Madrid Genealogical Records

Madrid Birth & Baptism Records

Spain Baptism Index (1502-1940)

An index to over 8 million Catholic baptism records, listing parents' names.

Madrid Marriage & Divorce Records

Spain Marriage Index (1565-1950)

An index to over 2.1 million Catholic marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Madrid Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Spain Catholic Death Index (1600-1920)

An index of around 140,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Newspapers Covering Madrid

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.

Madrid Military Records

British Casualties of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

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.

Calendar of State Papers: Spain (1558-1603)

Records relating to British-Spanish relations.

Calendar of State Papers: Spain (1485-1558)

Records relating to British-Spanish relations.

Madrid 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.

Crane's Directory & Buyer's Guide (1899-1900)

A directory listing manufactures in Britain, Europe and Australasia.

Madrid Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Madrid 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.

Madrid 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.

Crane's Directory & Buyer's Guide (1899-1900)

A directory listing manufactures in Britain, Europe and Australasia.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Madrid

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Spain (800-1600)

The lineages of Spanish royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

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.

Madrid Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Spain (800-1600)

The lineages of Spanish royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

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.

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

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.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

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

Madrid 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.

Madrid Reference Works

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

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 Madrid

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Spain
1Garcia215,1911:3014.38%1
2Gonzalez128,1291:5013.63%3
3Fernandez127,1631:5013.70%4
4Sanchez125,9251:5115.19%7
5Lopez121,1151:5313.53%5
6Rodriguez117,3811:5512.45%2
7Martin98,7931:6519.92%10
8Martinez96,0071:6711.22%6
9Perez92,8251:6911.54%8
10Gomez77,4511:8315.38%9
11Jimenez60,8461:10515.28%11
12Diaz52,2431:12315.12%14
13Hernandez49,5211:12913.35%13
14Moreno49,3361:13014.79%15
15Muñoz48,1001:13316.49%16
16Ruiz46,3971:13812.04%12
17Alvarez38,9401:16513.49%17
18Alonso36,5841:17517.69%19
19Gutierrez29,4801:21714.88%20
20Sanz28,6041:22429.01%39
21Romero27,4771:23312.00%18
22Serrano24,3691:26317.63%28
23Torres21,8771:29312.31%22
24Ramos21,2761:30114.05%24
25Gil20,4101:31413.74%26
26Blanco19,7311:32515.33%29
27Rubio19,4791:32917.72%37
28Ramirez19,2321:33313.78%27
29Dominguez18,6831:34311.61%23
30Ortega17,4751:36714.18%33
31Navarro17,2641:3719.17%21
32Delgado16,9811:37713.96%34
33Morales16,4131:39013.05%31
34Ortiz15,8061:40514.10%36
35Vazquez15,2741:41910.13%25
36Molina14,9711:42811.74%30
37Castro13,8791:46211.52%35
38Nuñez13,0041:49314.29%42
39Garrido12,9601:49414.50%43
40Prieto12,9481:49516.78%50
41Santos12,5671:51015.30%48
42Gallego12,2531:52316.84%55
43Calvo12,1771:52616.51%53
44Herrero12,1311:52819.79%73
45Lozano12,1011:52914.45%46
46Esteban12,0671:53125.47%97
47Montero11,9111:53820.36%78
48Nieto11,8271:54218.79%69
49Castillo11,6031:55213.14%44
50Cano11,4341:56014.11%49
51Iglesias11,2991:56712.15%40
52Medina11,2111:57112.14%41
53Suarez11,1401:5759.01%32
54Bravo10,8861:58923.27%98
55Flores10,8071:59315.14%58
56Marin10,7861:59410.13%38
57Diez10,7641:59516.55%66
58Peña10,5371:60814.92%59
59Carrasco10,4411:61415.86%65
60Cruz9,9911:64113.41%51
61Arias9,8911:64818.06%84
62Pascual9,8561:65015.77%70
63Benito9,6401:66526.78%136
64Velasco9,5721:66919.52%93
