Pingtung County Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering Pingtung 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.

Pingtung 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.

Pingtung County Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Pingtung 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 Pingtung 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.

Pingtung 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.

Pingtung 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 Pingtung County

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Taiwan
1Chen95,8001:83.72%1
2Lin63,0791:133.43%2
3Li46,0761:184.00%5
4Huang45,0051:183.34%3
5Zhang35,9681:232.82%4
6Wu29,3041:283.14%7
7Xu28,8381:283.67%8
8Wang27,4361:302.91%6
9Cai22,6731:363.56%10
10Liu21,8311:372.98%9
11Pan20,3671:4014.19%35
12Yang19,9951:413.35%11
13Zheng18,4051:444.47%12
14Qiu16,5681:495.16%17
15Guo16,3231:505.04%15
16Ceng15,7721:514.98%18
17Hong14,9481:544.42%14
18Zhong13,3891:617.90%29
19Xie11,6331:703.03%13
20Su11,1391:734.48%24
21Lu9,4861:862.93%16
22Lai8,4001:972.97%20
23Ye8,0431:1013.15%23
24Zhou7,9641:1022.97%22
25Zhuang7,0331:1153.34%25
26Luo6,5641:1243.39%27
27Liao5,8901:1382.02%19
28Jiang5,4471:1492.02%21
29Jian5,2371:1553.59%34
30Xiao5,1451:1582.84%28
31Shi4,9831:1632.94%30
32Zhu4,8161:1683.20%33
33Yu4,5441:1783.19%36
34Fang4,5031:1805.79%47
35Gao4,4671:1822.68%31
36You4,2691:1902.70%32
37Ke4,2311:1924.36%43
38He4,2281:1922.17%26
39Dai4,0651:2005.26%48
40Hu3,6041:2252.67%37
41Song3,3311:2434.58%51
42Liang3,2031:2533.24%42
43Yan3,1881:2542.48%40
44Zhao2,9111:2792.87%41
45Tang2,7091:2993.60%50
46Sun2,6651:3043.22%46
47Lan2,4931:3256.05%64
48Dong2,4811:3275.87%63
49Du2,2151:3664.37%56
50Wen2,2141:3663.92%54
51Gu2,1511:3773.75%53
52Feng2,1301:3815.27%65
53Fu2,1281:3814.07%55
54Tu2,1031:3865.80%71
55Deng2,0351:3993.50%52
56Wei1,9861:4082.12%44
57Cao1,7411:4663.59%58
58Zhan1,7361:4671.31%38
59Weng1,6491:4921.83%45
60Peng1,6291:4981.23%39
61Ruan1,6271:4996.05%76
62Ding1,5791:5143.44%60
63Xue1,5461:5253.24%59
64Gong1,5321:5296.53%77
65Ma1,4691:5523.30%62
66Ji1,4561:5573.25%61
67Hou1,4481:5602.86%57
68Fan1,3551:5991.76%49
69Tian1,3321:6094.12%74
70Ou1,3061:6213.57%70
71Kong1,2011:67514.99%105
72Han1,1761:6905.41%79
73Bai1,1511:7053.50%73
74Kang1,0931:7423.26%72
75Zou1,0351:7843.32%75
76Yao1,0161:7982.63%69
77Yin9831:8256.05%83
78Cheng8571:9462.16%67
79Zhuo8371:9692.07%66
80Lian7951:1,0202.01%68
81Ni7841:1,0355.40%88
82Ba6431:1,26121.47%160
83Xin5781:1,4036.67%100
84Shao5641:1,4383.85%87
85Qian5451:1,4883.69%86
86Xiong5141:1,5784.51%93
87Bao5011:1,6195.01%96
88Yuan4831:1,6792.07%78
89Xia4671:1,7372.92%85
90Guan4421:1,8352.11%80
91Chenlin4271:1,8995.67%108
92Linchen3831:2,1185.50%114
93Mao3801:2,1343.07%89
94Tong3761:2,1571.93%82
95Chenhuang3751:2,1637.00%123
96Rao3621:2,2404.03%99
97Jin3561:2,2781.75%81
