Blekinge County Genealogical Records

Blekinge County Birth & Baptism Records

Sweden Birth Records (1860-1941)

An index to and images of over 12 million entries extracted from Swedish church records. Entries may list a child's name, gender, residence, nationality, occupations, parents' names, marital details of parents and other details.

Births from the Swedish Death Index (1800-2006)

This database contains birth information for over 7.5 million individuals who died in Sweden between 1901 and 2006. The records include births from about 1800 to 2006.

Sweden Baptism Records (1611-1920)

An index to over 9 million birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

A small index to several-hundred-thousand records from select countries.

Blekinge County Marriage & Divorce Records

Sweden Marriage Index (1630-1920)

An index to over 1.1 million marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

An index to more than 30,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Blekinge County Death & Burial Records

Sweden Death Records (1840-1942)

An index to and images of around 5.8 million death records extracted from church records. Entries may include name, date of birth, date and place of death, gender, parents' name and spouse's name.

Sweden Burial Index (1649-1920)

An index to around 1.2 million burial records from various sources. The index may contain name, age, gender, parents' names, place of burial and date of burial.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Blekinge County Census & Population Lists

Sweden Household Clerical Surveys (1880-1893)

Censuses recording the name, occupation, date and parish of birth, marriage particulars of around 4.5 million people organized by household and parish.

Newspapers Covering Blekinge County

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.

Blekinge County Immigration & Travel Records

Gothenburg, Sweden Passenger Lists (1869-1915)

An index to and images of lists recording the names of around 1.3 million people who left Sweden.

Mormon Migration Database (1840-1932)

Index of pioneer immigrants with image links to journals, autobiographies, letters, and other narratives. The immigrants were from the British, Scandinavian, Swedish, and Netherlands Missions.

Blekinge County Military Records

Register of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1945)

Details of around 120,000 European Jews saved from concentration camps and ghettos.

Blekinge County 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.

Blekinge County Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Blekinge County 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.

Register of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1945)

Details of around 120,000 European Jews saved from concentration camps and ghettos.

Blekinge County Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Blekinge County

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 Scandinavian Nobility (750-1600)

The lineages of Scandinavian 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.

Blekinge County 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 Scandinavian Nobility (750-1600)

The lineages of Scandinavian 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.

Blekinge County Church Records

Sweden Household Clerical Surveys (1880-1893)

Censuses recording the name, occupation, date and parish of birth, marriage particulars of around 4.5 million people organized by household and parish.

Mormon Migration Database (1840-1932)

Index of pioneer immigrants with image links to journals, autobiographies, letters, and other narratives. The immigrants were from the British, Scandinavian, Swedish, and Netherlands Missions.

Blekinge County 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.

Blekinge County Reference Works

Nordic Names (1000 BC-Present)

A reference dictionary of Nordic names and details on their history.

Jewish Name Database (1400-Present)

A database containing variants of 100,000s of given names used by Jews.

