Halland County Genealogical Records

Halland 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.

Halland 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.

Halland 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.

Halland 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 Halland 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.

Halland 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.

Halland County Military Records

Register of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1945)

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

Halland 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.

Halland County Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Halland 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.

Halland County Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Halland 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.

Halland 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.

Halland 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.

Halland 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.

Halland 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 Halland County

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Sweden
1Johansson14,4111:215.72%1
2Andersson11,0411:284.39%2
3Karlsson8,0831:384.28%3
4Nilsson7,8821:394.62%4
5Svensson6,4251:486.25%9
6Larsson5,2591:584.22%6
7Bengtsson5,2121:5915.02%15
8Persson3,9881:773.73%8
9Eriksson3,0161:1012.23%5
10Olsson2,9551:1032.75%7
11Gustafsson2,7311:1123.82%10
12Carlsson2,0921:1466.26%16
13Hansson1,7961:1704.08%14
14Jönsson1,6611:1845.45%17
15Petersson1,5461:1985.18%18
16Pettersson1,4861:2062.29%11
17Gunnarsson1,2351:2488.25%43
18Eliasson1,1221:2739.59%60
19Magnusson1,0971:2794.03%20
20Jansson1,0351:2952.10%13
21Börjesson9351:32713.36%124
22Johnsson8621:3556.19%50
23Axelsson8261:3703.61%25
23Gustavsson8261:3703.12%21
25Jonsson8251:3711.45%12
26Arvidsson7531:4065.67%53
27Ivarsson7191:4258.25%86
28Andreasson6881:4447.93%87
29Olofsson6691:4572.67%22
30Berntsson6641:46114.36%193
31Henriksson6381:4793.73%35
32Samuelsson6361:4814.41%48
33Håkansson6211:4924.29%46
34Jakobsson6021:5083.02%29
35Sandberg5661:5403.11%33
36Lindgren5281:5792.25%23
37Isaksson4991:6133.92%56
38Berg4971:6152.41%28
38Ottosson4971:6156.37%109
40Mårtensson4951:6184.28%61
41Abrahamsson4871:6285.31%77
41Lundberg4871:6282.26%26
41Lundgren4871:6282.29%27
44Lindberg4791:6381.72%19
45Åkesson4771:6415.67%93
46Erlandsson4751:6446.88%128
47Lindqvist4671:6552.88%37
48Davidsson4651:6585.95%108
49Mattsson4521:6772.48%34
50Bergström4351:7032.20%30
51Lindström4241:7211.82%24
52Fredriksson4131:7402.26%32
53Lundin4111:7442.68%40
54Josefsson4051:7555.06%101
55Martinsson4031:7594.18%73
56Hansen3791:8075.10%115
57Bertilsson3771:8119.00%217
58Pålsson3671:8336.65%167
59Bergman3651:8382.52%47
60Sjöberg3641:8402.41%42
61Claesson3581:8545.40%134
62Wallin3571:8572.74%54
63Lind3561:8592.33%41
64Antonsson3551:86110.09%269
65Jensen3531:8664.61%110
66Ericsson3501:8745.10%129
67Holm3421:8942.33%44
68Kristiansson3411:8977.87%210
69Månsson3371:9073.86%85
70Hermansson3361:9103.11%66
71Torstensson3321:9217.75%213
72Falk3271:9353.84%90
72Fransson3271:9352.28%49
72Lundqvist3271:9352.41%52
75Lindblom3221:9504.22%111
76Nielsen3161:9685.01%141
77Danielsson3151:9712.03%38
78Söderberg3141:9742.64%58
79Göransson3131:9773.95%104
79Hallberg3131:9773.91%100
81Sjögren3091:9903.40%78
82Strandberg3081:9934.43%126
83Berggren3051:1,0032.67%62