98Tan3511:2,3112.18%84
99Huangchen3381:2,4006.55%124
100Mai3271:2,4804.36%109
101Hua3211:2,5274.52%113
102Lei3201:2,5353.19%95
103Ren3001:2,7042.46%90
104Gan2911:2,7872.51%91
105Zhangjian2581:3,1443.39%106
106Qin2571:3,1562.36%94
107Lichen2491:3,2575.86%129
108Chenli2401:3,3795.70%130
109Bo2281:3,5578.35%166
110Meng2241:3,6213.23%115
111Caichen2221:3,6538.49%175
112Chencai2171:3,7387.99%168
112Yi2171:3,7382.41%98
114Wan2141:3,7901.87%92
115Wangchen2131:3,8085.55%138
116Linhuang2021:4,0156.00%146
117ChenZhang1931:4,2024.71%132
118Chenwang1891:4,2915.48%144
119Zhangchen1781:4,5574.14%127
120Linli1731:4,6886.64%176
121Cui1681:4,8282.08%104
121Lilin1681:4,8285.64%161
121Long1681:4,8282.29%110
124Sha1661:4,88613.03%271
125Chi1621:5,0072.21%111
126Xuchen1591:5,1016.11%178
127Duan1581:5,1332.34%119
128Chenwu1571:5,1664.27%140
129Chang1521:5,3361.77%101
129Ouyang1521:5,3362.23%116
131Chenxu1501:5,4075.70%172
132Huanglin1491:5,4433.97%139
133Jia1471:5,5172.52%121
134Chenhong1461:5,55510.15%251
134Xiang1461:5,5552.14%117
136Chenpan1451:5,59422.66%441
137Ge1441:5,6322.13%118
137Zuo1441:5,6324.06%141
139Ling1421:5,7121.72%102
139Linzhang1421:5,7124.61%156
141Wuchen1371:5,9204.19%154
142Tao1361:5,9641.86%112
143Zhanghuang1321:6,1445.64%185
144Yangchen1301:6,2395.80%191
144Zhengchen1301:6,2398.21%233
146Hongchen1261:6,43710.44%282
147Wulin1241:6,5414.94%180
148Chenzheng1231:6,5947.87%234
149Mo1201:6,7592.17%122
150Lizhang1181:6,8736.74%214
151Huangzhang1171:6,9325.44%195
152Linwu1161:6,9924.54%179
152Zhanglin1161:6,9923.52%151
154Chenguo1121:7,2428.74%270
155Wanglin1091:7,4414.19%177
156Dan1081:7,5103.12%142
157Panchen1071:7,58023.46%569
158Chenyang1051:7,7245.02%200
159An1041:7,7992.51%131
160Qi1031:7,8741.37%107
161Chenliu1021:7,9524.08%181
162Linwang1011:8,0304.71%196
163Chu981:8,2761.05%97
164Hao971:8,3612.81%143
164Xulin971:8,3614.94%205
166Linhong961:8,4499.87%333
166Pu961:8,4492.18%126
166Shu961:8,4492.81%145
169Wangli931:8,7215.80%230
169Zhangwu931:8,7216.35%249
171Panlin921:8,81625.56%678
172Gui901:9,0125.80%235
172Lihuang901:9,0124.05%193
174Yue891:9,1132.90%157
175Lee881:9,2171.82%125
175Zhangli881:9,2175.19%219
177Cailin871:9,3234.61%211
178Linxu841:9,6554.43%209
178Mu841:9,6552.15%135
178Qu841:9,6551.36%120
181Zhenglin831:9,7727.80%305
182Mei821:9,8912.01%133
183Caihuang811:10,0135.38%243
183Huangli811:10,0134.25%208
183Xing811:10,0132.03%134
186Cenglin801:10,13810.18%398
186Sheng801:10,1382.44%153
188Chenceng791:10,2676.85%289
189Chenqiu781:10,3987.44%307
189Shang781:10,3982.33%147
191Liuchen771:10,5333.38%189
192Linzheng761:10,6726.78%295
192Zhangxu761:10,6727.39%314
194Guochen751:10,8145.40%256
194Huangpan751:10,81425.95%821
196Di711:11,4232.14%149
196She711:11,4232.61%167
196Yechen711:11,4237.55%342
199Shen701:11,5872.21%155
200Wanghuang691:11,7543.64%210
200Wuhuang691:11,7543.71%212
200Yanglin691:11,7544.68%248