Cantabria Genealogical Records
Cantabria Birth & Baptism Records
An index to over 8 million Catholic baptism records, listing parents' names.
Cantabria Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to over 2.1 million Catholic marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
Cantabria Death & Burial Records
A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.
An index of around 140,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.
Newspapers Covering Cantabria
An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.
An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.
An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.
Cantabria Military Records
A list of British men who lost their lives fighting in the Spanish Civil War, includes place of enlistment, date and place of death and regiment.
Cantabria Court & Legal Records
Records relating to British-Spanish relations.
Records relating to British-Spanish relations.
Cantabria Directories & Gazetteers
A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.
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.
A directory listing manufactures in Britain, Europe and Australasia.
Cantabria Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Cantabria Histories & Books
Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.
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.
Cantabria Occupation & Business Records
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.
A directory listing manufactures in Britain, Europe and Australasia.
A database of cricket scores and players.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Cantabria
The lineages of Spanish royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.
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.
A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.
A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.
A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.
Cantabria Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
The lineages of Spanish royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.
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.
A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.
A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.
Cantabria Maps
An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.
Cantabria Reference Works
A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.
Most Common Surnames in Cantabria
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Spain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernandez | 23,449 | 1:25 | 2.53% | 4 |
| 2 | Garcia | 20,020 | 1:29 | 1.34% | 1 |
| 3 | Gonzalez | 19,278 | 1:30 | 2.05% | 3 |
| 4 | Gutierrez | 13,986 | 1:42 | 7.06% | 20 |
| 5 | Gomez | 13,534 | 1:43 | 2.69% | 9 |
| 6 | Perez | 12,233 | 1:48 | 1.52% | 8 |
| 7 | Ruiz | 12,140 | 1:48 | 3.15% | 12 |
| 8 | Martinez | 10,743 | 1:54 | 1.26% | 6 |
| 9 | Lopez | 10,188 | 1:57 | 1.14% | 5 |