84Eklund3041:1,0061.98%39
85Ek3031:1,0093.45%83
86Björk3021:1,0132.56%59
87Dahlberg2921:1,0473.06%76
88Olausson2911:1,0515.20%160
89Emanuelsson2871:1,0667.71%253
90Forsberg2861:1,0691.71%36
91Hjalmarsson2801:1,0926.06%194
91Paulsson2801:1,0925.37%173
93Dahl2791:1,0963.35%95
94Skoglund2731:1,1203.75%118
95Berglund2661:1,1501.35%31
96Ljungberg2651:1,1545.11%175
97Engström2641:1,1581.82%45
98Johannesson2631:1,1633.97%135
99Dahlgren2621:1,1674.17%142
100Jacobsson2611:1,1724.75%169
101Palm2591:1,1813.25%102
102Jonasson2581:1,1852.94%84
103Holmberg2561:1,1951.87%51
104Strömberg2531:1,2092.97%92
105Möller2491:1,2283.48%122
106Lund2461:1,2433.02%98
107Alexandersson2451:1,2486.14%231
108Ekström2391:1,2802.50%75
109Ekman2351:1,3013.08%111
109Nyberg2351:1,3011.82%55
111Ström2341:1,3072.34%72
112Pedersen2321:1,3184.89%189
113Malmberg2311:1,3244.64%183
114Bergqvist2291:1,3352.79%97
115Åberg2241:1,3652.34%74
116Augustsson2231:1,3714.87%197
117Lindahl2191:1,3962.93%114
117Nordström2191:1,3961.93%63
117Nyström2191:1,3961.75%57
120Ohlsson2181:1,4033.71%153
121Adolfsson2171:1,4092.89%113
122Kristensson2161:1,4167.67%334
123Holmgren2151:1,4222.03%67
124Knutsson2121:1,4423.41%143
125Andrén2111:1,4497.36%327
125Nordin2111:1,4491.92%65
127Aronsson2081:1,4703.23%138
127Oskarsson2081:1,4703.77%166
127Rosén2081:1,4703.12%133
130Moberg2071:1,4773.34%144
131Blomqvist2061:1,4842.30%81
132Andersen1991:1,5374.79%223
132Björklund1991:1,5371.89%68
134Boman1951:1,5683.78%177
135Haglund1941:1,5763.01%139
135Stenberg1941:1,5762.64%117
137Svahn1921:1,5936.23%307
138Simonsson1911:1,6014.92%240
139Helgesson1901:1,6096.60%326
140Björkman1891:1,6182.98%140
141Larsen1881:1,6275.09%255
142Blom1861:1,6442.06%79
143Alfredsson1851:1,6534.44%222
143Nguyen1851:1,6535.25%266
143Niklasson1851:1,6534.44%221
146Brorsson1841:1,6629.18%465
146Lundström1841:1,6621.62%64
148Nylander1831:1,6715.78%298
149Lindén1821:1,6803.10%155
150Friberg1801:1,6992.51%121
151Löfgren1791:1,7082.25%103
152Borg1781:1,7182.27%107
152Hedberg1781:1,7182.46%119
152Hellström1781:1,7182.08%88
152Lennartsson1781:1,7184.57%239
156Ekberg1771:1,7283.64%184
156Lindholm1771:1,7281.97%80
158Ahlberg1761:1,7384.55%243
159Nyman1751:1,7472.06%91
159Öberg1751:1,7472.05%89
161Gudmundsson1731:1,76813.77%725
162Norrman1721:1,7786.54%355
163Kjellberg1701:1,7994.55%251
164Christiansson1681:1,8209.83%530
165Gabrielsson1671:1,8315.23%296
165Söderström1671:1,8312.12%105
167Sandström1651:1,8531.63%71
168Ljunggren1631:1,8764.20%241
169Christensen1621:1,8885.15%301
169Hallgren1621:1,8884.54%263
169Högberg1621:1,8882.96%170
172Franzén1581:1,9352.84%162
173Henningsson1571:1,9485.03%304
173Lilja1571:1,9482.62%150
175Salomonsson1541:1,9864.50%277
175Svärd1541:1,9863.30%192
177Dahlström1521:2,0122.76%168
177Thorén1521:2,0125.11%318
179Klasson1511:2,0254.08%254
179Olsen1511:2,0255.53%343
181Ahlström1501:2,0393.81%234
181Birgersson1501:2,0397.03%440
183Blomberg1481:2,0662.52%152
183Melin1481:2,0662.43%145
185Holmqvist1471:2,0802.49%151
186Einarsson1461:2,0955.36%345
186Malm1461:2,0952.27%137
186Sjöström1461:2,0952.11%127
189Haraldsson1441:2,1244.97%322
189Strand1441:2,1242.00%120
189Wiberg1441:2,1243.26%207
192Roos1431:2,1382.37%147
193Bäckman1421:2,1543.77%248
193Holmström1421:2,1542.08%130
193Robertsson1421:2,1545.32%352
193Sundqvist1421:2,1542.36%148
197Folkesson1411:2,1695.80%389
197Ståhl1411:2,1693.01%190
199Nord1401:2,1842.70%174
199Palmqvist1401:2,1844.01%271
199Sörensen1401:2,1845.80%392