Kalmar County Genealogical Records

Kalmar 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.

Kalmar 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.

Kalmar 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.

Kalmar 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 Kalmar 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.

Kalmar 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.

Kalmar County Military Records

Register of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1945)

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

Kalmar 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.

Kalmar County Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Kalmar 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.

Kalmar County Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Kalmar 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.

Kalmar 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.

Kalmar 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.

Kalmar 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.

Kalmar 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 Kalmar County

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Sweden
1Johansson11,4931:214.56%1
2Karlsson11,2781:215.98%3
3Nilsson7,2301:334.23%4
4Andersson6,8511:352.73%2
5Svensson5,4041:445.26%9
6Petersson3,8011:6212.74%18
7Olsson3,2011:742.97%7
8Gustafsson2,9851:794.17%10
9Eriksson2,9381:802.17%5
10Jonsson2,5281:944.43%12
11Larsson2,4571:961.97%6
12Persson2,0621:1151.93%8
13Pettersson1,5451:1532.38%11
14Gustavsson1,4001:1695.29%21
15Axelsson1,2891:1835.63%25
16Fransson1,0981:2157.65%49
17Carlsson1,0891:2173.26%16
18Gunnarsson8851:2675.91%43
19Magnusson8721:2713.20%20
20Arvidsson7841:3015.90%53
21Jansson7821:3021.58%13
22Danielsson7601:3114.89%38
23Håkansson7181:3294.95%46
24Adolfsson6881:3449.18%113
25Hansson6571:3601.49%14
26Erlandsson6481:3659.38%128
27Berg6331:3733.07%28
28Olofsson6311:3752.52%22
29Engström6141:3854.23%45
30Lindström6011:3932.59%24
31Fredriksson5651:4183.10%32
32Bengtsson5371:4401.55%15
33Ottosson5331:4436.83%109
34Lundgren5221:4532.45%27
35Lindgren4771:4962.03%23
36Jönsson4761:4971.56%17
37Holm4591:5153.13%44
38Henriksson4551:5202.66%35
39Johnsson4481:5283.22%50
40Franzén4461:5308.01%162
41Samuelsson4451:5313.09%48
42Jakobsson4421:5352.22%29
43Lind4361:5422.85%41
44Oskarsson4321:5477.82%166
45Lundberg4251:5561.97%26
46Ekström4211:5614.41%75
47Sjöberg4141:5712.74%42
48Lindberg4101:5771.47%19
49Sjögren3901:6064.29%78
50Holmberg3861:6122.83%51
51Jonasson3791:6244.32%84
52Josefsson3721:6354.65%101
53Isaksson3591:6582.82%56
54Bergström3531:6701.79%30
55Lundin3521:6722.29%40
56Sandberg3511:6731.93%33
57Ivarsson3481:6793.99%86
58Eklund3461:6832.25%39
59Lindqvist3401:6952.10%37
60Martinsson3221:7343.34%73
61Hermansson3111:7602.87%66
62Davidsson3081:7673.94%108
63Blomqvist3061:7723.42%81
63Holgersson3061:7728.68%266
63Ström3061:7723.06%72
66Åberg3011:7853.14%74
67Bergman2931:8072.02%47
68Åkesson2921:8103.47%93
69Berglund2901:8151.47%31
70Rosén2871:8244.30%133
71Nyberg2721:8692.11%55
72Hallberg2711:8723.38%100
73Lundqvist2661:8891.96%52
74Strömberg2651:8923.12%92
75Ek2631:8992.99%83
76Nyström2611:9062.09%57
77Aronsson2561:9233.97%138
78Dahl2521:9383.02%95
79Bäckström2511:9423.73%131
80Knutsson2481:9533.99%143
81Söderberg2461:9612.07%58
82Hjalmarsson2451:9655.30%194
83Forsberg2401:9851.44%36
84Lundström2381:9932.10%64
