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Newspapers Covering Tainan 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.

Tainan 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.

Tainan City Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Tainan 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 Tainan 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.

Tainan City Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

Tainan 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 Tainan City

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency	Percent of Parent	Rank in Taiwan
1	Chen	224,610	1:8	8.73%	1
2	Lin	139,998	1:13	7.62%	2
3	Huang	132,336	1:14	9.82%	3
4	Wang	103,227	1:18	10.94%	6
5	Wu	94,498	1:20	10.12%	7
6	Li	94,045	1:20	8.15%	5
7	Zhang	66,460	1:28	5.20%	4
8	Cai	62,984	1:30	9.90%	10
9	Yang	58,998	1:32	9.89%	11
10	Xu	55,642	1:34	7.08%	8
11	Guo	47,397	1:40	14.64%	15
12	Zheng	42,784	1:44	10.39%	12
13	Liu	40,426	1:46	5.51%	9
14	Xie	34,547	1:54	9.01%	13
15	Su	32,902	1:57	13.23%	24
16	Hong	27,053	1:69	8.01%	14
17	Ceng	24,582	1:76	7.75%	18
18	Qiu	24,261	1:77	7.55%	17
19	Zhou	22,557	1:83	8.42%	22
20	Ye	20,774	1:90	8.13%	23
21	Lu	20,321	1:92	6.28%	16
22	Zhuang	19,971	1:94	9.47%	25
23	Yan	19,828	1:95	15.41%	40
24	Jiang	19,766	1:95	7.31%	21
25	Shi	16,166	1:116	9.54%	30
26	Fang	14,875	1:126	19.11%	47
27	Lai	12,439	1:151	4.40%	20
28	Hu	12,220	1:154	9.07%	37
29	Gao	10,839	1:173	6.50%	31
30	Xiao	10,191	1:184	5.62%	28
31	He	9,957	1:188	5.12%	26
32	Weng	9,627	1:195	10.70%	45
33	Zhu	9,555	1:196	6.35%	33
34	Liao	9,514	1:197	3.26%	19
35	Luo	8,947	1:210	4.62%	27
36	Yu	8,519	1:220	5.98%	36
37	Du	7,726	1:243	15.24%	56
38	Ke	7,685	1:244	7.92%	43
39	Wei	7,543	1:249	8.05%	44
40	Pan	7,534	1:249	5.25%	35
41	Liang	7,245	1:259	7.32%	42
42	Dai	7,144	1:263	9.24%	48
43	Zhong	6,831	1:275	4.03%	29
44	Zhao	6,791	1:276	6.70%	41
45	Hou	6,326	1:297	12.49%	57
46	Feng	5,752	1:326	14.24%	65
47	Xue	5,554	1:338	11.64%	59
48	Sun	5,327	1:352	6.44%	46
49	Tang	5,278	1:355	7.01%	50
50	You	5,071	1:370	3.21%	32
51	Kang	3,963	1:473	11.80%	72
52	Dong	3,954	1:474	9.36%	63
53	Zhan	3,934	1:477	2.98%	38
54	Ou	3,760	1:499	10.28%	70
55	Jian	3,513	1:534	2.41%	34
56	Zhuo	3,498	1:536	8.67%	66
57	Ma	3,447	1:544	7.74%	62
58	Song	3,231	1:581	4.44%	51
59	Cheng	2,942	1:638	7.43%	67
60	Lian	2,908	1:645	7.36%	68
61	Fu	2,858	1:656	5.47%	55
62	Ding	2,796	1:671	6.08%	60
63	Tu	2,764	1:679	7.62%	71
64	Wen	2,665	1:704	4.72%	54
65	Mao	2,527	1:742	20.40%	89
66	Peng	2,524	1:743	1.91%	39
67	Tian	2,501	1:750	7.74%	74
68	Yao	2,382	1:787	6.16%	69
69	Deng	2,357	1:796	4.05%	52
70	Cao	2,266	1:828	4.67%	58
71	Fan	2,140	1:877	2.78%	49
72	Ji	1,961	1:957	4.38%	61
73	Gong	1,837	1:1,021	7.83%	77
74	Gu	1,730	1:1,084	3.02%	53
75	Jin	1,608	1:1,167	7.89%	81
76	Lan	1,548	1:1,212	3.75%	64
77	Han	1,546	1:1,213	7.11%	79
78	Gan	1,538	1:1,220	13.26%	91
79	Ruan	1,475	1:1,272	5.48%	76
80	Yin	1,455	1:1,289	8.95%	83
81	Bai	1,372	1:1,367	4.17%	73
82	Shao	1,230	1:1,525	8.39%	87
83	Zou	1,219	1:1,539	3.91%	75
84	Yuan	1,187	1:1,580	5.08%	78
85	Mai	1,144	1:1,640	15.24%	109
86	Wan	1,116	1:1,681	9.76%	92
87	Mu	1,089	1:1,722	27.85%	135
88	Qian	994	1:1,887	6.73%	86
89	Chenlin	955	1:1,964	12.68%	108
90	Ouyang	905	1:2,073	13.25%	116
91	Xin	890	1:2,108	10.27%	100
92	Tong	875	1:2,144	4.48%	82
93	Tan	864	1:2,171	5.36%	84
94	Chenhuang	844	1:2,223	15.76%	123
95	Duan	823	1:2,279	12.19%	119
96	Linchen	743	1:2,525	10.67%	114
97	Huangchen	731	1:2,566	14.17%	124
98	Bao	694	1:2,703	6.95%	96
99	Ni	691	1:2,715	4.76%	88
100	Xia	684	1:2,742	4.27%	85
101	Chenwu	668	1:2,808	18.18%	140
102	Ren	637	1:2,945	5.23%	90
103	Lichen	609	1:3,080	14.34%	129
104	Chenwang	608	1:3,085	17.64%	144
104	Wangchen	608	1:3,085	15.85%	138
106	Wuchen	576	1:3,257	17.63%	154
107	Xiong	572	1:3,279	5.02%	93
108	Huanglin	570	1:3,291	15.20%	139
109	Guan	534	1:3,513	2.55%	80

