Vologda Oblast Genealogical Records

Vologda 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.

Vologda 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.

Vologda 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 Vologda 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.

Vologda 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.

Vologda 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.

Vologda 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.

Vologda Oblast Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Vologda Oblast Obituaries

Germans from Russia Obituaries (1899-2012)

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

Vologda 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.

Vologda Oblast Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Vologda 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.

Vologda 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.

Vologda 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.

Vologda 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.

Vologda 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 Vologda Oblast

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Russia
1Smirnova16,1651:753.78%6
2Smirnov13,2631:913.62%9
3Ivanova7,3631:1640.79%1
4Kuznetsova6,7671:1791.49%3
5Sokolova6,2181:1942.70%15
6Ivanov6,0401:2000.69%2
7Popova5,5631:2171.52%11
8Kuznetsov5,4281:2231.24%4
9Popov4,8141:2511.32%10
10Sokolov4,8081:2522.58%30
11Petrova3,3541:3610.88%8
12Petrov3,2761:3690.76%5
13Belyaeva2,7661:4373.28%142
14Volkova2,6581:4550.87%12
15Lebedeva2,6201:4621.51%38
16Morozova2,4221:4991.01%14
17Tsvetkova2,2841:5294.44%285
18Volkov2,2211:5441.01%18
19Belyaev2,2161:5462.86%166
20Andreeva2,1951:5511.02%20
21Vinogradova2,1471:5632.83%173
22Lebedev2,1441:5641.75%72
23Makarova2,0481:5901.00%25
24Zaytseva2,0391:5931.09%29
25Belova2,0311:5951.47%59
26Morozov2,0231:5981.04%26
27Pavlova2,0171:6000.90%16
28Romanova1,9401:6230.87%17
29Bogdanova1,8971:6371.93%105
30Vinogradov1,8591:6513.07%226
31Makarov1,8561:6521.05%36
32Belov1,8091:6681.47%71
33Kozlova1,8021:6711.04%39
34Zaytsev1,7481:6921.21%55
35Pavlov1,7201:7030.91%28
36Moroz1,7061:7094.46%429
37Mikhaylova1,6711:7240.80%23
38Malysheva1,6661:7262.45%194
39Markova1,6391:7381.98%145
40Tsvetkov1,6371:7394.99%508
41Guseva1,6081:7521.57%97
42Kozlov1,5991:7560.97%43
43Orlova1,5851:7631.03%51
44Romanov1,5701:7700.88%34
45Andreev1,5421:7840.96%46
46Egorova1,5401:7850.90%41
47Vasileva1,5221:7950.73%22
48Yakovleva1,5181:7970.97%47
49Veselova1,5121:8005.28%611
50Kulikova1,4951:8091.64%121
51Borisova1,4771:8191.07%61
52Sorokina1,4521:8331.41%94
53Bogdanov1,4491:8351.72%141
54Chistyakova1,4331:8444.63%543
55Novikova1,4181:8530.55%13
56Sergeeva1,4071:8590.74%27
57Tikhomirova1,3931:8684.38%532
58Nikitina1,3911:8690.81%40
59Malyshev1,3811:8762.62%274
60Mikhaylov1,3791:8770.76%32
61Serova1,3531:8944.60%590
62Serov1,3351:9064.72%629
63Golubeva1,3311:9092.12%213
64Soboleva1,3041:9272.36%260
65Mironova1,2951:9340.94%62
66Veselov1,2821:9435.31%749
67Egorov1,2801:9450.76%42
68Chistyakov1,2761:9484.54%633
69Orlov1,2721:9510.91%58
70Markov1,2701:9521.90%196
71Kuzmina1,2581:9610.93%65
72Konovalova1,2451:9711.60%163
73Gusev1,2431:9731.39%125
74Vasilev1,2361:9780.58%21
75Belyakova1,2211:9903.16%425
75Kudryashova1,2211:9903.15%423
77Nikolaeva1,2131:9970.68%33
77Vlasova1,2131:9971.07%80
79Stepanov1,2071:1,0020.75%45
80Vlasov1,1951:1,0121.35%127
81Zhukova1,1771:1,0271.07%84
82Danilova1,1741:1,0301.15%98
83Komarova1,1261:1,0741.63%189
