Syria Genealogical Records

Syria Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Newspapers Covering Syria

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.

Syria 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.

Syria Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Syria 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.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Syria

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.

Medieval Nobility of the Muslim World (500-1512)

Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.

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.

Syria 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.

Medieval Nobility of the Muslim World (500-1512)

Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

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

Syria 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.

Historical Description

Syria hath on the East, Euphrates; on the West, the Mediterranean Sea; on the North, Cilicia; and on other parts, Asia minor.

The Inhabitants of this Countrey are either Mahumetans, or Christians: these later are divided into the Sects of Melchies, Jacobites, and Maronites: these last inhabit only Mount Libanus, so much renowned for its goodly Cedars.

In this Countrey, between it and Armenia minor, live a certain people whom they call Cardi, or Coordes. These men worship the Devil, and with good reason, as they think, because God is a good man, and will do no man harm; but the Devil is a Knave, and must be pleased.

This Countrey is divided into three Provinces, viz. Phoenicia, Coelo-Syria, and Syro-Phoenicia.

A Geographical Description of the World (1671) by George Meriton

Most Common Surnames in Syria

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Khaled1,475,0341:13
2Mohamed1,027,1271:19
3Al Numan696,1701:28
4Ahmed682,2511:28
5Ali679,2141:28
6Hassan425,1341:45
7Hussein402,1611:48
8Ibrahim365,5801:53
9Mahmoud296,7441:65
10Samaan275,0401:70
11Saleh216,6581:89
12Alzuhur211,4341:91
13Mostafa208,0831:93
14Alththania183,0341:105
15Allah180,5911:107
16Suleiman173,6411:111
17Khalaf169,7541:114
18Mohammed154,2911:125
19Yousef154,0201:125
20Aldaman148,2631:130
21Khalil127,0871:152
22Ahmad126,3791:153
23El Din119,7601:161
24Eisaa117,0731:165
25Ismail116,9601:165
26Hamoud97,8951:197
27Abdel95,7201:202
28Saeed92,3961:209
29Mousa92,2381:209
30Omar90,3551:214
31Jassim86,0411:224
32Rahman85,9781:224
33Sheikh83,9221:230
34Awad78,7111:245
35Deeb73,7091:262
36Al-Karim70,3841:274
37Azza70,0301:276
38Abdo69,6681:277
39Abbas66,6781:289
40Elkader65,0991:296
41Qasim65,0971:296
42Osman60,7491:318
43Badr57,2361:337
44Al-Razzaq56,5841:341
45El Hajj55,2521:349
46Khader54,9161:351
47Abdullah54,2301:356
48Nasser54,1541:356
49Hamad54,0271:357
50El Abd52,7181:366
51Yassin52,0741:371
52Al Jassim49,6361:389
53Aboud49,4221:391
54Shamalieh49,0721:393
55Hameed47,0671:410
56Al Aziz46,9511:411
57Darwish46,5181:415
58Haj46,4641:415
59Ramadan45,8211:421
60Hamid44,1561:437
61Asaad43,7831:441