| 10 | Rodriguez | 9,337 | 1:62 | 0.99% | 2 |
| 11 | Sanchez | 7,037 | 1:83 | 0.85% | 7 |
| 12 | Diaz | 6,403 | 1:91 | 1.85% | 14 |
| 13 | Alonso | 5,954 | 1:98 | 2.88% | 19 |
| 14 | Martin | 4,220 | 1:138 | 0.85% | 10 |
| 15 | Ortiz | 4,202 | 1:139 | 3.75% | 36 |
| 16 | Saiz | 3,741 | 1:156 | 16.84% | 251 |
| 17 | Alvarez | 3,589 | 1:163 | 1.24% | 17 |
| 18 | Diez | 3,318 | 1:176 | 5.10% | 66 |
| 19 | Cobo | 3,122 | 1:187 | 17.14% | 297 |
| 20 | Sainz | 2,743 | 1:213 | 21.21% | 438 |
| 21 | Hernandez | 2,553 | 1:229 | 0.69% | 13 |
| 22 | Blanco | 2,446 | 1:239 | 1.90% | 29 |
| 23 | Jimenez | 2,441 | 1:239 | 0.61% | 11 |
| 24 | Peña | 2,294 | 1:254 | 3.25% | 59 |
| 25 | Diego | 2,257 | 1:259 | 26.89% | 689 |
| 26 | Crespo | 2,166 | 1:269 | 4.15% | 88 |
| 27 | Abascal | 2,104 | 1:277 | 51.47% | 1,329 |
| 28 | Herrero | 1,997 | 1:292 | 3.26% | 73 |
| 29 | Lavin | 1,950 | 1:299 | 58.86% | 1,613 |
| 30 | Herrera | 1,949 | 1:299 | 2.69% | 56 |
| 31 | Castillo | 1,871 | 1:312 | 2.12% | 44 |
| 32 | Muñoz | 1,857 | 1:314 | 0.64% | 16 |
| 33 | Revuelta | 1,700 | 1:343 | 23.58% | 808 |
| 34 | Vega | 1,685 | 1:346 | 2.49% | 63 |
| 35 | Puente | 1,680 | 1:347 | 11.65% | 385 |
| 36 | Torre | 1,615 | 1:361 | 20.99% | 757 |
| 37 | Sierra | 1,614 | 1:362 | 3.95% | 118 |
| 38 | Cuesta | 1,541 | 1:379 | 5.30% | 182 |
| 39 | Iglesias | 1,509 | 1:387 | 1.62% | 40 |
| 40 | Ibañez | 1,502 | 1:388 | 2.65% | 79 |
| 41 | Santamaria | 1,474 | 1:396 | 5.03% | 178 |
| 42 | Ceballos | 1,383 | 1:422 | 13.26% | 562 |
| 43 | San Emeterio | 1,370 | 1:426 | 55.22% | 2,092 |
| 44 | Cano | 1,346 | 1:434 | 1.66% | 49 |
| 45 | Calderon | 1,330 | 1:439 | 4.34% | 168 |
| 45 | San-Emeterio | 1,330 | 1:439 | 56.28% | 2,177 |
| 47 | Bolado | 1,283 | 1:455 | 66.48% | 2,570 |
| 48 | Merino | 1,282 | 1:455 | 2.86% | 102 |
| 49 | Trueba | 1,274 | 1:458 | 43.06% | 1,799 |
| 50 | Moreno | 1,270 | 1:459 | 0.38% | 15 |
| 51 | Arce | 1,269 | 1:460 | 11.26% | 510 |
| 52 | Prieto | 1,245 | 1:469 | 1.61% | 50 |
| 53 | Campo | 1,242 | 1:470 | 8.96% | 403 |
| 54 | Pelayo | 1,216 | 1:480 | 25.43% | 1,157 |
| 55 | Ramos | 1,204 | 1:485 | 0.80% | 24 |
| 56 | Quintana | 1,188 | 1:491 | 3.82% | 161 |
| 57 | Barquin | 1,164 | 1:501 | 45.61% | 2,038 |
| 58 | Cuevas | 1,134 | 1:515 | 4.74% | 228 |
| 59 | Calvo | 1,131 | 1:516 | 1.53% | 53 |
| 60 | Ortega | 1,122 | 1:520 | 0.91% | 33 |
| 61 | Teran | 1,109 | 1:526 | 27.00% | 1,324 |
| 62 | Maza | 1,105 | 1:528 | 18.19% | 937 |
| 63 | Salas | 1,094 | 1:533 | 3.48% | 158 |
| 64 | Cruz | 1,075 | 1:543 | 1.44% | 51 |
| 65 | Suarez | 1,070 | 1:545 | 0.87% | 32 |
| 66 | Villegas | 1,025 | 1:569 | 5.88% | 315 |
| 67 | Gil | 998 | 1:585 | 0.67% | 26 |
| 68 | Portilla | 994 | 1:587 | 32.27% | 1,730 |
| 69 | Santos | 966 | 1:604 | 1.18% | 48 |
| 69 | Sañudo | 966 | 1:604 | 43.81% | 2,305 |
| 71 | Lanza | 959 | 1:608 | 32.28% | 1,789 |
| 72 | Pardo | 949 | 1:615 | 2.06% | 101 |
| 73 | Vazquez | 948 | 1:616 | 0.63% | 25 |
| 74 | Arroyo | 919 | 1:635 | 2.20% | 112 |