65Mendez9,5501:67112.90%52
66Herrera9,3861:68312.94%56
67Caballero9,3561:68514.83%68
68Redondo9,2861:69022.30%114
69Arroyo9,2611:69222.15%112
70Guerrero9,0731:70611.01%47
71Vega8,9401:71713.20%63
72Blazquez8,7031:73629.98%183
73Crespo8,6771:73816.62%88
74Merino8,5631:74819.08%102
75Hidalgo8,4521:75814.43%77
76Fuentes8,3851:76412.45%64
77Vicente8,3611:76615.11%82
78Campos8,3581:76712.10%62
79García8,2751:77432.00%207
80Casado8,1781:78319.42%109
81Leon8,1751:78411.71%60
82Mora8,0631:79514.46%81
83Izquierdo7,8921:81218.24%108
84Rojas7,7191:83016.54%99
85Vargas7,7101:83114.06%83
86Rivera7,4481:86017.15%106
87Galan7,4061:86518.68%124
88Reyes7,4051:86511.60%67
89Duran7,3531:87113.45%85
90Sierra7,2571:88317.78%118
91Marcos7,2291:88618.18%123
92de La Fuente7,2241:88725.24%186
93Pastor7,2031:88913.85%89
94Plaza7,1611:89523.30%167
95Parra7,1401:89714.97%96
96Lorenzo7,1151:90012.02%75
97Herranz6,9971:91646.22%365
98Cortes6,9961:9168.03%45
99Aguilar6,8161:94010.95%71
100Cabrera6,5821:9739.19%57
101Bermejo6,5731:97525.28%204
102Saez6,5451:97913.43%94
103Silva6,5081:98415.55%111
104Marquez6,4981:9869.33%61
104Palacios6,4981:98617.50%132
106Rivas6,3731:1,00514.70%107
107De-La-Fuente6,2391:1,02724.06%205
108Mateos6,2301:1,02818.43%147
109Camacho6,2131:1,03114.83%110
110Soto6,1101:1,04912.16%90
111Pardo6,0101:1,06613.05%101
112Chen5,9651:1,07425.22%233
113Mendoza5,9261:1,08115.00%125
114Roman5,9211:1,08212.05%92
115de La Cruz5,8381:1,09723.07%215
116Aguado5,8031:1,10426.24%254
117Calderon5,7991:1,10518.93%168
118Espinosa5,7921:1,10613.18%105
119Aparicio5,7761:1,10919.05%172
120Cuesta5,7521:1,11419.80%182
121Moya5,7131:1,12111.82%95
122Ballesteros5,6621:1,13221.89%206
123Manzano5,6601:1,13219.35%179
124Lara5,6571:1,13312.87%104
125Escudero5,6101:1,14216.64%148
126Carmona5,5521:1,15410.34%87
127Bueno5,5151:1,16215.49%139
128Arribas5,5061:1,16431.82%319
129Abad5,3531:1,19716.95%157
130Montes5,3441:1,19913.09%119
131Menendez5,3341:1,20117.18%162
132Gallardo5,3161:1,20511.40%100
133de La Torre5,2861:1,21222.16%230
134Llorente5,2761:1,21429.35%303
135Santiago5,2541:1,2199.39%80
136de-La-Cruz5,2281:1,22522.28%234
137Salazar5,2201:1,22717.15%170
138Contreras5,1971:1,23314.56%138
139Robles5,1871:1,23513.61%130
140Ibañez5,1661:1,2409.12%79
141Fernández5,1651:1,24030.59%328
142Andres5,1271:1,25014.74%142
143Franco5,1081:1,25411.49%103
144Lazaro5,0911:1,25818.79%196
145Hernando5,0501:1,26927.20%288
146Miguel5,0421:1,27117.12%176
147Avila5,0051:1,28017.61%189
148Guzman4,9971:1,28216.75%174
149López4,9921:1,28328.33%311
150González4,9751:1,28830.21%336
151Rey4,9531:1,29412.01%116
152Escobar4,8751:1,31417.51%192
153Mateo4,8661:1,31713.63%137
154Escribano4,8551:1,32021.92%253
155Benitez4,8401:1,3248.96%86
156Rojo4,8301:1,32621.49%246
157Sánchez4,8171:1,33031.79%364
158Garca4,7971:1,33635.19%408
159Guerra4,7161:1,35913.03%134
160Arranz4,7081:1,36131.04%362
161Paredes4,7071:1,36118.27%208
162Roldan4,6841:1,36813.73%146
163Rodrigo4,6781:1,37018.91%221
164del Rio4,6091:1,39017.15%199
165Anton4,6021:1,39218.04%212
166de-La Torre4,5941:1,39521.28%259
166De-La-Torre4,5941:1,39521.28%259
168Santamaria4,4841:1,42915.32%178
169Villar4,4661:1,43512.88%143
170Rico4,4531:1,43913.78%153
171Vera4,4161:1,45110.57%113
172Carrillo4,4101:1,45310.97%121
173Vidal4,3991:1,4565.99%54
174Otero4,3771:1,46410.78%120
175Miranda4,3351:1,47812.56%144
176Conde4,3051:1,48813.82%160
177Gonzales4,3001:1,49031.79%414
178Del-Rio4,2451:1,50916.47%208
179Pacheco4,1871:1,53014.72%188
180Polo4,1791:1,53319.43%264
181Aranda4,1721:1,53613.62%169
182Barroso4,1471:1,54517.99%238
183Vallejo4,1341:1,55018.81%257
184Navas4,0801:1,57018.07%242
185Cuevas4,0511:1,58216.92%228
186Pérez4,0491:1,58225.41%350
187Valero3,9841:1,60810.42%128
188Casas3,9821:1,60911.99%151
189de Miguel3,9801:1,61031.87%457
190Hurtado3,9711:1,61313.63%181
191Collado3,9551:1,62016.32%223
192Soriano3,9411:1,62610.00%126
193Carretero3,9061:1,64019.43%277
194Rodríguez3,8921:1,64627.83%399
195Simon3,8651:1,65814.19%194
196Castaño3,8571:1,66114.74%202
197Rios3,8561:1,6629.61%122
197Villanueva3,8561:1,66213.13%177
199Salas3,8531:1,66312.26%158
200Saiz3,8241:1,67517.21%251