Changhua County Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering Changhua 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.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Changhua 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.

Changhua County Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Changhua 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.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Changhua 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.

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.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Changhua 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.

Changhua 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.

Most Common Surnames in Changhua County

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Taiwan
1Chen146,6231:85.70%1
2Huang96,5951:137.17%3
3Lin89,9921:144.90%2
4Zhang70,0471:185.48%4
5Xu49,8971:256.35%8
6Wu48,1981:265.16%7
7Li43,4531:293.77%5
8Wang42,3801:294.49%6
9Yang38,5831:326.47%11
10Liu35,8111:354.88%9
11Hong33,2701:379.85%14
12Xie33,1041:388.63%13
13Cai31,8651:395.01%10
14Shi26,3291:4715.54%30
15Lai22,7501:558.05%20
16Xiao22,5741:5512.45%28
17Zheng21,5531:585.23%12
18Qiu17,0791:735.31%17
19Zhan16,4421:7612.44%38
20Jiang15,3761:815.69%21
21Ceng14,4231:864.55%18
22Ke14,4101:8614.85%43
23Ye13,9671:895.47%23
24Zhou13,9651:895.21%22
25Zhuang13,1091:956.22%25
26Lu11,4371:1093.54%16
27You11,2471:1117.12%32
28Guo10,2171:1223.15%15
29Liao10,1431:1233.48%19
30Liang10,1071:12310.21%42
31Su10,0341:1244.03%24
32Yan7,3161:1705.68%40
33He6,2321:1993.20%26
34Hu6,0961:2044.52%37
35Luo5,3481:2322.76%27
36Zhong5,3391:2333.15%29
37Yao5,0581:24613.07%69
38Gao4,9911:2492.99%31
39Wei4,6911:2655.01%44
40Cao4,5741:2729.42%58
41Yu4,5041:2763.16%36
42Zhu4,4021:2822.93%33
43Zhao4,1221:3024.07%41
44Pan3,9151:3182.73%35
45Zhuo3,0551:4077.57%66
46Peng2,6771:4642.03%39
47Xue2,6081:4775.47%59
48Tang2,5741:4833.42%50
49Song2,4231:5133.33%51
50Bai2,3211:5367.06%73
51Gu2,2871:5443.99%53
52Weng2,2391:5552.49%45
53Sun2,1931:5672.65%46
54Dong2,1851:5695.17%63
55Jian1,9931:6241.37%34
56Ruan1,9161:6497.12%76
57Ji1,9111:6504.26%61
58Wen1,8571:6693.29%54
59Nakdaeng1,8461:673100.00%213
60Sam1,8211:68385.17%198
61So1,7511:71052.54%148
62Kang1,7231:7215.13%72
63Fang1,7051:7292.19%47
64Du1,6091:7733.17%56
65Fan1,5571:7982.02%49
66Ma1,5361:8093.45%62
67Ding1,5331:8113.34%60
68Fu1,3711:9072.62%55
69Dai1,3631:9121.76%48
70Tu1,3581:9153.74%71
71Deng1,2721:9772.19%52
72Hou1,1511:1,0802.27%57
73Ap1,1431:1,08892.85%277
74Lian1,0951:1,1352.77%68
75Lan1,0051:1,2372.44%64
76Feng9931:1,2522.46%65
77Cheng9491:1,3102.40%67
78Ou9481:1,3112.59%70
79Ni8741:1,4226.02%88
80Tong7551:1,6463.87%82
81Yin7141:1,7414.39%83
82Tian6381:1,9481.97%74
83Zou4961:2,5061.59%75
84Pu4811:2,58410.94%126
85Jin4541:2,7382.23%81
86Chang4351:2,8585.06%101
87Hua4281:2,9046.03%113
88Yuan4131:3,0101.77%78
89Porn4031:3,08576.47%512
90Xin3841:3,2374.43%100