| 75 | Echevarria | 912 | 1:640 | 11.54% | 735 |
| 76 | Bustamante | 907 | 1:643 | 8.90% | 572 |
| 76 | Solana | 907 | 1:643 | 13.07% | 832 |
| 78 | Montes | 905 | 1:645 | 2.22% | 119 |
| 79 | del Rio | 899 | 1:649 | 3.35% | 199 |
| 80 | Cagigas | 897 | 1:651 | 75.70% | 3,855 |
| 81 | Conde | 887 | 1:658 | 2.85% | 160 |
| 81 | Rivas | 887 | 1:658 | 2.05% | 107 |
| 83 | San Miguel | 885 | 1:659 | 15.32% | 982 |
| 84 | Del-Rio | 882 | 1:662 | 3.42% | 208 |
| 85 | Nuñez | 875 | 1:667 | 0.96% | 42 |
| 86 | Velasco | 862 | 1:677 | 1.76% | 93 |
| 87 | Delgado | 859 | 1:679 | 0.71% | 34 |
| 88 | Castro | 853 | 1:684 | 0.71% | 35 |
| 89 | San-Miguel | 851 | 1:686 | 15.93% | 1,041 |
| 90 | Lastra | 847 | 1:689 | 21.84% | 1,400 |
| 91 | Rivero | 846 | 1:690 | 2.60% | 152 |
| 92 | Madrazo | 827 | 1:706 | 46.36% | 2,728 |
| 92 | Rubio | 827 | 1:706 | 0.75% | 37 |
| 94 | Aja | 824 | 1:708 | 62.71% | 3,536 |
| 95 | Palacio | 821 | 1:711 | 10.71% | 760 |
| 96 | Marcos | 797 | 1:732 | 2.00% | 123 |
| 97 | Castañeda | 796 | 1:733 | 7.64% | 563 |
| 98 | Dominguez | 784 | 1:744 | 0.49% | 23 |
| 99 | de La Fuente | 783 | 1:745 | 2.74% | 186 |
| 99 | Toca | 783 | 1:745 | 62.54% | 3,695 |
| 101 | Santiago | 780 | 1:748 | 1.39% | 80 |
| 102 | Torres | 779 | 1:749 | 0.44% | 22 |
| 103 | Pereda | 775 | 1:753 | 14.21% | 1,019 |
| 104 | Noriega | 751 | 1:777 | 15.68% | 1,154 |
| 105 | Obregon | 750 | 1:778 | 25.35% | 1,799 |
| 106 | De-La-Fuente | 749 | 1:779 | 2.89% | 205 |
| 107 | Fuentes | 735 | 1:794 | 1.09% | 64 |
| 108 | Bedia | 727 | 1:803 | 50.31% | 3,257 |
| 109 | Barcena | 726 | 1:804 | 22.73% | 1,673 |
| 109 | Rios | 726 | 1:804 | 1.81% | 122 |
| 111 | Carral | 725 | 1:805 | 37.31% | 2,557 |
| 112 | Mantecon | 722 | 1:808 | 42.67% | 2,857 |
| 113 | Mier | 720 | 1:810 | 30.87% | 2,206 |
| 113 | Valle | 720 | 1:810 | 2.91% | 220 |
| 115 | Revilla | 709 | 1:823 | 10.62% | 865 |
| 116 | Velez | 708 | 1:824 | 4.98% | 392 |
| 117 | Castanedo | 702 | 1:831 | 67.76% | 4,280 |
| 118 | Serrano | 697 | 1:837 | 0.50% | 28 |
| 119 | Higuera | 685 | 1:852 | 17.60% | 1,393 |
| 120 | Saez | 684 | 1:853 | 1.40% | 94 |
| 121 | Canales | 679 | 1:859 | 7.78% | 667 |
| 122 | Setien | 668 | 1:874 | 45.20% | 3,196 |
| 123 | Calleja | 663 | 1:880 | 5.52% | 480 |
| 124 | Guerra | 656 | 1:889 | 1.81% | 134 |
| 125 | Agudo | 655 | 1:891 | 5.23% | 452 |
| 126 | Sanz | 652 | 1:895 | 0.66% | 39 |
| 127 | Quevedo | 640 | 1:912 | 7.95% | 721 |
| 128 | Mendez | 636 | 1:917 | 0.86% | 52 |
| 129 | Romero | 633 | 1:922 | 0.28% | 18 |
| 130 | Cayon | 632 | 1:923 | 54.77% | 3,928 |
| 131 | Carrera | 628 | 1:929 | 3.39% | 289 |
| 132 | Vallejo | 625 | 1:934 | 2.84% | 257 |
| 133 | Soto | 607 | 1:961 | 1.21% | 90 |
| 134 | Ramirez | 602 | 1:969 | 0.43% | 27 |
| 135 | Miguel | 600 | 1:973 | 2.04% | 176 |
| 135 | Navarro | 600 | 1:973 | 0.32% | 21 |
| 137 | Andres | 599 | 1:974 | 1.72% | 142 |
| 138 | Laso | 590 | 1:989 | 14.93% | 1,373 |
