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Newspapers Covering Chiayi 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.

Chiayi 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.

Chiayi County Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Chiayi 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 Chiayi 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.

Chiayi County Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

Chiayi 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 Chiayi County

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency	Percent of Parent	Rank in Taiwan
1	Chen	55,281	1:9	2.15%	1
2	Lin	39,757	1:13	2.16%	2
3	Huang	36,413	1:14	2.70%	3
4	Cai	26,105	1:19	4.10%	10
5	Zhang	23,034	1:22	1.80%	4
6	Li	22,975	1:22	1.99%	5
7	Wu	18,945	1:26	2.03%	7
8	Liu	17,005	1:29	2.32%	9
9	Wang	16,099	1:31	1.71%	6
10	Xu	14,015	1:36	1.78%	8
11	He	10,301	1:48	5.29%	26
12	Guo	9,231	1:54	2.85%	15
13	Ye	9,017	1:55	3.53%	23
14	Yang	8,790	1:57	1.47%	11
15	Lai	8,626	1:58	3.05%	20
16	Zheng	8,428	1:59	2.05%	12
17	Lu	8,325	1:60	2.57%	16
18	Jiang	7,107	1:70	2.63%	21
19	Qiu	6,957	1:72	2.16%	17
20	Hou	6,401	1:78	12.64%	57
21	Su	6,266	1:80	2.52%	24
22	Xiao	6,246	1:80	3.44%	28
23	Xie	6,197	1:80	1.62%	13
24	Weng	5,895	1:85	6.55%	45
25	Luo	5,350	1:93	2.76%	27
26	Jian	5,227	1:95	3.58%	34
27	Zhuang	5,096	1:98	2.42%	25
28	Ceng	4,955	1:101	1.56%	18
29	Hong	4,878	1:102	1.44%	14
30	Zhou	4,052	1:123	1.51%	22
31	Liao	3,140	1:159	1.08%	19
32	Zhu	3,040	1:164	2.02%	33
33	Yan	2,850	1:175	2.21%	40
34	Shi	2,766	1:180	1.63%	30
35	Ke	2,761	1:180	2.85%	43
36	Tu	2,494	1:200	6.87%	71
37	Zhong	2,360	1:211	1.39%	29
38	Gao	2,334	1:214	1.40%	31
39	Zhan	2,316	1:215	1.75%	38
40	Fang	2,074	1:240	2.66%	47
41	Yu	2,027	1:246	1.42%	36
42	You	1,881	1:265	1.19%	32
43	Wei	1,600	1:311	1.71%	44
44	Dai	1,504	1:331	1.95%	48
45	Deng	1,286	1:388	2.21%	52
46	Zhao	1,274	1:391	1.26%	41
47	Hu	1,261	1:395	0.94%	37
48	Pan	1,204	1:414	0.84%	35
49	Tang	1,163	1:428	1.54%	50
50	Wen	1,135	1:439	2.01%	54
51	Fan	1,010	1:493	1.31%	49
52	Liang	966	1:516	0.98%	42
53	Gong	937	1:532	3.99%	77
54	Guan	885	1:563	4.23%	80
55	Kang	864	1:577	2.57%	72
56	Ruan	861	1:579	3.20%	76
57	Pron	844	1:590	97.24%	362
58	Ma	842	1:592	1.89%	62
59	Sun	825	1:604	1.00%	46
60	Ding	803	1:621	1.75%	60
61	Dong	730	1:683	1.73%	63
62	Peng	725	1:687	0.55%	39
63	Yao	688	1:724	1.78%	69
64	Gu	669	1:745	1.17%	53
65	Fu	618	1:806	1.18%	55
66	Xue	609	1:818	1.28%	59
67	Feng	608	1:820	1.51%	65
68	Du	566	1:880	1.12%	56
69	Cheng	534	1:933	1.35%	67
70	Song	508	1:981	0.70%	51
71	Tian	494	1:1,009	1.53%	74
72	Han	433	1:1,151	1.99%	79
73	Ou	409	1:1,218	1.12%	70
74	Ji	404	1:1,234	0.90%	61
75	Lan	382	1:1,305	0.93%	64
76	An	375	1:1,329	9.05%	131
77	Yuan	361	1:1,380	1.55%	78
78	Cao	351	1:1,420	0.72%	58
79	Zou	318	1:1,567	1.02%	75
80	Lian	315	1:1,582	0.80%	68
81	Chenlin	251	1:1,985	3.33%	108
82	Chenhuang	241	1:2,068	4.50%	123
82	Huangchen	241	1:2,068	4.67%	124
84	Qian	222	1:2,245	1.50%	86
85	Linchen	214	1:2,329	3.07%	114
86	Bai	212	1:2,351	0.64%	73
87	Yin	210	1:2,373	1.29%	83
88	Shang	191	1:2,609	5.70%	147
89	Zhuo	186	1:2,679	0.46%	66
90	Shao	178	1:2,800	1.21%	87
91	Caichen	170	1:2,931	6.50%	175
91	Zhangchen	170	1:2,931	3.95%	127
93	Duon	167	1:2,984	97.66%	1,230
94	Mao	162	1:3,076	1.31%	89
95	Reyes	156	1:3,194	8.10%	206
96	Lei	154	1:3,236	1.54%	95
97	Chi	149	1:3,345	2.03%	111
98	Xiong	148	1:3,367	1.30%	93
99	Lichen	140	1:3,560	3.30%	129
99	Tan	140	1:3,560	0.87%	84
101	Tong	139	1:3,585	0.71%	82
102	Mai	136	1:3,664	1.81%	109
103	Pu	135	1:3,691	3.07%	126
104	Gan	130	1:3,833	1.12%	91
105	Jin	129	1:3,863	0.63%	81
106	Caihuang	128	1:3,893	8.50%	243
106	Nguyen	128	1:3,893	3.31%	137
108	Cha	122	1:4,085	4.35%	164
109	Linhuang	121	1:4,118	3.60%	146

