Switzerland Genealogical Records
Switzerland Birth & Baptism Records
An index of close to 1 million records of births and baptisms, including parents' names and other details.
Switzerland Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to over 265,000 marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
Switzerland Death & Burial Records
A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.
An index to around 140,000 burial records from various sources. The index may contain name, age, gender, parents' names, place of burial and date of burial.
Newspapers Covering Switzerland
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.
Switzerland Immigration & Travel Records
This database contains registration cards of approximately 142,000 individuals who left Switzerland for overseas destinations from 1910-1953. Most of the individuals were emigrants, but some people were merely travelers. The majority of the emigrants were headed to the United States.
Names and other details of over 21,000 Jews who sought refuge in Switzerland before and during WWII.
Switzerland 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.
Switzerland Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Switzerland 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.
Switzerland Occupation & Business Records
A database of cricket scores and players.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Switzerland
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.
Switzerland Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
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.
Switzerland Maps
An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.
Switzerland 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.
Historical Description
This Central European Republic has an area of 15,950 square miles, and the population was, in 1920, 3,888,320, consisting principally of German, French and Italian speaking people, the former greatly predominating. The inhabitants are largely employed in agricultural pursuits, but the industries are also numerous, and include the manufacture of watches, (Geneva and Neuchatel), embroidery, lace, electrical machinery, water power machinery, railwas muchinery, electro-chemical products, silks, ribbons, woollens, cottons chocolate, cocoa, condensed milk, cheese, etc. The amount of trade with England has been growing steadily, the Imports amounting to £15,463,656, and the Exports to £36,996,066 in 1920. Cotton, linen and woollen manufactured goods are the chief imports from the United Kingdom. Berne, the capital, has a population of 104,626 (1920); Zurich, 207,161; Bale, 135,976 and Geneva 135,059.
Most Common Surnames in Switzerland
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Müller | 72,878 | 1:113 | |
| 2 | Meier | 51,680 | 1:159 | |
| 3 | Schmid | 44,839 | 1:183 | |
| 4 | Keller | 34,846 | 1:236 | |
| 5 | Weber | 30,341 | 1:271 | |
| 6 | Schneider | 27,417 | 1:300 | |
| 7 | Huber | 26,691 | 1:308 | |
| 8 | Meyer | 26,490 | 1:310 | |
| 9 | Steiner | 23,970 | 1:343 | |
| 10 | Fischer | 22,097 | 1:372 | |
| 11 | Baumann | 20,907 | 1:393 | |
| 12 | Frei | 20,872 | 1:393 | |
| 13 | Brunner | 20,861 | 1:394 | |
| 14 | Gerber | 20,402 | 1:403 | |
| 15 | Widmer | 20,128 | 1:408 | |
| 16 | Zimmermann | 19,551 | 1:420 | |
| 17 | Moser | 19,206 | 1:428 | |