91Long3821:3,2545.21%110
92Sukari3801:3,27199.48%647
93Chu3741:3,3244.00%97
94Gong3641:3,4151.55%77
95Han3561:3,4921.64%79
96Chenlin3511:3,5424.66%108
97S3251:3,8257.62%128
98Wan2971:4,1852.60%92
99Huangchen2951:4,2145.72%124
100Shao2801:4,4401.91%87
101Rao2751:4,5203.06%99
102Qian2741:4,5371.86%86
103Guan2731:4,5531.30%80
103Tan2731:4,5531.70%84
105Chenhuang2681:4,6385.01%123
106Yun2671:4,65616.66%231
107Tao2651:4,6913.63%112
108Bao2601:4,7812.60%96
109Linchen2591:4,7993.72%114
110Yi2471:5,0332.74%98
111Qu2431:5,1163.94%120
112Chi2361:5,2673.22%111
113Mao2291:5,4281.85%89
114Zhangchen2181:5,7025.07%127
115Lei2091:5,9482.08%95
115Xia2091:5,9481.30%85
117Gan2001:6,2151.72%91
118ChenZhang1991:6,2474.86%132
118Huanglin1991:6,2475.31%139
118Qi1991:6,2472.64%107
121Ren1931:6,4411.58%90
122Cha1881:6,6126.70%164
123Kh1851:6,71935.44%516
124Linhuang1791:6,9455.32%146
125Huangzhang1781:6,9848.27%195
125Xiong1781:6,9841.56%93
127Nguyen1751:7,1034.53%137
127Wangchen1751:7,1034.56%138
129Mo1701:7,3123.08%122
130An1681:7,3994.06%131
131Garcia1641:7,58015.69%308
132Tabpr1621:7,67387.57%1,161
133Zhanghuang1601:7,7696.83%185
134Sukarih1581:7,868100.00%1,334
135Xing1551:8,0203.89%134
136Ouyang1501:8,2872.20%116
137Linzhang1441:8,6324.67%156
138Geng1431:8,6935.44%173
139P1411:8,8168.16%215
140D1401:8,87910.69%266
141Chenli1361:9,1403.23%130
142Lichen1351:9,2083.18%129
142Zhanglin1351:9,2084.09%151
144Qin1341:9,2771.23%94
145Chenwang1331:9,3463.86%144
146K1321:9,41713.55%332
147Ling1301:9,5621.57%102
148Kong1281:9,7111.60%105
149Xuchen1261:9,8664.84%178
150Chenwu1231:10,1063.35%140
150Cui1231:10,1061.52%104
152Sa1161:10,7164.35%170
153n1151:10,8097.43%236
154Wuchen1141:10,9043.49%154
155Xiang1131:11,0011.66%117
155Yangchen1131:11,0015.04%191
157Som1111:11,19917.05%437
157T1111:11,1997.45%246
159Chenyang1051:11,8395.02%200
160Cruz1041:11,9534.55%186
160Huangwu1041:11,9535.41%207
162Bernar1031:12,06928.93%688
163Wanglin1011:12,3083.88%177
164Huangliu1001:12,4317.76%269
165Chenxu991:12,5563.76%172
166Wulin981:12,6843.91%180
167Angel951:13,08542.22%1,003
167B951:13,0855.90%228
169Ge941:13,2241.39%118
169HuangXu941:13,2247.29%268
169Pei941:13,2244.20%192
172Gue931:13,36655.03%1,246
173Caichen921:13,5123.52%175
174Chenliu901:13,8123.60%181
174Linwu901:13,8123.53%179
174Liuchen901:13,8123.96%189
174Zhanchen901:13,81220.18%582
178Lilin891:13,9672.99%161
179A881:14,1265.40%227
180Shen871:14,2882.75%155
180Xuhuang871:14,2886.20%254
180Xulin871:14,2884.43%205
183Linwang861:14,4544.01%196
184Mei851:14,6242.08%133
184Ph851:14,6246.57%267
184Wi851:14,62411.30%410
184Wuhuang851:14,6244.57%212
184Xiechen851:14,6246.20%258
189Bu831:14,9776.22%262
189Jia831:14,9771.42%121
191Hongchen821:15,1596.79%282
192Ba811:15,3472.70%160
192Zhangliu811:15,3476.54%275
194Chenzheng801:15,5385.12%234
194Orng801:15,538100.00%2,393
194Pra801:15,5388.05%327
194She801:15,5382.94%167
198R791:15,7358.13%334
198Zhangli791:15,7354.66%219
200Tha781:15,93712.72%454