85Bertilsson2361:1,0025.64%217
86Blomberg2291:1,0323.89%152
87Berggren2281:1,0372.00%62
88Dahlberg2231:1,0602.34%76
89Lindahl2221:1,0652.97%114
90Hultgren2191:1,0796.93%299
91Björk2181:1,0841.85%59
91Nordström2181:1,0841.92%63
93Simonsson2161:1,0945.56%240
94Hagman2151:1,0995.66%245
95Mattsson2131:1,1101.17%34
95Torstensson2131:1,1104.97%213
97Göransson2121:1,1152.67%104
98Sjöström2111:1,1203.05%127
99Eliasson2081:1,1361.78%60
99Elofsson2081:1,1368.02%360
101Strand2061:1,1472.85%120
102Lennartsson2021:1,1705.18%239
103Möller1971:1,2002.75%122
104Mårtensson1931:1,2251.67%61
105Friberg1921:1,2312.68%121
106Abrahamsson1911:1,2382.08%77
107Lund1901:1,2442.33%98
107Ståhl1901:1,2444.06%190
109Dahlström1891:1,2513.43%168
109Hellström1891:1,2512.21%88
111Engdahl1851:1,2786.16%316
112Sturesson1831:1,29213.26%658
113Alexandersson1791:1,3214.49%231
113Lindblad1791:1,3213.45%175
115Nielsen1771:1,3352.81%141
115Söderström1771:1,3352.24%105
117Lilja1751:1,3512.92%150
118Moberg1731:1,3662.79%144
119Holmgren1721:1,3741.63%67
120Sjöstrand1711:1,3824.91%272
120Söderlund1711:1,3822.45%125
122Borg1701:1,3902.17%107
122Nord1701:1,3903.28%174
124Ingvarsson1691:1,3997.46%410
124Israelsson1691:1,3995.96%332
124Lindén1691:1,3992.88%155
127Ljung1651:1,4333.28%181
127Robertsson1651:1,4336.18%352
129Lindholm1641:1,4411.83%80
130Klasson1611:1,4684.35%254
130Niklasson1611:1,4683.86%221
132Jensen1591:1,4872.08%110
132Liljegren1591:1,4876.85%404
132Palm1591:1,4872.00%102
135Ågren1561:1,5153.40%196
136Björkman1531:1,5452.41%140
137Hult1521:1,5554.63%291
137Jeansson1521:1,55537.91%2,000
137Nelson1521:1,55511.28%677
137Wallin1521:1,5551.17%54
141Haraldsson1491:1,5865.14%322
141Månsson1491:1,5861.71%85
141Nygren1491:1,5862.02%116
144Löfgren1481:1,5971.86%103
144Molin1481:1,5972.88%178
144Strandberg1481:1,5972.13%126
147Bergqvist1471:1,6081.79%97
147Lindell1471:1,6082.66%164
147Rosengren1471:1,6084.16%265
147Sandström1471:1,6081.45%71
151Augustsson1461:1,6193.19%197
152Falk1451:1,6301.70%90
152Harrysson1451:1,6308.06%514
152Sundberg1451:1,6301.41%69
155Björklund1441:1,6411.37%68
155Einarsson1441:1,6415.29%345
157Ohlsson1421:1,6652.42%153
157Rydberg1421:1,6653.89%257
159Haglund1411:1,6762.19%139
160Nyman1401:1,6881.65%91
161Hjelm1381:1,7133.51%237
162Hagström1361:1,7382.83%188
162Rydén1361:1,7384.41%307
164Lindblom1351:1,7511.77%111
164Ljunggren1351:1,7513.48%241
166Stenberg1341:1,7641.82%117
167Kristiansson1331:1,7773.07%210
168Lindh1321:1,7912.83%191
168Ljungberg1321:1,7912.55%175
170Fagerström1311:1,8046.82%486
170Helgesson1311:1,8044.55%326
170Lindvall1311:1,8043.33%235
170Palmqvist1311:1,8043.76%271
170Rosenqvist1311:1,8045.55%400
170Sundström1311:1,8041.59%96
170Vernersson1311:1,80412.23%830
177Hultman1301:1,8184.04%293
178Henningsson1291:1,8324.13%304
178Roos1291:1,8322.14%147
178Thunberg1291:1,8326.72%487
181Fransén1281:1,84725.65%1,649
181Malm1281:1,8471.99%137
181Wiberg1281:1,8472.90%207
184Boman1271:1,8612.46%177
185Börjesson1261:1,8761.80%124
185Karlström1261:1,8763.55%264
187Ekholm1251:1,8913.60%273
187Holmström1251:1,8911.83%130
189Joelsson1241:1,9067.51%555
189Olausson1241:1,9062.21%160
189Turesson1241:1,9065.01%379
192Andreasson1231:1,9221.42%87
192Edström1231:1,9222.99%224
194Svahn1221:1,9373.96%307
195Hultqvist1211:1,95410.16%763
196Jacobsson1201:1,9702.18%169
196Rosander1201:1,9707.63%576
198Åström1181:2,0031.47%99
199Blom1171:2,0201.30%79
199Hedlund1171:2,0201.14%70