| 18 | Graf | 18,175 | 1:452 | |
| 19 | Wyss | 17,980 | 1:457 | |
| 20 | Roth | 16,536 | 1:497 | |
| 21 | Suter | 16,208 | 1:507 | |
| 22 | Baumgartner | 15,558 | 1:528 | |
| 23 | Bachmann | 15,482 | 1:530 | |
| 24 | Studer | 15,075 | 1:545 | |
| 25 | Bucher | 14,674 | 1:560 | |
| 26 | Berger | 14,499 | 1:566 | |
| 27 | Kaufmann | 14,473 | 1:567 | |
| 28 | Kunz | 14,040 | 1:585 | |
| 29 | Hofer | 13,357 | 1:615 | |
| 30 | Bühler | 12,899 | 1:637 | |
| 31 | Lüthi | 12,674 | 1:648 | |
| 32 | Lehmann | 12,605 | 1:652 | |
| 33 | Marti | 12,520 | 1:656 | |
| 34 | Frey | 12,384 | 1:663 | |
| 35 | Christen | 12,226 | 1:672 | |
| 36 | Koch | 11,800 | 1:696 | |
| 37 | Egli | 11,073 | 1:742 | |
| 38 | Favre | 10,820 | 1:759 | |
| 39 | Arnold | 10,673 | 1:770 | |
| 40 | Pfister | 10,648 | 1:771 | |
| 41 | Schweizer | 10,319 | 1:796 | |
| 42 | Wüthrich | 10,184 | 1:806 | |
| 43 | Fuchs | 10,074 | 1:815 | |
| 44 | Martin | 9,954 | 1:825 | |
| 45 | Stalder | 9,921 | 1:828 | |
| 46 | Gasser | 9,851 | 1:834 | |
| 47 | Peter | 9,837 | 1:835 | |
| 48 | Kohler | 9,768 | 1:841 | |
| 49 | Maurer | 9,757 | 1:842 | |
| 50 | Koller | 9,702 | 1:847 | |
| 51 | Wenger | 9,634 | 1:852 | |
| 52 | Zürcher | 9,586 | 1:857 | |
| 53 | Burri | 9,357 | 1:878 | |
| 54 | Furrer | 9,171 | 1:896 | |
| 55 | Egger | 9,127 | 1:900 | |
| 56 | Hofmann | 9,122 | 1:900 | |
| 57 | Michel | 8,951 | 1:918 | |
| 58 | Hunziker | 8,930 | 1:920 | |
| 59 | Leuenberger | 8,921 | 1:921 | |
| 60 | Bieri | 8,789 | 1:934 | |
| 61 | Ammann | 8,672 | 1:947 | |
| 62 | Vogel | 8,470 | 1:970 | |
| 63 | Hug | 8,466 | 1:970 | |
| 64 | Hess | 8,368 | 1:981 | |
| 65 | Tanner | 8,204 | 1:1,001 | |
| 66 | Sutter | 8,196 | 1:1,002 | |
| 67 | Hauser | 8,171 | 1:1,005 | |
| 68 | Blaser | 8,116 | 1:1,012 | |
| 69 | Rüegg | 8,060 | 1:1,019 | |
| 70 | Hartmann | 7,680 | 1:1,069 | |
| 71 | Schuler | 7,486 | 1:1,097 | |
| 72 | Rey | 7,351 | 1:1,117 | |
| 72 | Wagner | 7,351 | 1:1,117 | |
| 74 | Gisler | 7,283 | 1:1,128 | |
| 75 | Senn | 7,280 | 1:1,128 | |
| 76 | Zbinden | 7,255 | 1:1,132 | |
| 77 | Kälin | 7,212 | 1:1,139 | |
| 78 | Schär | 7,125 | 1:1,153 | |
| 79 | Siegenthaler | 7,060 | 1:1,163 | |
| 80 | Scherrer | 7,033 | 1:1,168 | |
| 81 | Flückiger | 6,996 | 1:1,174 | |
| 82 | Lang | 6,866 | 1:1,196 | |
| 83 | Zaugg | 6,787 | 1:1,210 | |
| 84 | Fankhauser | 6,719 | 1:1,222 | |
| 85 | Stucki | 6,672 | 1:1,231 | |
| 86 | Kuhn | 6,565 | 1:1,251 | |
| 87 | Imhof | 6,545 | 1:1,255 | |
| 88 | Vogt | 6,531 | 1:1,258 | |
| 89 | Bernasconi | 6,511 | 1:1,261 | |
| 90 | Scheidegger | 6,462 | 1:1,271 | |
| 91 | Odermatt | 6,436 | 1:1,276 | |
| 92 | Portmann | 6,402 | 1:1,283 | |
| 93 | Küng | 6,386 | 1:1,286 | |
| 94 | Sommer | 6,370 | 1:1,289 | |
| 95 | Seiler | 6,310 | 1:1,302 | |
| 96 | Ackermann | 6,298 | 1:1,304 | |
| 97 | Liechti | 6,264 | 1:1,311 | |
| 98 | Jost | 6,241 | 1:1,316 | |
| 99 | Schmidt | 6,217 | 1:1,321 | |
| 100 | Schumacher | 6,142 | 1:1,337 | |
| 101 | Schärer | 6,117 | 1:1,343 | |
| 102 | Schwarz | 6,050 | 1:1,358 | |
| 103 | Stocker | 6,044 | 1:1,359 | |
| 104 | Staub | 6,038 | 1:1,360 | |
| 105 | Giger | 6,027 | 1:1,363 | |
| 106 | Hasler | 5,998 | 1:1,369 | |
| 107 | Rochat | 5,995 | 1:1,370 | |
| 108 | Schenk | 5,994 | 1:1,370 | |
| 109 | Lüscher | 5,835 | 1:1,408 | |
| 110 | Weiss | 5,760 | 1:1,426 | |
| 111 | Gloor | 5,735 | 1:1,432 | |
