Senegal Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering Senegal

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.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Senegal 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.

Senegal Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Senegal 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.

Senegal Occupation & Business Records

Slave Voyages Database (1514-1866)

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has information on more than 35,000 slave voyages that forcibly embarked over 12 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Senegal

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.

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.

Senegal 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.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

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

Senegal 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.

Historical Description

Senegal is the oldest and most important of the French possessions in West Africa. It has an area of 73,974 square miles and a population of 1,300,000 whom 4,229 are French. The capital is St. Louis.

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertisers' Guide (1922)

Most Common Surnames in Senegal

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Ndiaye918,8691:16
2Diop723,6781:20
3Ba676,1361:22
4Diallo668,1851:22
5Sow561,4001:26
6Diouf455,1491:32
7Gueye448,7821:32
8Fall422,2781:35
9Faye376,4801:39
10Sarr291,2801:50
11Cisse274,2541:53
12Seck256,8951:57
13Niang252,2281:58
14Thiam240,9261:61
15Mbaye240,8081:61
16Sene239,4281:61
17Ka211,2761:69
18Dieng202,5311:72
19Diagne185,3461:79
20Balde181,4841:80
21Toure175,9781:83
22Dia175,1831:83
23Sy174,0771:84
24Sall162,3721:90
25Ngom151,0191:97
26Camara149,0621:98
27Ndao143,8101:101
28Gaye133,8371:109
29Kane120,4551:121
30Drame96,5601:151
31Diatta96,3471:151
32Sane93,9031:155
33Lo93,4491:156
34Mbengue93,0861:157
35Diaw91,9151:159
36Dione85,1471:171
37Sylla82,5581:177
38Samb81,6511:179
39Ndour80,9621:180
40Mane74,4001:196
41Diedhiou73,5011:198
42Ndoye72,3801:201
43Diao71,2781:205
44Badji66,5261:219
45Seye64,1681:227
46Wade64,1261:227
47Ly59,3661:246
48Kebe55,3581:263
49Dieye54,6241:267
50Barry53,2111:274
51Mendy52,4141:278
52Sagna51,7561:282
53Tine51,4931:283
54Coly50,9191:286
55Keita48,9181:298
56Tall48,1821:303
57Thiaw46,8891:311
58Ndong46,2201:315
59Mballo46,1461:316
60Diakhate44,9051:325
61Gning44,1111:331
62Badiane43,1111:338
63Deme42,8941:340
64Dieme42,5211:343
65Kande42,3931:344
66Seydi40,9731:356
67Traore40,6911:358
68Ciss39,1941:372
69Sakho37,3351:391
70Cissokho37,1361:393
71Beye36,0621:404
72Coulibaly35,9121:406
73Mboup35,3401:413
74Sambou34,3251:425
75Mbodji33,4661:436
76Pouye32,8831:443
77Diene31,7371:459
78Mbow31,2001:467
79Gomis29,9891:486
80Leye29,7991:489
81Loum28,5531:511
82Thioune28,3961:513
83Kante27,8281:524
84Sadio27,7421:526
85Sonko27,5291:530
86Niane26,3781:553
87Senghor26,3621:553
88Dabo26,2471:555
89Top25,3071:576
90Mbacke25,2441:578
91Sidibe24,9321:585
92Manga24,8031:588
93Ndione23,8471:611
94Boye23,4951:621
95Diarra22,6371:644
96Gassama21,6851:672
97Sabaly21,2741:685
98Goudiaby20,8121:701
99Faty20,3261:717
100Soumare20,2261:721
101Thiao19,5121:747
102Gningue18,9761:768
103Konte18,6741:781
104Niass18,3901:793
105Ndaw18,3181:796
106Niasse18,1801:802
107Guisse17,1831:848
108Souare17,0561:855
109Diaby16,8821:864
110Konate16,2881:895
111Bodian16,2241:899
112Diawara16,1681:902
113Mbodj16,0791:907
114Aidara16,0661:907
115Kandji15,8791:918
116Gadiaga15,2831:954
117Diane14,6841:993
118Marone14,3881:1,013
119Boiro14,3761:1,014
120Biaye14,3721:1,014
121Fofana13,6411:1,069
122Diack13,5641:1,075
123Diome13,5481:1,076
124Diongue13,3671:1,091
125Anne13,2361:1,101
126Diba13,1691:1,107
127Dioum13,0161:1,120
128Aw12,9701:1,124
129Sambe12,9411:1,127
130Kamara12,8821:1,132
131Tamba12,8081:1,138
132Khouma12,6801:1,150
133Biteye12,6731:1,150
134Bakhoum12,6461:1,153
135Danfakha12,5051:1,166
136Diamanka12,4331:1,173
137Thioye12,3961:1,176
138Bassene12,1691:1,198
139Ndongo12,0451:1,210
140Samba11,6891:1,247
141Yade11,5601:1,261
142Dembele11,4121:1,278
143Kama11,2541:1,295
144Bousso10,9951:1,326
145Diame10,9871:1,327
146Hane10,7491:1,356
147Basse10,7031:1,362
148Barro10,6051:1,375
149Wane10,4811:1,391
150Kasse10,2861:1,417
151Amar10,2411:1,424
152Deh10,1771:1,433
153Babou10,0961:1,444
154Ndir10,0791:1,447
155Mar9,3581:1,558
156Djitte9,3561:1,558
157Segnane9,2881:1,570
158Djiba9,2401:1,578
159Willane9,2321:1,579
160Danfa9,1691:1,590
161Syll9,1651:1,591
162Mangane8,4331:1,729
163Nguer8,1491:1,789
164Thiongane8,1161:1,796
165Lam8,0731:1,806
166Hanne8,0271:1,816
167Pene7,9781:1,827
168Thioub7,9671:1,830
169Bop7,9271:1,839
170Wilane7,8931:1,847
171Thior7,8821:1,850
172Vilane7,6851:1,897
173Tounkara7,6311:1,911
174Demba7,6281:1,911
175Diassy7,5661:1,927
176Bathily7,4881:1,947
177Thiare7,4281:1,963
178Mandiang7,3611:1,981
179Gano7,2401:2,014
180Diakhite7,1891:2,028
181Diawo7,1181:2,048
182Thiandoum7,0501:2,068
183Doucoure6,8831:2,118
184Kanoute6,7921:2,147
185Tendeng6,7301:2,166
186Bah6,7151:2,171
187Sagne6,6021:2,208
188Djigo6,5181:2,237
189Bayo6,3591:2,293
190Daffe6,2991:2,315
191Wagne6,2071:2,349
192Correa6,0301:2,418
193Sock5,9511:2,450
194Mansaly5,8341:2,499
195Diasse5,7111:2,553
196Khoule5,6561:2,578
197Kone5,5891:2,609
198Diankha5,4791:2,661
199Tambedou5,4041:2,698
200Souane5,3041:2,749