Hualien County Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering Hualien 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.

Hualien 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.

Hualien County Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Hualien 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 Hualien 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.

Hualien 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.

Hualien 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 Hualien County

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Taiwan
1Chen32,7521:101.27%1
2Lin29,4941:111.60%2
3Huang19,2631:171.43%3
4Zhang18,4081:181.44%4
5Li16,5471:201.43%5
6Wu12,4611:261.33%7
7Liu11,6871:281.59%9
8Wang11,1141:291.18%6
9Xu10,8381:301.38%8
10Yang7,7281:421.30%11
11Qiu5,8541:551.82%17
12Ceng5,5491:581.75%18
13Cai5,5281:590.87%10
14Pan5,1311:633.57%35
15Zheng5,0511:641.23%12
16Jiang4,9441:661.83%21
17Lu4,5861:711.42%16
18Xie4,4781:721.17%13
19Ye4,0111:811.57%23
20Luo3,9931:812.06%27
21Lai3,8841:841.37%20
22Peng3,7071:882.81%39
23Zhong3,7051:882.19%29
24Gao3,6181:902.17%31
25Zhou3,4761:931.30%22
26Liao3,2391:1001.11%19
27You3,1841:1022.01%32
28Guo2,8181:1150.87%15
29Yu2,7111:1201.90%36
30Hu2,6961:1202.00%37
31Zhuang2,6361:1231.25%25
32He2,5991:1251.34%26
33Su2,4981:1301.00%24
34Hong2,4121:1350.71%14
35Zhu2,2461:1451.49%33
36Jian1,9861:1631.36%34
37Xiao1,9051:1701.05%28
38Shi1,7961:1811.06%30
39Wen1,7851:1823.16%54
40Zhao1,6541:1961.63%41
41Fan1,6031:2022.08%49
41Wei1,6031:2021.71%44
43Zhan1,5801:2051.20%38
44Liang1,5751:2061.59%42
45Song1,4751:2202.03%51
46Tian1,4361:2264.44%74
47Gu1,4191:2292.47%53
48Deng1,4121:2302.43%52
49Sun1,2911:2511.56%46
50Fang1,2341:2631.59%47
51Yan1,1791:2750.92%40
52Dai1,1761:2761.52%48
53Tang1,1181:2901.48%50
54Ma1,0241:3172.30%62
55Fu9391:3461.80%55
56Du9211:3521.82%56
57Jin9081:3574.45%81
58Weng8471:3830.94%45
59Ke8431:3850.87%43
60Lian7391:4391.87%68
61Lan7241:4481.76%64
62Feng6591:4931.63%65
63Zou6321:5142.02%75
64Cao5861:5541.21%58
65Tu5841:5561.61%71
66Zhuo5211:6231.29%66
67Xue4851:6691.02%59
68Guan4481:7252.14%80
69Dong4391:7391.04%63
69Kang4391:7391.31%72
71Cheng4161:7801.05%67
72Ding3971:8180.86%60
73Bai3851:8431.17%73
74Ou3721:8731.02%70
75Han3691:8801.70%79
75Ji3691:8800.82%61
77Yao3561:9120.92%69
78Hou3511:9250.69%57
79Rao3321:9783.70%99
79Yuan3321:9781.42%78
81Tong2931:1,1081.50%82
82Tan2701:1,2021.68%84
82Wan2701:1,2022.36%92
84Xia2521:1,2881.57%85
85Gong2461:1,3201.05%77
86Ren2411:1,3471.98%90
87Ge2371:1,3703.50%118
88Yin2061:1,5761.27%83
89Qin1861:1,7451.71%94
90Ni1801:1,8031.24%88
91Gan1791:1,8131.54%91
92Ruan1761:1,8440.65%76
93Xiang1751:1,8552.57%117
94Chi1731:1,8762.36%111
95Cui1711:1,8982.11%104
95Qian1711:1,8981.16%86
95Yi1711:1,8981.90%98
98Long1581:2,0542.15%110
