Samara Oblast Genealogical Records

Samara 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.

Samara 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.

Samara 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 Samara 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.

Samara 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.

Samara 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.

Samara 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.

Samara Oblast Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Samara Oblast Obituaries

Germans from Russia Obituaries (1899-2012)

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

Samara 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.

Samara Oblast Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Samara 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.

Samara 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.

Samara 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.

Samara 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.

Samara 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 Samara Oblast

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Russia
1Ivanov19,3641:1652.20%2
2Ivanova18,0791:1771.95%1
3Kuznetsova11,3261:2822.49%3
4Kuznetsov10,4891:3042.40%4
5Petrova8,8381:3612.31%8
6Petrov8,6611:3682.01%5
7Popova7,6151:4192.08%11
8Pavlova7,2841:4383.26%16
9Zakharova7,2531:4404.06%35
10Andreeva7,2031:4433.34%20
11Popov6,5031:4911.78%10
12Makarov6,4601:4943.65%36
13Frolova6,3991:4994.15%50
14Sergeeva6,0691:5263.21%27
15Smirnova6,0211:5301.41%6
16Makarova5,9211:5392.89%25
17Zakharov5,7321:5573.69%48
18Morozova5,6711:5632.36%14
19Nikolaeva5,6461:5653.15%33
20Romanova5,3781:5932.42%17
21Volkova5,2771:6051.74%12
22Novikova5,2681:6062.04%13
23Egorova5,1781:6163.02%41
24Morozov5,1331:6222.63%26
25Mikhaylova5,0571:6312.41%23
26Nikitina5,0361:6342.92%40
27Borisova4,8671:6563.53%61
28Frolov4,8121:6633.55%64
29Nikolaev4,6711:6832.86%44
30Filippova4,6661:6844.45%89
31Mikhaylov4,6631:6842.57%32
32Rodionova4,5771:6977.83%237
33Smirnov4,5251:7051.24%9
34Egorov4,4531:7172.64%42
35Volkov4,2911:7441.96%18
36Kozlov4,2801:7462.59%43
37Kuzmina4,2141:7573.13%65
38Stepanova4,1551:7682.36%37
39Romanov4,0691:7842.27%34
40Pavlov4,0651:7852.16%28
41Sokolova4,0511:7881.76%15
41Vasilev4,0511:7881.92%21
43Andreev4,0491:7882.53%46
44Nikitin3,9531:8072.71%54
45Belova3,9061:8172.82%59
46Mironova3,8711:8242.82%62
47Chernova3,7431:8534.15%123
48Stepanov3,7081:8612.30%45
49Borisov3,6711:8693.08%75
50Yakovleva3,6661:8712.34%47
51Mironov3,6601:8723.53%91
52Vasileva3,5781:8921.71%22
53Dmitrieva3,5511:8992.97%74
54Novikov3,4471:9261.68%24
55Tarasova3,4311:9302.94%77
56Kuzmin3,4161:9342.66%66
57Gerasimova3,4121:9354.46%171
58Denisov3,3801:9444.76%184
59Sergeev3,3751:9462.25%52
60Zaytseva3,3671:9481.80%29
61Abramova3,3481:9533.52%110
62Denisova3,3181:9623.80%133
63Davydova3,3141:9633.83%135
64Sidorova3,2191:9913.25%102
65Osipova3,2051:9963.40%114
66Solovyova3,1411:1,0165.20%229
67Gorbunova3,1401:1,0164.16%175
68Belov3,1391:1,0172.56%71
69Krasnova3,1371:1,0175.42%240
70Medvedev3,1351:1,0182.19%56
71Ilina3,1041:1,0282.94%88
72Isaev3,0971:1,0313.01%95
72Sokolov3,0971:1,0311.66%30
74Orlova3,0831:1,0352.01%51
75Dmitriev3,0801:1,0362.98%93
76Kozlova3,0211:1,0561.75%39
77Kazakova2,9721:1,0743.06%107
78Matveev2,9401:1,0862.96%100
79Sorokin2,9321:1,0892.96%101
80Kotova2,9071:1,0982.05%57
81Krasnov2,8831:1,1076.17%320
82Lazareva2,8711:1,1124.75%228
83Sidorov2,8481:1,1212.67%87
84Karpova2,8431:1,1233.06%117
85Melnikova2,8151:1,1342.44%78
86Tikhonov2,8091:1,1364.02%187
87Danilova2,8071:1,1372.75%98
