Hsinchu City Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering Hsinchu City

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.

Hsinchu City 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.

Hsinchu City Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Hsinchu City 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 Hsinchu City

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.

Hsinchu City 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.

Hsinchu City 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 Hsinchu City

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Taiwan
1Chen47,0641:101.83%1
2Lin31,2071:151.70%2
3Huang23,9871:191.78%3
4Zhang21,6001:211.69%4
5Wu18,8201:242.02%7
6Li18,2941:251.59%5
7Wang16,1231:281.71%6
8Yang15,7861:292.65%11
9Liu14,6801:312.00%9
10Cai13,6681:332.15%10
11Xu13,6661:331.74%8
12Zheng10,8291:422.63%12
13Ceng10,6931:423.37%18
14Peng9,4201:487.13%39
15Xie6,4891:701.69%13
16Qiu6,1161:741.90%17
17Lu6,0111:761.86%16
18Hong5,9191:771.75%14
19Ye5,8741:772.30%23
20Guo5,8331:781.80%15
21Zhuang5,3311:852.53%25
22Zhou4,7981:951.79%22
23Jiang4,7291:961.75%21
24Su4,4701:1021.80%24
25He4,4521:1022.29%26
26Luo4,4401:1022.29%27
27Zhu4,2921:1062.85%33
28Zhong3,9041:1162.30%29
29Liao3,4911:1301.20%19
30Fan3,3301:1364.33%49
31Lai3,3211:1371.18%20
32Wei3,1511:1443.36%44
33Xiao3,0291:1501.67%28
34Yu2,6791:1701.88%36
35Wen2,5911:1754.59%54
36Dai2,5801:1763.34%48
37Hu2,3361:1941.73%37
38Shi2,3041:1971.36%30
39Gao1,9281:2361.16%31
40Sun1,9071:2382.30%46
41Zhan1,8811:2411.42%38
42Liang1,8171:2501.84%42
43Pan1,8011:2521.25%35
44Zhao1,7931:2531.77%41
45Tang1,6061:2832.13%50
46You1,5501:2930.98%32
47Ke1,5471:2941.59%43
48Yan1,5451:2941.20%40
49Song1,5131:3002.08%51
50Gu1,4871:3052.59%53
51Weng1,4141:3211.57%45
52Fu1,3521:3362.59%55
53Yao1,3321:3413.44%69
54Jian1,1911:3810.82%34
55Fang1,0821:4201.39%47
56Du1,0631:4272.10%56
57Ma1,0421:4362.34%62
58Deng1,0161:4471.75%52
59Ni9771:4656.72%88
60Feng8571:5302.12%65
61Cao8121:5591.67%58
62Han7941:5723.65%79
63Kang7491:6062.23%72
64Wan7371:6166.45%92
65Ruan7241:6272.69%76
66Ren7011:6485.76%90
67Lan6921:6561.68%64
68Dong6701:6781.59%63
69Tian6641:6842.06%74
70Zhuo6631:6851.64%66
71Lian6591:6891.67%68
72Zou6161:7371.97%75
73Ou6111:7431.67%70
74Ji5981:7591.33%61
75Guan5971:7612.85%80
76Bai5561:8171.69%73
77Hou5451:8331.08%57
78Xue5371:8461.13%59
79Cheng5091:8921.29%67
80Tu4601:9871.27%71
81Ding4461:1,0180.97%60
82Gong4171:1,0891.78%77
83Tan4121:1,1022.56%84
84Jin3661:1,2411.79%81
85Xia3461:1,3132.16%85
86Yuan3451:1,3161.48%78
87Tong3051:1,4891.56%82
88Yin2861:1,5881.76%83
89Qin2851:1,5942.62%94
90Xiong2771:1,6402.43%93
91Lei2611:1,7402.60%95
92Qian2561:1,7741.73%86
93Long2551:1,7813.48%110
94Mai2471:1,8393.29%109
95Meng2341:1,9413.38%115
96Qi2331:1,9493.09%107
97Rao2271:2,0012.53%99
98Gan2221:2,0461.91%91
99Bao2171:2,0932.17%96
100Cui2151:2,1122.66%104
101Shao2091:2,1731.43%87
102Jia1791:2,5373.06%121
103Mo1611:2,8212.91%122
104Mao1591:2,8561.28%89
105Dan1571:2,8934.53%142
105Duan1571:2,8932.32%119
107Ge1531:2,9682.26%118
108Chi1411:3,2211.93%111
109Sheng1391:3,2674.24%153
110Bernar1371:3,31538.48%688
111Chu1361:3,3391.45%97
111Xiang1361:3,3392.00%117
111Yi1361:3,3391.51%98
114Tao1341:3,3891.84%112
115Kong1331:3,4151.66%105
116Xi1321:3,4416.39%201
117Que1291:3,5211.58%103
118Pu1191:3,8172.71%126
119Cruz1161:3,9155.07%186
120Qu1091:4,1671.77%120
121Chenlin1081:4,2051.43%108
121Nie1081:4,2053.72%162
123Jie1001:4,5423.28%158
123Llori1001:4,54280.65%1,638
125Xin941:4,8321.08%100
126Nguyen931:4,8842.41%137
127Hao921:4,9372.67%143
127So921:4,9372.76%148
129Gui911:4,9915.86%235
130B811:5,6075.03%228