| 139 | Salmon | 582 | 1:1,003 | 65.47% | 4,878 |
| 140 | Liaño | 581 | 1:1,004 | 45.39% | 3,619 |
| 140 | San Martin | 581 | 1:1,004 | 6.69% | 670 |
| 142 | Benito | 579 | 1:1,008 | 1.61% | 136 |
| 143 | Pascual | 576 | 1:1,013 | 0.92% | 70 |
| 144 | Rojo | 569 | 1:1,026 | 2.53% | 246 |
| 144 | San-Martin | 569 | 1:1,026 | 6.85% | 699 |
| 146 | Vargas | 567 | 1:1,029 | 1.03% | 83 |
| 147 | Villar | 562 | 1:1,038 | 1.62% | 143 |
| 148 | Macho | 559 | 1:1,044 | 12.71% | 1,240 |
| 149 | Aguirre | 558 | 1:1,046 | 2.64% | 267 |
| 149 | Garrido | 558 | 1:1,046 | 0.62% | 43 |
| 151 | Abad | 546 | 1:1,069 | 1.73% | 157 |
| 152 | Rueda | 545 | 1:1,071 | 1.88% | 184 |
| 153 | Hoyos | 539 | 1:1,083 | 8.43% | 904 |
| 154 | Lorenzo | 529 | 1:1,103 | 0.89% | 75 |
| 154 | Pellon | 529 | 1:1,103 | 49.81% | 4,190 |
| 156 | Salcines | 525 | 1:1,111 | 73.53% | 5,891 |
| 157 | Villanueva | 522 | 1:1,118 | 1.78% | 177 |
| 158 | Nieto | 520 | 1:1,122 | 0.83% | 69 |
| 159 | Palacios | 518 | 1:1,126 | 1.40% | 132 |
| 160 | Solar | 510 | 1:1,144 | 31.82% | 2,987 |
| 161 | Bueno | 509 | 1:1,146 | 1.43% | 139 |
| 162 | Pacheco | 508 | 1:1,149 | 1.79% | 188 |
| 163 | Bustillo | 507 | 1:1,151 | 18.52% | 1,921 |
| 164 | Arias | 501 | 1:1,165 | 0.91% | 84 |
| 165 | Gandara | 500 | 1:1,167 | 15.84% | 1,687 |
| 166 | Exposito | 497 | 1:1,174 | 1.40% | 140 |
| 167 | Bezanilla | 495 | 1:1,179 | 77.83% | 6,457 |
| 168 | Leon | 490 | 1:1,191 | 0.70% | 60 |
| 169 | Casado | 489 | 1:1,193 | 1.16% | 109 |
| 170 | Oria | 485 | 1:1,203 | 21.90% | 2,298 |
| 171 | Corral | 484 | 1:1,206 | 2.15% | 245 |
| 172 | Arenal | 482 | 1:1,211 | 30.54% | 3,027 |
| 173 | Bravo | 481 | 1:1,213 | 1.03% | 98 |
| 174 | Franco | 480 | 1:1,216 | 1.08% | 103 |
| 174 | Morales | 480 | 1:1,216 | 0.38% | 31 |
| 176 | Arnaiz | 478 | 1:1,221 | 7.71% | 922 |
| 176 | Sarabia | 478 | 1:1,221 | 9.87% | 1,141 |
| 176 | Serna | 478 | 1:1,221 | 4.07% | 490 |
| 176 | Zorrilla | 478 | 1:1,221 | 9.86% | 1,139 |
| 180 | Campos | 472 | 1:1,236 | 0.68% | 62 |
| 181 | Mora | 469 | 1:1,244 | 0.84% | 81 |
| 182 | Palazuelos | 465 | 1:1,255 | 51.84% | 4,846 |
| 183 | Varela | 461 | 1:1,266 | 1.27% | 135 |
| 184 | Caballero | 460 | 1:1,268 | 0.73% | 68 |
| 185 | Velarde | 456 | 1:1,280 | 12.92% | 1,528 |
| 186 | Acebo | 449 | 1:1,300 | 36.56% | 3,738 |
| 186 | Seco | 449 | 1:1,300 | 7.57% | 958 |
| 188 | Villa | 448 | 1:1,302 | 2.37% | 284 |
| 189 | Otero | 447 | 1:1,305 | 1.10% | 120 |
| 190 | Escudero | 442 | 1:1,320 | 1.31% | 148 |
| 191 | Fuente | 440 | 1:1,326 | 6.50% | 854 |
| 192 | Cantero | 437 | 1:1,335 | 2.72% | 347 |
| 193 | Cueto | 436 | 1:1,338 | 8.08% | 1,032 |
| 194 | Samperio | 435 | 1:1,341 | 60.75% | 5,880 |
| 195 | Viadero | 428 | 1:1,363 | 78.10% | 7,253 |
| 196 | Esteban | 426 | 1:1,370 | 0.90% | 97 |
| 196 | Llata | 426 | 1:1,370 | 76.62% | 7,184 |
| 198 | Mazon | 420 | 1:1,389 | 18.34% | 2,242 |
| 198 | Rey | 420 | 1:1,389 | 1.02% | 116 |
| 200 | Izquierdo | 419 | 1:1,393 | 0.97% | 108 |