62El Arab43,2151:447
63Obaid40,8181:473
64Jerash39,8431:484
65Khalif38,8821:496
66Salim36,9771:522
67Shams36,4071:530
68Al Hamoud36,0861:535
69Fares36,0451:535
70Rashid35,8841:538
71Khair34,9721:552
72Juma34,7431:556
73Hamdan34,6281:557
74Issa34,3041:563
75Eid34,2801:563
76Salem33,2031:581
77Salloum32,7321:590
78Adnan32,6211:592
79Younis31,9841:603
80Sobhy31,5651:611
81Mansour31,4191:614
82Jamil30,9961:623
83Habib30,3681:636
84Yujad29,7451:649
85Nayef29,5631:653
86Shehadeh29,2421:660
87Salman27,7791:695
88El Latif27,5161:701
89Amin27,3651:705
90Taha26,7871:721
91Mari26,5061:728
92Al Ward26,4921:729
93Salama26,0201:742
94Hilal25,7211:750
95Alyousf25,2971:763
96Al Mousa24,8101:778
97Hamada24,7951:778
98Turki24,3071:794
99Duyub24,2361:796
100Jumah23,9661:805
101Khadour23,9331:806
102Diab23,5941:818
103Al Awamid23,5581:819
104Haji23,4561:823
105Sharqia23,2241:831
106Al Omar22,3751:863
107Yahya22,3641:863
108Farhan22,2361:868
109Mohsen22,1831:870
110Shaaban21,9391:880
111Al Khatib21,2861:907
112Hamed21,0811:916
113Sulaiman20,8051:928
114Fahd20,7391:931
115Hamidi20,6581:934
116Masry20,6001:937
117Dawood19,9111:969
118Saad19,8211:974
119Bashir19,7871:975
120Kamel19,6581:982
121Al-Majeed19,6141:984
122Al Sheikh19,6051:984
123Matar19,3361:998
124El Helou19,2261:1,004
125Haddad19,1191:1,010
126El Sharqeya19,1071:1,010
127Mahfoud18,6491:1,035
128El Hadi18,6481:1,035
129Al Ain18,6261:1,036
130El Wahab18,6211:1,037
131Fayez18,5821:1,039
132Haidar18,3911:1,049
132Zidan18,3911:1,049
134Hassoun18,3091:1,054
135Hamdou18,1731:1,062
136Hamza17,8501:1,081
137Al Hamad17,8141:1,083
138Omran17,7371:1,088
139Tawfiq17,7291:1,089
140Khalifa17,6841:1,091
141Ayed17,5161:1,102
142Sah17,4501:1,106
143Qasarneh17,4491:1,106
144Al Fattah16,9641:1,138
145Obeid16,9291:1,140
146Al Thina16,8711:1,144
147Islam16,7791:1,150
148Daoud16,7721:1,151
149Sherif16,7181:1,155
150Hammadi16,7171:1,155
151Fadel16,7111:1,155
152Al Rahim16,6641:1,158
153Al Haji16,5791:1,164
153Shaheen16,5791:1,164
155Arab16,4501:1,173
156Barakat16,4391:1,174
157Hamo16,2561:1,187
158Ghanim16,1811:1,193
159Maarouf16,0671:1,201
160Idris16,0391:1,203
161El Salam15,9781:1,208
162Sameh15,9361:1,211
163Al Humaidi15,9161:1,213
164Aladol15,7781:1,223
165Aziz15,7671:1,224
166Muslim15,7521:1,225
167Ragab15,7361:1,227
168Mukhlaf15,7191:1,228
169Attieh15,5081:1,245
170Fawaz15,1751:1,272
171Al Dahour15,1581:1,273
172Alawi15,1191:1,277
173Jamal15,0801:1,280
174Jan14,9911:1,288
175Artouz14,9771:1,289
176El Ghany14,9651:1,290
177Adel14,9641:1,290
178Halab14,9551:1,291
179Refaat14,8841:1,297
180Oued14,7581:1,308
181Fayad14,4811:1,333
182Waleed14,2701:1,353
183Kamal14,1671:1,362
184Assaf14,1381:1,365
185Al Aboud14,1321:1,366
186Jiblah13,8741:1,391
187Al Aliawi13,8111:1,398
188Aswad13,5721:1,422
189Zakaria13,4601:1,434
190Mehrez13,4151:1,439
191Al Mashrafah13,4041:1,440
192Saber13,3681:1,444
193Al-Khader13,2311:1,459
194Faraj13,0901:1,474
195Nawaf13,0251:1,482
196Faisal12,9081:1,495
197Khalouf12,8301:1,504
198Sultan12,7691:1,512
199Al Othman12,4701:1,548
200Zuhair12,4211:1,554