.56%71
70Belyaev6831:1,1110.88%166
71Zakharov6821:1,1130.44%48
72Antonova6801:1,1160.55%70
73Dmitrieva6761:1,1220.57%74
74Alekseev6701:1,1320.56%73
75Kuzmin6611:1,1480.52%66
76Fedorov6531:1,1620.67%108
76Timofeeva6531:1,1620.67%103
78Vlasova6441:1,1780.57%80
79Zhukova6391:1,1870.58%84
80Frolova6341:1,1970.41%50
80Tkachenko6341:1,1970.58%85
82Vinogradova6241:1,2160.82%173
83Aleksandrova6171:1,2300.60%92
84Matveeva6081:1,2480.53%79
85Frolov6061:1,2520.45%64
86Melnikova6041:1,2560.52%78
87Antonov6031:1,2580.55%83
88Sorokina5921:1,2820.57%94
89Danilova5911:1,2840.58%98
90Borisova5901:1,2860.43%61
91Filippova5781:1,3130.55%89
91Zhukov5781:1,3130.60%109
93Ilina5741:1,3220.54%88
94Tarasov5711:1,3290.53%86
94Vasilyeva5711:1,3290.61%115
96Semyonov5671:1,3380.63%124
97Grigoreva5661:1,3410.60%111
98Medvedeva5651:1,3430.45%69
99Fyodorov5641:1,3450.64%128
100Fyodorova5601:1,3550.66%140
101Semenov5541:1,3700.57%106
102Vinogradov5501:1,3800.91%226
103Grigorev5481:1,3850.59%116
104Mironov5451:1,3920.53%91
105Timofeev5441:1,3950.66%146
106Golubeva5401:1,4050.86%213
107Kalinin5321:1,4260.68%159
108Kotov5301:1,4320.52%99
108Titova5301:1,4320.60%129
110Baranov5271:1,4400.63%144
111Melnik5261:1,4421.13%324
112Efimova5251:1,4450.64%149
113Malysheva5241:1,4480.77%194
114Markova5211:1,4560.63%145
115Semyonova5201:1,4590.59%131
116Danilov5181:1,4650.58%126
117Gusev5161:1,4700.58%125
117Medvedev5161:1,4700.36%56
119Tsvetkova5091:1,4910.99%285
120Sorokin5071:1,4970.51%101
121Kulikova5031:1,5080.55%121
121Maksimova5031:1,5080.51%104
123Karpov5011:1,5140.54%120
124Fomina4971:1,5270.58%137
125Matveev4961:1,5300.50%100
126Fedotova4951:1,5330.63%158
127Klimova4931:1,5390.72%192
127Kolesnikova4931:1,5390.48%96
129Aleksandrov4921:1,5420.63%165
130Filippov4871:1,5580.55%130
131Boyko4831:1,5710.57%138
131Voronina4831:1,5710.81%232
133Polyakova4801:1,5810.43%82
134Sidorov4791:1,5840.45%87
135Guseva4741:1,6010.46%97
135Maksimov4741:1,6010.58%151
137Savchenko4711:1,6110.57%147
138Karpova4691:1,6180.50%117
139Gerasimov4651:1,6320.68%193
140Borisov4641:1,6350.39%75
141Gerasimova4611:1,6460.60%171
141Melnikov4611:1,6460.49%112
143Efimov4601:1,6490.66%186
144Vlasov4591:1,6530.52%127
145Klimov4571:1,6600.83%259
146Baranova4541:1,6710.52%132
147Kovaleva4481:1,6940.58%168
148Vasilyev4461:1,7010.68%199
149Golubev4441:1,7090.84%272
150Sidorova4401:1,7240.44%102
151Voronin4381:1,7320.82%266
152Aleksandrovna4321:1,7560.68%207
153Osipova4311:1,7600.46%114
154Filatova4281:1,7730.57%176
155Kudryavtseva4271:1,7770.71%230
156Rudenko4231:1,7940.66%203
157Maltseva4221:1,7980.57%178
158Anisimova4181:1,8150.65%201
158Kiseleva4181:1,8150.57%180
160Kovalchuk4171:1,8201.03%395
161Denisova4161:1,8240.48%133
162Komarova4131:1,8370.60%189
163Alexeeva4121:1,8420.73%248
163Komarov4121:1,8420.66%215
165Sergeevna4111:1,8460.54%169
165Titov4111:1,8460.49%143
167Osipov4091:1,8550.52%156
168Gavrilova4041:1,8780.52%164
168Konovalova4041:1,8780.52%163
170Isaeva4011:1,8920.47%136
171Aleksandrovich4001:1,8970.70%242
171Sergeevich4001:1,8970.64%217
173Fomin3891:1,9510.48%152
173Kazakov3891:1,9510.52%177
173Moroz3891:1,9511.02%429
176Kazakova3881:1,9560.40%107
177Soloveva3861:1,9660.73%271
178Denisov3831:1,9810.54%184
178Trofimova3831:1,9810.61%211
180Krylova3821:1,9860.62%221
181Ilin3791:2,0020.61%219
182Gromova3781:2,0070.82%331
183Gromov3761:2,0180.79%318
184Konovalov3751:2,0230.53%183
184Nazarov3751:2,0230.48%160
184Nikiforov3751:2,0230.62%227
184Nikiforova3751:2,0230.60%214
188Marchenko3731:2,0340.47%155
189Nazarova3711:2,0450.40%118
190Chernova3701:2,0510.41%123
190Nesterova3701:2,0510.65%244
192Klimenko3681:2,0620.65%247
193Tikhomirova3651:2,0791.15%532
194Solovyova3631:2,0900.60%229
195Bykov3621:2,0960.59%224
196Chistyakova3601:2,1081.16%543
197Koroleva3591:2,1140.49%181
198Vladimirovich3581:2,1190.69%280
199Kirillov3561:2,1310.70%290
200Goncharova3531:2,1490.39%122