88Antonova2,7961:1,1412.27%70
89Shevchenko2,7931:1,1431.28%19
90Chernov2,7791:1,1483.59%167
91Medvedeva2,7561:1,1582.22%69
92Kazakov2,7321:1,1683.66%177
92Tikhonova2,7321:1,1683.40%153
94Sorokina2,7231:1,1722.64%94
95Alekseeva2,7151:1,1761.98%63
96Antonov2,7141:1,1762.46%83
97Abramov2,6891:1,1873.28%148
98Ermakova2,6731:1,1943.50%170
99Zotova2,6541:1,2036.08%355
100Guseva2,6521:1,2032.59%97
101Kudryashova2,6281:1,2146.79%423
102Isaeva2,6241:1,2163.06%136
103Semyonov2,6191:1,2192.92%124
104Moiseeva2,6121:1,2224.68%255
105Davydov2,6051:1,2253.94%198
106Nazarova2,6021:1,2272.80%118
107Semenova2,5871:1,2342.22%76
108Vlasova2,5791:1,2372.28%80
109Yakovlev2,5701:1,2422.00%67
110Samarsky2,5631:1,24560.31%4,609
111Kulikova2,5421:1,2562.80%121
112Zotov2,5271:1,2638.39%559
113Fadeeva2,5081:1,2735.93%371
114Maslov2,5021:1,2764.19%233
115Semyonova2,4521:1,3022.80%131
116Alekseev2,4481:1,3042.04%73
117Zaytsev2,4291:1,3141.68%55
118Fomin2,4181:1,3202.98%152
119Fedotova2,4031:1,3283.07%158
120Nazarov2,3861:1,3383.05%160
121Zhukova2,3811:1,3402.17%84
122Osipov2,3691:1,3473.00%156
123Orlov2,3681:1,3481.69%58
124Titova2,3621:1,3512.68%129
125Danilov2,3601:1,3522.66%126
126Melnikov2,3491:1,3592.48%112
127Lebedeva2,3421:1,3631.35%38
128Arkhipova2,3351:1,3673.66%206
129Ovchinnikova2,3251:1,3733.37%190
130Matveeva2,3131:1,3802.01%79
131Markova2,3121:1,3802.80%145
132Naumova2,2821:1,3993.28%188
133Grishina2,2781:1,4014.49%291
134Martynova2,2691:1,4073.54%205
135Dolgikh2,2671:1,4086.99%522
136Gordeeva2,2611:1,4124.70%314
137Timofeev2,2371:1,4272.71%146
138Gavrilov2,1811:1,4632.80%162
139Belousova2,1711:1,4703.64%234
140Gorbunov2,1611:1,4773.46%216
141Konovalov2,1591:1,4783.04%183
142Karpov2,1481:1,4862.33%120
143Aleksandrova2,1401:1,4912.07%92
144Konovalova2,1351:1,4952.74%163
145Rodionov2,1321:1,4974.16%287
146Efremova2,1291:1,4993.09%191
147Fomina2,1151:1,5092.48%137
148Gerasimov2,1131:1,5103.10%193
149Kolesnikova2,1091:1,5132.05%96
149Spiridonova2,1091:1,5136.66%533
151Tarasov2,1081:1,5141.95%86
152Trifonov2,1051:1,5167.89%665
153Gavrilova2,1031:1,5182.70%164
154Gusev2,0881:1,5282.33%125
155Filippov2,0801:1,5342.37%130
156Lebedev2,0651:1,5461.69%72
157Filatova2,0641:1,5462.75%176
158Fedorova2,0551:1,5531.83%81
159Samoylova2,0531:1,5553.79%264
160Maksimova2,0491:1,5582.09%104
161Bogdanova2,0291:1,5732.07%105
162Kulikov2,0281:1,5742.49%150
163Filimonov2,0131:1,5855.32%434
164Timofeeva2,0121:1,5862.05%103
165Kotov2,0021:1,5941.98%99
166Vlasov1,9691:1,6212.23%127
167Potapova1,9681:1,6222.94%197
168Anisimova1,9661:1,6233.04%201
169Surkova1,9541:1,63311.14%1,088
170Belyaeva1,9311:1,6532.29%142
171Saveleva1,9221:1,6613.91%302
172Emelyanova1,8871:1,6913.31%245
173Lukyanova1,8821:1,6964.59%385
174Semenov1,8741:1,7031.92%106
175Grigoreva1,8681:1,7091.97%111
175Yudin1,8681:1,7094.09%334
177Klimova1,8641:1,7122.72%192
178Polyakova1,8601:1,7161.67%82
179Tkachenko1,8471:1,7281.70%85
180Ermakov1,8411:1,7343.03%225
181Maksimov1,8301:1,7442.25%151
182Koroleva1,8201:1,7542.48%181
182Nesterova1,8201:1,7543.19%244
184Khokhlov1,8111:1,7625.57%521
185Akimova1,8081:1,7654.61%414
186Samoylov1,7991:1,7744.17%363
187Ermolaeva1,7981:1,7755.11%475
187Yudina1,7981:1,7753.49%284
189Baranov1,7911:1,7822.15%144
190Nikiforova1,7871:1,7862.85%214
191Bykova1,7831:1,7902.90%220
192Aleksandrov1,7771:1,7962.29%165
193Malyshev1,7681:1,8053.35%274
194Kholod1,7601:1,8134.09%365
195Lazarev1,7591:1,8143.35%277
196Loginova1,7501:1,8243.13%253
197Malakhova1,7471:1,8275.33%509
198Kolesnikov1,7461:1,8282.05%139
199Mayorov1,7411:1,8335.67%547
200Maltseva1,7401:1,8342.34%178
200Malysheva1,7401:1,8342.56%194