Singapore Genealogical Records

Singapore Birth & Baptism Records

British Nationals Born Overseas (1818-2006)

An index to births of British citizens born overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner. Provides a reference that can be used to order a birth certificate.

Singapore Marriage & Divorce Records

British Nationals Married Overseas (1818-2005)

An index to marriages of British citizens overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner Provides a reference that can be used to order a marriage certificate.

Singapore Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

British Nationals Overseas Deaths (1818-2005)

A name index linked to original indices of British citizens who died overseas. Records record the area in which the deceased died and their age.

Newspapers Covering Singapore

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.

Singapore 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.

Singapore Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Singapore Histories & Books

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.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Singapore Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Singapore

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.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Singapore 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.

Singapore 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.

Most Common Surnames in Singapore

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Tan723,5951:8
2Chan178,5661:31
3Chong105,6381:52
4Chen96,5271:57
5Sim83,8241:66
6Wang78,1111:71
7Li71,1821:77
8Lim66,8331:82
9Tang62,5921:88
10Lin62,3231:88
11Lau54,3711:101
12Zhang54,2981:101
13Cheng49,6671:111
14Liu49,5771:111
15Lai47,1121:117
16Quek44,0561:125
17Ng42,5581:129
18Huang42,1001:131
19Seah41,1331:134
20Pang40,2731:137
21Yang40,1231:137
22Neo39,0701:141
23Han34,1911:161
24Gan34,1611:161
25Wu34,0241:162
26Chang33,9391:162
27Song31,5461:175
28Hong31,5211:175
29Wong30,7761:179
30Chow30,6861:179
31Ling28,3881:194
32Wei27,7801:198
33Yu27,6181:199
34Ong27,3011:202
35Kong24,6471:223
36Phua24,5621:224
37Goh24,3951:226
38Teng24,0401:229
39Xu23,9971:230
40Chua22,8201:241
41Chng21,3391:258
42Kang21,1891:260
43Koh20,7311:266
44Tong20,6711:266
45Chai20,2991:271
46Teo19,9441:276
47Wan18,8181:293
48Yip18,6561:295
49Lu18,5791:296
50Liang18,5491:297
51Hui17,8381:309
52Ang17,7951:310
53Zhou17,1241:322
54Ho16,8621:327
55Peh16,8451:327
56Yan16,5461:333
57Tay16,5291:333
58Sun16,1611:341
59Kim15,4501:356
59Kwok15,4501:356
61Zheng15,3431:359
62Su14,8721:370
63Law14,6931:375
63Zhao14,6931:375
65Hu14,5001:380
66Low14,4491:381
67Poon13,6401:404
68Cai13,4171:411
69Kwan13,2671:415
70Guo13,2371:416
70Kwek13,2371:416
72Peng13,0881:421
73Mok12,5571:439
74Zhu12,2451:450
75Ko11,9191:462
76Chu11,5001:479
77Jiang11,1621:493
77Tai11,1621:493
79Mak11,0851:497
80Loh10,9651:502
81He10,9521:503
82Choy10,9091:505
83Shi10,8921:506
84Meng10,8791:506
85Leong10,8621:507
86Sin10,8071:510
87Shen10,7891:510
88Chia10,7421:513
89Fu10,4171:529
90Yi10,3871:530
91Seet10,3611:532
92Chew10,3571:532
93Fang10,2541:537
94Kumar10,2331:538
95Pan10,1091:545
96Yin9,9421:554
97Xie9,6771:569
98Yap9,6681:570
99Toh9,6641:570
100Ye9,6341:572
101Lian9,3941:586
102Yuen9,3811:587
103Fan9,1591:601
104Luo8,8761:621
105Wen8,8461:623
106Ma8,6541:636
107Jin8,6071:640
108Leng8,4141:655
109Rao8,2811:665
110Cho8,2511:668
111Wee8,2131:671
112Jia8,1921:672
113Feng8,1621:675
114Ding8,1321:677
115Yong8,0591:683
116Soh8,0461:685
117Foo8,0371:685
118Tian8,0291:686
119Yuan7,9561:692
120Png7,6871:716
121Chin7,6651:719
122Xiao7,6311:722
123Choi7,2291:762
123Gao7,2291:762
125Au7,0791:778
125Yao7,0791:778
127Guan6,9031:798
128Weng6,6511:828
128Yue6,6511:828
130Singh6,5821:837
131Kan6,5011:847
132Zeng6,4881:849
133Choo6,3381:869
134Min6,2661:879
135Lee6,2361:883
136Lui6,1591:894
137Leung6,0561:909
138Cheong5,9571:925
139Heng5,8211:946
140Cao5,7611:956
141Chee5,7051:965
142Khoo5,5211:998
143Poh5,4951:1,002
144Cheung5,3881:1,022
144Zhong5,3881:1,022
146Liao5,3751:1,025
147Dong5,3161:1,036
148Hua5,1831:1,063
149Chiu5,1061:1,079
150Liew5,0331:1,094
151Fung4,9731:1,108
152Mun4,8701:1,131
153Deng4,7931:1,149
154Aung4,6521:1,184
155Xue4,6481:1,185
156Lam4,5541:1,209
157Qiu4,5281:1,216
158Lan4,5111:1,221
159Gu4,3481:1,267
160Qi4,3051:1,279
161Yun4,2881:1,284
162Kwa4,2031:1,310
163Hao4,1731:1,320
164Qian4,1431:1,329
164Sze4,1431:1,329
166Shu4,0961:1,345
167Ji4,0531:1,359
168Cheang3,9501:1,394
169Kwong3,9031:1,411
170Tham3,8991:1,413
171Chui3,8601:1,427
171Qin3,8601:1,427
173You3,8001:1,449
174Yee3,7921:1,452
175Ying3,7881:1,454
176Hwang3,7581:1,466
177Dai3,6981:1,489
178Zhuang3,6681:1,502
178Zhuo3,6681:1,502
180See3,6381:1,514
181Man3,6081:1,527
182Xia3,5781:1,539
183Sheng3,5351:1,558
184Kum3,5181:1,566
185Loo3,4921:1,577
186Fong3,4151:1,613
187Ke3,3721:1,633
188Tao3,3251:1,656
189Ku3,3131:1,662
190Gong3,2951:1,672
191Chao3,2231:1,709
192So3,1931:1,725
193Hou3,1331:1,758
193Seow3,1331:1,758
195Win3,0771:1,790
196Xiang2,9831:1,846
197Cui2,9531:1,865
198Ni2,9101:1,893
198Shao2,9101:1,893
198Zou2,9101:1,893