110	Huangcai	120	1:4,153	7.35%	226
111	Huanglin	119	1:4,188	3.17%	139
112	Mei	117	1:4,259	2.86%	133
113	Chenli	112	1:4,449	2.66%	130
113	Zhanglin	112	1:4,449	3.39%	151
115	Bao	110	1:4,530	1.10%	96
115	Chenwu	110	1:4,530	2.99%	140
117	Lao	105	1:4,746	10.01%	306
118	Chencai	104	1:4,792	3.83%	168
119	Tao	101	1:4,934	1.38%	112
120	Cailin	100	1:4,983	5.30%	211
120	Ni	100	1:4,983	0.69%	88
120	Xiang	100	1:4,983	1.47%	117
123	Xia	99	1:5,034	0.62%	85
124	Wuchen	98	1:5,085	3.00%	154
125	Wangchen	95	1:5,246	2.48%	138
126	ChenZhang	94	1:5,301	2.29%	132
127	Duan	93	1:5,358	1.38%	119
128	Qin	92	1:5,417	0.85%	94
129	Caiwu	89	1:5,599	8.99%	329
129	Huangli	89	1:5,599	4.67%	208
131	S	87	1:5,728	2.04%	128
132	Ren	85	1:5,863	0.70%	90
133	Caili	84	1:5,933	7.47%	294
134	Ouyang	82	1:6,077	1.20%	116
135	Wan	77	1:6,472	0.67%	92
136	Huangwu	76	1:6,557	3.95%	207
137	Yi	75	1:6,645	0.83%	98
138	Ling	72	1:6,921	0.87%	102
138	Wic	72	1:6,921	33.80%	1,046
140	Licai	70	1:7,119	6.75%	309
140	Lincai	70	1:7,119	4.24%	225
142	Chenhou	68	1:7,328	30.63%	1,015
142	Lihuang	68	1:7,328	3.06%	193
142	Rao	68	1:7,328	0.76%	99
145	Chenwang	67	1:7,438	1.94%	144
145	Linli	67	1:7,438	2.57%	176
147	Linzhang	65	1:7,667	2.11%	156
147	Qi	65	1:7,667	0.86%	107
149	Liuchen	64	1:7,787	2.81%	189
149	Long	64	1:7,787	0.87%	110
151	Cruz	63	1:7,910	2.75%	186
151	Liuhuang	63	1:7,910	4.19%	243
151	Liulin	63	1:7,910	3.73%	220
154	Huangwang	62	1:8,038	3.70%	222
155	Carm	59	1:8,446	68.60%	2,261
155	Linliu	59	1:8,446	3.55%	223
155	Sandi	59	1:8,446	36.42%	1,296
158	Huangzhang	58	1:8,592	2.70%	195
158	Lilin	58	1:8,592	1.95%	161
158	Linwang	58	1:8,592	2.71%	196
158	Wulin	58	1:8,592	2.31%	180
162	Wucai	57	1:8,743	5.68%	322
162	Xin	57	1:8,743	0.66%	100
164	Chu	56	1:8,899	0.60%	97
164	Houchen	56	1:8,899	22.86%	946
164	Pang	56	1:8,899	1.70%	152
164	Que	56	1:8,899	0.68%	103
168	Helin	55	1:9,061	10.04%	496
168	Luchen	55	1:9,061	4.60%	285
168	Zhangcai	55	1:9,061	5.74%	339
171	Bago	54	1:9,228	46.96%	1,752
171	Chenlu	54	1:9,228	4.68%	288
171	Chenxu	54	1:9,228	2.05%	172
171	Linxu	54	1:9,228	2.85%	209
171	Qu	54	1:9,228	0.88%	120
176	Jiangchen	51	1:9,771	5.12%	326
176	Zhangli	51	1:9,771	3.01%	219
178	Chenliu	50	1:9,967	2.00%	181
178	Wanglin	50	1:9,967	1.92%	177
180	Caiwang	49	1:10,170	4.88%	320
180	Huanghou	49	1:10,170	27.84%	1,213
180	Linwu	49	1:10,170	1.92%	179
180	Liuzhang	49	1:10,170	3.62%	260
180	P	49	1:10,170	2.84%	215
180	Tran	49	1:10,170	5.05%	337
186	Caisu	48	1:10,382	14.20%	720
186	Mo	48	1:10,382	0.87%	122
186	ZhangWang	48	1:10,382	3.51%	259
189	Huanglu	47	1:10,603	7.95%	467
189	Xuhuang	47	1:10,603	3.35%	254
189	Zhuangchen	47	1:10,603	5.63%	375
192	Chang	46	1:10,833	0.53%	101
192	Chenguo	46	1:10,833	3.59%	270
192	Shu	46	1:10,833	1.35%	145
192	Zhengchen	46	1:10,833	2.91%	233
196	Kong	45	1:11,074	0.56%	105
196	Kuang	45	1:11,074	2.08%	194
196	So	45	1:11,074	1.35%	148
199	Huangguo	44	1:11,326	5.63%	401
199	Lizhang	44	1:11,326	2.51%	214
199	Meng	44	1:11,326	0.64%	115
199	Wuhuang	44	1:11,326	2.37%	212
199	Zhanghuang	44	1:11,326	1.88%	185

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