Hsinchu County Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering Hsinchu 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.

Hsinchu 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.

Hsinchu County Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Hsinchu 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 Hsinchu 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.

Hsinchu 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.

Hsinchu 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 Hsinchu County

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Taiwan
1Chen50,1491:111.95%1
2Lin31,5691:181.72%2
3Huang28,0351:202.08%3
4Zhang26,4021:212.07%4
5Liu23,9311:233.26%9
6Xu22,8491:242.91%8
7Li20,3371:271.76%5
8Peng19,0081:2914.39%39
9Wu16,4891:341.77%7
10Ceng15,6361:354.93%18
11Fan11,9201:4715.49%49
12Luo10,9081:515.64%27
13Wang10,7121:521.13%6
14Qiu9,9541:563.10%17
15Yang9,7751:571.64%11
16Zheng9,4441:592.29%12
17Xie8,6081:642.24%13
18Lu8,2701:672.56%16
19Jiang8,1531:683.02%21
20Ye7,9081:703.10%23
21Zhong7,0291:794.15%29
22Cai6,7551:821.06%10
23Dai5,8331:957.55%48
24He5,5401:1002.85%26
25Guo5,4941:1011.70%15
26Lai5,4541:1021.93%20
27Zhou4,9421:1121.84%22
28Zhuang4,6461:1192.20%25
29Zhu4,5271:1223.01%33
30Yu4,3081:1293.02%36
31Wei4,3021:1294.59%44
32Wen4,2241:1317.48%54
33Liao4,1521:1341.42%19
34Zhan3,6201:1532.74%38
35Gu3,5851:1556.25%53
36Su3,2691:1701.31%24
37Tian3,0111:1849.32%74
38Hu2,6891:2062.00%37
39Gao2,6571:2091.59%31
40Deng2,6411:2104.54%52
41Xiao2,5991:2131.43%28
42Hong2,4911:2230.74%14
43Liang2,4371:2272.46%42
44Song2,2121:2513.04%51
45Zou1,8351:3025.88%75
46Fu1,7801:3113.40%55
47Feng1,7221:3224.26%65
48Tang1,6431:3372.18%50
49Sun1,6121:3441.95%46
50Shi1,6021:3460.95%30
51Pan1,4531:3821.01%35
52You1,4321:3870.91%32
53Weng1,4231:3901.58%45
54Zhao1,3751:4031.36%41
55Yan1,3461:4121.05%40
56Guan1,3021:4266.22%80
57Fang1,2941:4281.66%47
58Jian1,2211:4540.84%34
59Shan1,1861:46777.77%239
60Ruan1,1561:4804.30%76
61Gan7721:7186.65%91
62Tu7601:7292.09%71
63Ke7331:7560.76%43
64Lan7261:7641.76%64
65Du6921:8011.37%56
66Zhuo6651:8341.65%66
67Han6581:8423.03%79
68Long6531:8498.91%110
69Ma5981:9271.34%62
70Qian5911:9384.00%86
71Cao5601:9901.15%58
72Xue5361:1,0341.12%59
73Wan4911:1,1294.29%92
74Lian4521:1,2261.14%68
75Cheng4501:1,2321.14%67
76Dong4291:1,2921.02%63
77Xia4131:1,3422.58%85
78Yao4041:1,3721.04%69
79Rao3711:1,4944.13%99
80Ou3491:1,5880.95%70
81Ding3401:1,6300.74%60
82Nguyen3351:1,6558.67%137
82Tan3351:1,6552.08%84
84Bai3281:1,6901.00%73
85Gong3251:1,7061.38%77
86Hou3231:1,7160.64%57
87Cruz2821:1,96612.33%186
88Tong2771:2,0011.42%82
89Yuan2741:2,0231.17%78
90Ni2711:2,0451.87%88
91Ji2621:2,1160.58%61
92S2591:2,1406.08%128
93Xiong2571:2,1572.25%93
94Jin2461:2,2531.21%81
95Mai2391:2,3193.18%109
96Kong2381:2,3292.97%105