84Tikhomirov1,1141:1,0864.00%643
85Borisov1,1131:1,0870.93%75
86Stepanova1,1061:1,0930.63%37
87Novozhilova1,1031:1,0967.51%1,339
88Nikitin1,1001:1,0990.75%54
89Zakharova1,0991:1,1000.62%35
90Antonova1,0861:1,1140.88%70
91Demidova1,0691:1,1312.31%326
92Sorokin1,0671:1,1331.08%101
93Kotova1,0531:1,1480.74%57
94Nikolaev1,0311:1,1730.63%44
95Rumyantseva1,0201:1,1862.83%457
96Maksimova1,0171:1,1891.04%104
97Kalinina1,0161:1,1901.08%113
98Maltseva1,0061:1,2021.35%178
98Melnikova1,0061:1,2020.87%78
100Kudryashov1,0021:1,2072.78%458
100Kulikov1,0021:1,2071.23%150
102Novikov9981:1,2120.49%24
103Ilina9891:1,2230.94%88
104Baranova9751:1,2401.12%132
104Voronin9751:1,2401.82%266
106Frolova9731:1,2430.63%50
107Medvedeva9721:1,2440.78%69
108Golubev9691:1,2481.83%272
109Danilov9681:1,2491.09%126
110Kruglova9621:1,2572.95%518
111Sergeev9601:1,2600.64%52
112Petukhova9551:1,2662.49%428
113Solovyov9521:1,2701.63%238
114Baranov9491:1,2741.14%144
115Alekseeva9461:1,2780.69%63
116Nazarova9381:1,2891.01%118
117Gromova9261:1,3062.01%331
117Zhukov9261:1,3060.97%109
119Loginova9101:1,3291.63%253
120Gorbunova9061:1,3351.20%175
120Zakharov9061:1,3350.58%48
122Sobolev9051:1,3362.00%339
123Konovalov8911:1,3571.26%183
124Kuzmin8761:1,3800.68%66
125Solovyova8671:1,3951.43%229
126Komarov8661:1,3961.38%215
127Lobanova8611:1,4052.06%378
127Malkova8611:1,4053.67%768
129Yakovlev8601:1,4060.67%67
130Abramova8581:1,4090.90%110
131Frolov8501:1,4230.63%64
132Voronina8471:1,4281.42%232
133Rumyantsev8461:1,4292.85%581
134Vasilyeva8361:1,4470.89%115
135Koroleva8351:1,4481.14%181
135Mironov8351:1,4480.81%91
137Novozhilov8301:1,4576.80%1,636
137Petukhov8301:1,4572.51%501
139Bykov8231:1,4691.35%224
140Kolesova8181:1,4784.60%1,073
141Abramov8171:1,4801.00%148
141Shilova8171:1,4802.90%631
143Maltsev8141:1,4861.29%212
144Kryukova8091:1,4952.53%526
145Krylova8081:1,4971.32%221
146Bystrova8061:1,5004.56%1,078
146Fomina8061:1,5000.94%137
148Alekseev8051:1,5020.67%73
148Ershova8051:1,5021.66%308
150Glebova7911:1,5294.34%1,040
151Belyakov7901:1,5312.31%487
152Gorbunov7861:1,5391.26%216
153Tarasova7811:1,5480.67%77
154Kiseleva7791:1,5521.06%180
155Gromov7751:1,5601.63%318
156Dmitrieva7711:1,5680.65%74
157Aleksandrova7691:1,5730.74%92
158Karpova7671:1,5770.83%117
159Shilovsky7661:1,57927.45%6,785
160Kotov7631:1,5850.75%99
161Klimova7561:1,6001.10%192
162Antonov7541:1,6040.68%83
163Lobanov7511:1,6101.90%409
164Dmitriev7451:1,6230.72%93
164Shilovskaya7451:1,62324.39%6,262
166Ryzhkova7431:1,6283.26%793
167Sergeevna7421:1,6300.97%169
168Kalinin7411:1,6320.95%159
169Maksimov7391:1,6360.91%151
170Soloveva7361:1,6431.38%271
171Bolshakova7331:1,6502.12%482
172Fyodorova7311:1,6540.86%140
173Duryagina7281:1,66149.06%12,012
174Krylov7271:1,6631.31%258
175Anisimova7261:1,6661.12%201
176Demidov7251:1,6681.81%400
177Nazarov7231:1,6730.93%160
178Matveeva7221:1,6750.63%79
179Medvedev7211:1,6770.50%56
180Efimova7201:1,6800.88%149
181Grigoreva7141:1,6940.75%111
182Sidorova7131:1,6960.72%102
183Sidorov7101:1,7030.67%87
184Efimov7091:1,7061.01%186
185Polyakova7081:1,7080.64%82
186Panova7021:1,7231.51%325
187Kapustina7011:1,7253.33%873
188Kirillova7001:1,7281.25%252
189Melnikov6981:1,7320.74%112
190Fedorova6971:1,7350.62%81
191Shilov6961:1,7372.44%617
192Trofimova6941:1,7421.10%211
193Sizov6931:1,7453.61%976
193Vorobyov6931:1,7451.34%283
195Fyodorov6851:1,7650.78%128
196Cherepanova6761:1,7891.95%479
196Maslova6761:1,7891.05%204
198Gavrilova6711:1,8020.86%164
198Kruglov6711:1,8022.43%650
200Bykova6691:1,8081.09%220
200Davydova6691:1,8080.77%135