Most Common Surnames in Blekinge County

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Sweden
1Svensson5,8271:265.67%9
2Johansson5,3861:292.14%1
3Karlsson5,2661:292.79%3
4Nilsson5,0491:302.96%4
5Andersson4,4461:351.77%2
6Olsson4,3421:354.03%7
7Persson3,0541:502.85%8
8Petersson2,3801:657.98%18
9Eriksson1,5761:981.16%5
10Håkansson1,4881:10310.27%46
11Larsson1,3511:1141.08%6
12Jönsson1,2671:1214.16%17
13Gustafsson1,1541:1331.61%10
14Bengtsson1,1501:1343.31%15
15Hansson1,0231:1502.32%14
16Pettersson1,0161:1521.56%11
17Mattsson8491:1814.66%34
18Johnsson8411:1836.04%50
19Olofsson8361:1843.34%22
20Magnusson7171:2152.63%20
21Åkesson6081:2537.22%93
22Månsson6051:2546.93%85
23Gustavsson5831:2642.20%21
24Jonasson5541:2786.32%84
25Carlsson4941:3121.48%16
26Fransson4341:3553.02%49
27Jonsson4321:3560.76%12
28Martinsson4001:3854.15%73
29Holgersson3921:39311.12%266
30Ottosson3871:3984.96%109
31Henriksson3821:4032.23%35
32Abrahamsson3681:4184.01%77
32Berg3681:4181.79%28
34Axelsson3441:4471.50%25
34Holmberg3441:4472.52%51
36Mattisson3341:46124.50%663
37Lindström3281:4691.41%24
38Fredriksson3251:4741.78%32
39Gunnarsson3181:4842.12%43
40Olausson3091:4985.52%160
41Lindqvist2991:5151.85%37
42Lindberg2981:5171.07%19
43Mårtensson2791:5522.41%61
44Jansson2711:5680.55%13
45Johannesson2681:5744.04%135
46Lindgren2641:5831.12%23
46Sandberg2641:5831.45%33
48Arvidsson2601:5921.96%53
49Ivarsson2561:6012.94%86
50Knutsson2541:6064.08%143
51Eliasson2331:6611.99%60
52Andreasson2301:6692.65%87
53Berglund2261:6811.14%31
54Danielsson2251:6841.45%38
55Lundberg2221:6931.03%26
56Hermansson2161:7132.00%66
56Jakobsson2161:7131.08%29
58Berntsson2131:7234.61%193
59Lind2121:7261.39%41
60Lilja2101:7333.50%150
60Samuelsson2101:7331.46%48
62Lundin2021:7621.32%40
63Lundgren2011:7660.94%27
64Nordström1961:7851.73%63
65Jeppsson1901:8106.22%310
66Lennartsson1821:8464.67%239
67Åberg1781:8651.86%74
68Erlandsson1741:8852.52%128
68Friberg1741:8852.43%121
70Sjöberg1681:9161.11%42
71Holm1661:9271.13%44
72Brorsson1631:9448.13%465
73Berggren1611:9561.41%62
74Bergman1581:9741.09%47
75Bergström1571:9810.79%30
75Robertsson1571:9815.88%352
77Blomqvist1551:9931.73%81
78Wallin1541:1,0001.18%54
79Adolfsson1531:1,0062.04%113
79Lindell1531:1,0062.76%164
79Ohlsson1531:1,0062.61%153
82Lundström1521:1,0131.34%64
83Hallberg1501:1,0261.87%100
83Lindahl1501:1,0262.00%114
85Jensen1481:1,0401.93%110
86Antonsson1451:1,0624.12%269
87Gummesson1401:1,10021.18%1,272
88Eklund1391:1,1070.90%39
89Möller1371:1,1241.91%122
90Bergqvist1351:1,1401.64%97
90Edvardsson1351:1,1403.50%244
92Bertilsson1321:1,1663.15%217
92Lindén1321:1,1662.25%155
94Torstensson1311:1,1753.06%213
95Augustsson1301:1,1842.84%197
95Holmström1301:1,1841.91%130
97Göransson1291:1,1931.63%104
97Strand1291:1,1931.79%120
99Sandström1281:1,2031.26%71
100Enarsson1271:1,21216.41%1,100
100Folkesson1271:1,2125.23%389
100Hjalmarsson1271:1,2122.75%194
103Engström1261:1,2220.87%45
103Isaksson1261:1,2220.99%56
105Söderberg1241:1,2411.04%58
106Sjöström1231:1,2521.78%127
107Söderström1221:1,2621.55%105
107Thomasson1221:1,2629.08%678
109Franzén1211:1,2722.17%162
110Aronsson1191:1,2941.85%138
110Harrysson1191:1,2946.61%514
110Kjellsson1191:1,29413.71%992
110Turesson1191:1,2944.81%379
114Oskarsson1181:1,3052.14%166
115Nyström1161:1,3270.93%57
116Hansen1141:1,3501.53%115
116Kullberg1141:1,3507.91%622
116Nielsen1141:1,3501.81%141
119Holmgren1131:1,3621.07%67
119Löfgren1131:1,3621.42%103
121Alm1121:1,3741.99%158
121Björkman1121:1,3741.77%140
121Pålsson1121:1,3742.03%167
124Lindblom1111:1,3871.46%111
124Melin1111:1,3871.82%145
126Borg1091:1,4121.39%107
127Claesson1081:1,4251.63%134
128Strömberg1071:1,4391.26%92
129Börjesson1061:1,4521.51%124
130Ingemansson1051:1,46617.77%1,417
131Malmberg1041:1,4802.09%183
131Sjöholm1041:1,4803.12%287
133Björklund1031:1,4950.98%68
133Henningsson1031:1,4953.30%304
133Holmqvist1031:1,4951.75%151
136Haraldsson1021:1,5093.52%322
137Dahl1011:1,5241.21%95
137Hedberg1011:1,5241.40%119
139Björk981:1,5710.83%59
139Nordgren981:1,5712.92%286
141Einarsson971:1,5873.56%345
141Rosén971:1,5871.45%133
141Ström971:1,5870.97%72
144Liljegren961:1,6044.14%404
144Nyberg961:1,6040.74%55
146Ali931:1,6551.11%94
146Viktorsson931:1,6556.18%600
148Larsen921:1,6732.49%255
148Lund921:1,6731.13%98
150Bolin911:1,6923.45%354
150Ericsson911:1,6921.33%129
150Hedlund911:1,6920.89%70
153Broberg901:1,7102.72%289
153Lindholm901:1,7101.00%80
153Lundqvist901:1,7100.66%52
153Sunesson901:1,71010.10%968
157Moberg891:1,7301.44%144
157Roos891:1,7301.47%147
157Runesson891:1,7307.41%756
157Sjögren891:1,7300.98%78
161Hasselberg871:1,76915.37%1,469
161Palmgren871:1,7693.62%393
163Abramsson861:1,79020.67%1,923
164Pedersen851:1,8111.79%189
164Svanberg851:1,8112.58%290
164Södergren851:1,8113.89%429
167Alexandersson841:1,8332.11%231
167Borgström841:1,8333.44%387
167Sonesson841:1,8336.68%724
170Lindkvist831:1,8551.81%199
170Nordin831:1,8550.76%65
170Strandberg831:1,8551.19%126
173Ingvarsson821:1,8773.62%410
173Levin821:1,8772.20%252
173Malm821:1,8771.27%137
173Sturesson821:1,8775.94%658
177Hallström811:1,9004.51%515
177Josefsson811:1,9001.01%101
177Lindquist811:1,9003.12%359
180Ekelund801:1,9242.64%312
181Ek791:1,9490.90%83
181Elofsson791:1,9493.05%360
181Gashi791:1,9496.21%719
181Gren791:1,9493.23%387
181Holst791:1,9493.32%395
181Palmqvist791:1,9492.27%271
187Hultgren781:1,9742.47%299
187Paulsson781:1,9741.49%173
189Ekdahl771:1,9993.02%365
189Vilhelmsson771:1,9992.66%324
191Blom751:2,0530.83%79
191Forsberg751:2,0530.45%36
191Joelsson751:2,0534.54%555
194Ekstrand741:2,0802.39%305
194Ekström741:2,0800.78%75
194Henrysson741:2,0807.65%898
194Ågren741:2,0801.61%196
198Ahlgren731:2,1092.01%258
198Blomgren731:2,1092.33%303
198Dahlström731:2,1091.32%168
198Sandgren731:2,1092.40%311