97Chi2281:2,4313.11%111
98Yin2231:2,4861.37%83
99Lei2201:2,5202.19%95
99Shao2201:2,5201.50%87
101Kang2091:2,6520.62%72
101Ren2091:2,6521.72%90
103Sa2031:2,7317.61%170
104Reyes1841:3,0139.55%206
104Yun1841:3,01311.48%231
106Mao1821:3,0461.47%89
107Car1601:3,46534.26%558
107Mo1601:3,4652.89%122
109Duan1591:3,4862.35%119
110Qin1571:3,5311.44%94
111Bao1471:3,7711.47%96
112Fanjiang1411:3,9314.26%150
113A1391:3,9888.53%227
113Ba1391:3,9884.64%160
115Pral1351:4,10683.33%1,296
116C1331:4,1688.01%224
117D1301:4,2649.92%266
118San1251:4,43511.60%303
119Cha1231:4,5074.38%164
120Cui1221:4,5441.51%104
121B1201:4,6197.45%228
121Priela1201:4,61997.56%1,654
123Dan1131:4,9053.26%142
124Ge1101:5,0391.63%118
124n1101:5,0397.11%236
126Meng1091:5,0861.57%115
127Bautis1071:5,18180.45%1,547
127Chu1071:5,1811.14%97
127Qi1071:5,1811.42%107
130Lee1061:5,2292.19%125
131Idtoly1021:5,435100.00%1,944
131Xiang1021:5,4351.50%117
133P991:5,5995.73%215
134Chang981:5,6561.14%101
135Jia971:5,7151.66%121
135Pin971:5,71542.17%991
137Delac951:5,83518.10%515
138Le941:5,8974.57%202
139Tran931:5,9609.59%337
140Da911:6,0919.05%320
140Villanueva911:6,09161.07%1,394
142Sudio891:6,22896.74%2,120
143Ramos881:6,2998.60%316
144M861:6,4466.96%276
144Sandos861:6,4468.33%312
146An831:6,6792.00%131
146R831:6,6798.54%334
148Chai821:6,7604.82%217
149T811:6,8435.44%246
150Yi801:6,9290.89%98
151Chenhuang781:7,1071.46%123
151L781:7,1079.39%379
151Que781:7,1070.95%103
154Bu771:7,1995.77%262
155Dela761:7,29410.04%408
155Tao761:7,2941.04%112
157Ha741:7,49115.71%553
157Linchen741:7,4911.06%114
157Mora741:7,49122.91%744
157Ph741:7,4915.72%267
161Bo711:7,8072.60%166
162She701:7,9192.57%167
163Mi681:8,1525.16%263
164Ca661:8,3995.96%298
164Diao661:8,3995.02%265
164Dinh661:8,39932.51%1,085
164Mei661:8,3991.61%133
164Ri661:8,39910.80%456
164Th661:8,3995.87%293
170Jie641:8,6612.10%158
170Pham641:8,66113.65%556
172Gal631:8,79921.50%815
172Si631:8,7992.33%169
172Xin631:8,7990.73%100
175Ga621:8,9419.90%448
175Garcia621:8,9415.93%308
175Mar621:8,9417.05%359
178De611:9,0876.39%340
178So611:9,0871.83%148
180Flor601:9,23921.90%862
180Ling601:9,2390.73%102
182Hung591:9,3955.88%322
182Miao591:9,3952.75%196
182Tsai591:9,3952.60%190
185Aguil571:9,72534.76%1,276
185Huangchen571:9,7251.11%124
185Tin571:9,72549.14%1,741
188Bi561:9,8991.84%159
188Liuchen561:9,8992.46%189
190Franc551:10,07913.22%608
190Pei551:10,0792.46%192
192Ascan541:10,26593.10%3,133
192Bal541:10,2659.84%494
192Min541:10,2654.28%272
192Pu541:10,2651.23%126
192Shu541:10,2651.58%145
197Kar531:10,45945.69%1,741
197Quid531:10,45960.92%2,237
197Ram531:10,45917.26%779
200Aquino521:10,66017.33%791
200Ch521:10,6604.33%284
200Gar521:10,66017.63%808
200Huangpeng521:10,66019.05%865
200Mad521:10,66021.76%958
200Pa521:10,66011.16%560
200Qu521:10,6600.84%120
200Zuo521:10,6601.47%141