99Ling1471:2,2081.78%102
100Mao1431:2,2701.15%89
101Bao1401:2,3191.40%96
102Tao1381:2,3521.89%112
102Xiong1381:2,3521.21%93
104Shao1361:2,3870.93%87
105Fanjiang1331:2,4414.02%150
106Qi1311:2,4781.74%107
107Mai1251:2,5971.67%109
108Chu1231:2,6391.31%97
109Meng1201:2,7051.73%115
110Agcaoi1121:2,89898.25%1,765
110Lei1121:2,8981.12%95
112Kong1061:3,0621.32%105
113Duan1031:3,1511.53%119
114Jia1011:3,2141.73%121
115Hua991:3,2791.40%113
116Ran941:3,4538.54%300
117Dou901:3,6075.86%238
118Mei891:3,6472.18%133
118Ouyang891:3,6471.30%116
120Xin881:3,6891.02%100
121Na871:3,7318.40%311
122Qu791:4,1091.28%120
123Que751:4,3280.92%103
124Ai731:4,4474.30%218
125Mou711:4,5721.82%136
125Si711:4,5722.62%169
127Hao701:4,6372.03%143
127Yue701:4,6372.28%157
129Shen691:4,7042.18%155
130Chang661:4,9180.77%101
130Lou661:4,9182.90%188
132Chenlin651:4,9940.86%108
133Di641:5,0721.93%149
134Chao631:5,1525.66%297
134Jing631:5,1522.68%184
136Zong621:5,2364.42%254
137Pang591:5,5021.79%152
138Nie561:5,7961.93%162
139Mo551:5,9021.00%122
140Chuan531:6,1255.11%309
140Rong531:6,1252.65%203
142Pu521:6,2421.18%126
142Quan521:6,2421.88%165
142Shang521:6,2421.55%147
145Bi501:6,4921.64%159
145Xing501:6,4921.26%134
147Sheng491:6,6251.49%153
148Niu481:6,7631.83%174
149Kuang441:7,3772.03%194
150Mu401:8,1151.02%135
151Linchen381:8,5420.55%114
151Ping381:8,5426.86%491
153An371:8,7730.89%131
153Chai371:8,7732.17%217
153Chenhuang371:8,7730.69%123
156Bian361:9,0172.38%242
156Jie361:9,0171.18%158
156Lihuang361:9,0171.62%193
159Zhangjian351:9,2740.46%106
160Shu341:9,5471.00%145
161Bo331:9,8361.21%166
161Cong331:9,8362.80%286
161Lichen331:9,8360.78%129
164ChenZhang321:10,1440.78%132
164Nong321:10,1447.03%571
166Geng311:10,4711.18%173
167Dan301:10,8200.87%142
167Zhangchen301:10,8200.70%127
169Gui291:11,1931.87%235
169Jiao291:11,1931.21%183
169Qiao291:11,1931.20%182
169Sang291:11,1932.99%335
169Xi291:11,1931.40%201
169Zuo291:11,1930.82%141
175Linzhang281:11,5930.91%156
175Wanglin281:11,5931.08%177
177Huangchen271:12,0220.52%124
177Yanglin271:12,0221.83%248
179Man261:12,4852.09%274
180Chenli251:12,9840.59%130
180Chenwu251:12,9840.68%140
180Chenyang251:12,9841.20%200
180Wangchen251:12,9840.65%138
184Linliu241:13,5251.44%223
184Sui241:13,5252.00%283
184Zhanglin241:13,5250.73%151
187Le231:14,1131.12%202
187Lee231:14,1130.48%125
189Fei221:14,7551.28%216
189Huanglin221:14,7550.59%139
189Liwang221:14,7551.37%229
189Ming221:14,7552.74%390
193Hualian211:15,45791.30%7,080
193Liulin211:15,4571.24%220
193Ning211:15,4571.39%241
193Teng211:15,4571.06%204
193Wenglin211:15,4576.00%701
193Wuhuang211:15,4571.13%212
199Che201:16,2300.94%199
199Chencai201:16,2300.74%168
199Linwang201:16,2300.93%196
199Rui201:16,2303.41%468
199Sa201:16,2300.75%170
199Wangzhang201:16,2301.49%261
199Ying201:16,2300.75%171