109	Lei	534	1:3,513	5.33%	95
111	Qin	524	1:3,580	4.82%	94
112	Long	522	1:3,593	7.12%	110
113	Linhuang	506	1:3,707	15.04%	146
114	Chenli	502	1:3,737	11.91%	130
115	Xiang	499	1:3,759	7.32%	117
116	Saeyao	463	1:4,051	99.36%	560
117	Yi	448	1:4,187	4.97%	98
118	Cui	431	1:4,352	5.33%	104
119	Mo	429	1:4,372	7.76%	122
120	Chenyang	420	1:4,466	20.09%	200
121	Jia	414	1:4,531	7.09%	121
122	Ge	412	1:4,553	6.09%	118
123	Wanglin	404	1:4,643	15.51%	177
124	Chencai	400	1:4,689	14.73%	168
125	ChenZhang	395	1:4,749	9.64%	132
126	Ling	382	1:4,910	4.63%	102
127	Huangwang	381	1:4,923	22.76%	222
128	Chi	379	1:4,949	5.17%	111
129	Wulin	371	1:5,056	14.79%	180
130	Tao	370	1:5,070	5.07%	112
131	She	366	1:5,125	13.45%	167
132	Linli	362	1:5,182	13.89%	176
133	Wanghuang	349	1:5,375	18.42%	210
134	Caichen	344	1:5,453	13.15%	175
135	Lihuang	339	1:5,533	15.26%	193
136	Lilin	332	1:5,650	11.14%	161
137	Yangchen	331	1:5,667	14.78%	191
138	Wangli	328	1:5,719	20.45%	230
139	Biao	321	1:5,844	67.01%	545
140	Ai	319	1:5,880	18.79%	218
140	Mei	319	1:5,880	7.81%	133
142	Wuhuang	318	1:5,899	17.12%	212
143	Kong	317	1:5,917	3.96%	105
144	Linwu	316	1:5,936	12.38%	179
145	Zhangchen	315	1:5,955	7.32%	127
146	Qi	314	1:5,974	4.17%	107
147	Chang	312	1:6,012	3.63%	101
148	Chenxu	309	1:6,071	11.75%	172
149	Huangwu	302	1:6,211	15.70%	207
150	Cha	300	1:6,253	10.69%	164
151	Guochen	297	1:6,316	21.37%	256
152	Meng	296	1:6,337	4.27%	115
153	Xuchen	295	1:6,359	11.33%	178
154	Shu	288	1:6,513	8.44%	145
155	Chenguo	282	1:6,652	22.01%	270
156	Bing	274	1:6,846	30.38%	351
157	Chu	273	1:6,871	2.92%	97
157	Qu	273	1:6,871	4.42%	120
159	Linwang	262	1:7,160	12.23%	196
160	Zhengchen	260	1:7,215	16.42%	233
161	Cailin	249	1:7,533	13.19%	211
162	Chenzheng	244	1:7,688	15.61%	234
162	Huangcai	244	1:7,688	14.94%	226
164	Yue	242	1:7,751	7.87%	157
164	Zhanghuang	242	1:7,751	10.33%	185
166	Pang	241	1:7,783	7.33%	152
167	Rao	239	1:7,849	2.66%	99
168	S	237	1:7,915	5.56%	128
169	E	231	1:8,120	18.80%	279
169	Huangzhang	231	1:8,120	10.73%	195
171	Huangli	230	1:8,156	12.07%	208
172	Zhanglin	228	1:8,227	6.91%	151
173	Chenliu	225	1:8,337	9.00%	181
174	Caihuang	223	1:8,412	14.82%	243
174	Wuli	223	1:8,412	15.64%	252
174	Xiechen	223	1:8,412	16.25%	258
177	Liwu	218	1:8,605	12.98%	221
178	Liwang	217	1:8,644	13.51%	229
179	Di	216	1:8,684	6.52%	149
179	Suchen	216	1:8,684	21.77%	328
181	Lincai	215	1:8,725	13.01%	225
181	Wuwang	215	1:8,725	18.70%	290
183	Xulin	213	1:8,807	10.85%	205
184	Shang	210	1:8,932	6.27%	147
185	Linzhang	204	1:9,195	6.62%	156
186	Yanglin	202	1:9,286	13.71%	248
187	Que	200	1:9,379	2.44%	103
187	Zuo	200	1:9,379	5.64%	141
189	Hao	199	1:9,426	5.77%	143
189	Pu	199	1:9,426	4.52%	126
191	Liuchen	196	1:9,570	8.62%	189
192	An	192	1:9,770	4.64%	131
192	Chensu	192	1:9,770	21.52%	355
194	Che	187	1:10,031	8.76%	199
194	Linxu	187	1:10,031	9.86%	209
196	Huangyang	186	1:10,085	18.25%	317
196	Sa	186	1:10,085	6.97%	170
198	Wangwu	184	1:10,195	16.18%	291
199	Guohuang	180	1:10,421	25.10%	417
200	Hua	175	1:10,719	2.47%	113

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