| 112 | Herzog | 5,713 | 1:1,438 | |
| 113 | Hofstetter | 5,710 | 1:1,438 | |
| 114 | Schwab | 5,678 | 1:1,446 | |
| 115 | Zehnder | 5,659 | 1:1,451 | |
| 116 | Stutz | 5,648 | 1:1,454 | |
| 117 | Pittet | 5,575 | 1:1,473 | |
| 118 | Rohner | 5,534 | 1:1,484 | |
| 119 | Weibel | 5,527 | 1:1,486 | |
| 120 | Schnyder | 5,491 | 1:1,496 | |
| 121 | Bosshard | 5,461 | 1:1,504 | |
| 122 | Wittwer | 5,436 | 1:1,511 | |
| 123 | Eichenberger | 5,430 | 1:1,513 | |
| 124 | Steiger | 5,343 | 1:1,537 | |
| 125 | Haas | 5,282 | 1:1,555 | |
| 126 | Schaller | 5,277 | 1:1,556 | |
| 127 | Stadelmann | 5,256 | 1:1,563 | |
| 128 | Rohrer | 5,198 | 1:1,580 | |
| 129 | Stettler | 5,192 | 1:1,582 | |
| 130 | Bolliger | 5,140 | 1:1,598 | |
| 131 | Stöckli | 5,121 | 1:1,604 | |
| 132 | Tobler | 5,112 | 1:1,607 | |
| 133 | Siegrist | 5,093 | 1:1,613 | |
| 134 | Sieber | 5,092 | 1:1,613 | |
| 135 | Wolf | 5,062 | 1:1,622 | |
| 136 | Sigrist | 5,056 | 1:1,624 | |
| 137 | Meister | 5,051 | 1:1,626 | |
| 138 | Marty | 5,036 | 1:1,631 | |
| 139 | Ulrich | 5,018 | 1:1,637 | |
| 140 | Lutz | 4,952 | 1:1,659 | |
| 141 | Lanz | 4,945 | 1:1,661 | |
| 142 | Blanc | 4,943 | 1:1,662 | |
| 143 | Röthlisberger | 4,942 | 1:1,662 | |
| 144 | Grob | 4,897 | 1:1,677 | |
| 145 | Kaiser | 4,893 | 1:1,679 | |
| 146 | Steffen | 4,849 | 1:1,694 | |
| 147 | Betschart | 4,843 | 1:1,696 | |
| 148 | Locher | 4,841 | 1:1,697 | |
| 149 | Beck | 4,839 | 1:1,697 | |
| 150 | Aeschlimann | 4,807 | 1:1,709 | |
| 151 | Blum | 4,799 | 1:1,711 | |
| 152 | Bühlmann | 4,795 | 1:1,713 | |
| 153 | Probst | 4,782 | 1:1,717 | |
| 154 | Mathys | 4,774 | 1:1,720 | |
| 155 | Rossi | 4,773 | 1:1,721 | |
| 156 | Schmutz | 4,759 | 1:1,726 | |
| 157 | Kessler | 4,725 | 1:1,738 | |
| 158 | Kuster | 4,711 | 1:1,743 | |
| 159 | Häfliger | 4,688 | 1:1,752 | |
| 160 | Muller | 4,672 | 1:1,758 | |
| 161 | Steinmann | 4,664 | 1:1,761 | |
| 162 | Stauffer | 4,648 | 1:1,767 | |
| 163 | Haller | 4,639 | 1:1,770 | |
| 164 | Graber | 4,607 | 1:1,783 | |
| 165 | Krebs | 4,574 | 1:1,796 | |
| 166 | Walker | 4,571 | 1:1,797 | |
| 167 | Ziegler | 4,539 | 1:1,809 | |
| 168 | Nussbaumer | 4,509 | 1:1,821 | |
| 169 | Benz | 4,491 | 1:1,829 | |
| 170 | Jenni | 4,472 | 1:1,837 | |
| 171 | Friedli | 4,458 | 1:1,842 | |
| 172 | Käser | 4,430 | 1:1,854 | |
| 173 | Bischof | 4,378 | 1:1,876 | |
| 174 | Fässler | 4,361 | 1:1,883 | |
| 175 | Aebi | 4,347 | 1:1,889 | |
| 175 | Hostettler | 4,347 | 1:1,889 | |
| 177 | Richard | 4,336 | 1:1,894 | |
| 178 | Hürlimann | 4,317 | 1:1,902 | |
| 179 | Zwahlen | 4,316 | 1:1,903 | |
| 180 | Knecht | 4,304 | 1:1,908 | |
| 180 | Schaub | 4,304 | 1:1,908 | |
| 182 | Wehrli | 4,298 | 1:1,911 | |
| 183 | Eugster | 4,297 | 1:1,911 | |
| 184 | Mäder | 4,282 | 1:1,918 | |
| 185 | Walther | 4,281 | 1:1,918 | |
| 186 | Ott | 4,240 | 1:1,937 | |
| 187 | Flury | 4,232 | 1:1,941 | |
| 188 | Brügger | 4,226 | 1:1,943 | |
| 189 | Rossier | 4,225 | 1:1,944 | |
| 190 | Willi | 4,223 | 1:1,945 | |
| 191 | Erni | 4,201 | 1:1,955 | |
| 192 | Ryser | 4,188 | 1:1,961 | |
| 193 | Gut | 4,152 | 1:1,978 | |
| 193 | Wicki | 4,152 | 1:1,978 | |
| 195 | Reber | 4,133 | 1:1,987 | |
| 196 | Merz | 4,107 | 1:2,000 | |
| 197 | Thalmann | 4,094 | 1:2,006 | |
| 198 | Mettler | 4,071 | 1:2,017 | |
| 199 | Wirth | 4,067 | 1:2,019 | |
| 200 | Iten | 4,064 | 1:2,021 | |