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Newspapers Covering Yilan 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.

Yilan 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.

Yilan County Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Yilan 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 Yilan 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.

Yilan County Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

Yilan 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 Yilan County

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency	Percent of Parent	Rank in Taiwan
1	Lin	65,897	1:7	3.59%	2
2	Chen	51,338	1:9	1.99%	1
3	Li	28,310	1:16	2.45%	5
4	Huang	26,764	1:17	1.99%	3
5	Zhang	25,940	1:17	2.03%	4
6	Wu	23,262	1:19	2.49%	7
7	You	16,407	1:27	10.38%	32
8	Yang	10,737	1:42	1.80%	11
9	Liu	9,874	1:46	1.35%	9
10	Wang	9,790	1:46	1.04%	6
11	Xu	9,707	1:46	1.24%	8
12	Jian	8,495	1:53	5.82%	34
13	Lai	7,983	1:56	2.83%	20
14	Cai	6,532	1:69	1.03%	10
15	Lu	6,313	1:71	1.95%	16
16	Qiu	6,099	1:74	1.90%	17
17	Xie	6,098	1:74	1.59%	13
18	Jiang	6,014	1:75	2.23%	21
19	Zheng	5,423	1:83	1.32%	12
20	Zhuang	5,022	1:90	2.38%	25
21	Ceng	4,880	1:92	1.54%	18
22	Luo	4,314	1:104	2.23%	27
23	Liao	4,139	1:109	1.42%	19
24	Guo	3,696	1:122	1.14%	15
25	Zhu	3,689	1:122	2.45%	33
26	Yu	3,634	1:124	2.55%	36
27	He	3,566	1:126	1.83%	26
28	Zhou	3,075	1:147	1.15%	22
29	Lan	3,048	1:148	7.39%	64
30	Pan	2,967	1:152	2.07%	35
31	Ye	2,559	1:176	1.00%	23
32	Xiao	2,456	1:183	1.35%	28
33	Gao	2,416	1:186	1.45%	31
34	Hong	2,381	1:189	0.70%	14
35	Shi	2,103	1:214	1.24%	30
36	Fang	1,948	1:231	2.50%	47
37	Hu	1,912	1:236	1.42%	37
38	Su	1,896	1:238	0.76%	24
39	Wei	1,783	1:253	1.90%	44
40	Zhong	1,780	1:253	1.05%	29
41	Zhao	1,482	1:304	1.46%	41
42	Yan	1,378	1:327	1.07%	40
43	Dai	1,353	1:333	1.75%	48
44	Kang	1,112	1:405	3.31%	72
45	Peng	1,079	1:418	0.82%	39
46	Song	1,028	1:438	1.41%	51
47	Xue	992	1:454	2.08%	59
48	Zhan	981	1:459	0.74%	38
49	Cao	910	1:495	1.87%	58
50	Lian	882	1:511	2.23%	68
51	Feng	825	1:546	2.04%	65
52	Weng	763	1:590	0.85%	45
53	Tang	735	1:613	0.98%	50
54	Nian	682	1:661	44.84%	240
55	Fan	659	1:684	0.86%	49
56	Guan	602	1:748	2.88%	80
57	Sun	598	1:753	0.72%	46
58	Cheng	570	1:790	1.44%	67
59	Liang	560	1:805	0.57%	42
60	Du	554	1:813	1.09%	56
61	Zou	535	1:842	1.71%	75
62	Ke	531	1:848	0.55%	43
63	Wen	526	1:857	0.93%	54
64	Ou	516	1:873	1.41%	70
65	Ma	493	1:914	1.11%	62
66	Zhuo	475	1:949	1.18%	66
67	Deng	474	1:951	0.81%	52
68	Tian	463	1:973	1.43%	74
69	Linchen	443	1:1,017	6.36%	114
70	Dong	422	1:1,068	1.00%	63
71	Ruan	410	1:1,099	1.52%	76
72	Chenlin	399	1:1,129	5.30%	108
73	Han	375	1:1,201	1.72%	79
74	Gu	367	1:1,228	0.64%	53
75	Ding	321	1:1,404	0.70%	60
76	Que	318	1:1,417	3.88%	103
77	Tu	313	1:1,439	0.86%	71
78	Fu	302	1:1,492	0.58%	55
79	Lei	296	1:1,522	2.95%	95
80	Yao	291	1:1,548	0.75%	69
81	Xia	279	1:1,615	1.74%	85
82	Linzhang	254	1:1,774	8.24%	156
83	Bai	246	1:1,832	0.75%	73
84	Zhanglin	243	1:1,854	7.36%	151
85	Linwu	227	1:1,985	8.89%	179
86	Lilin	222	1:2,030	7.45%	161
87	Gong	209	1:2,156	0.89%	77
88	Linli	208	1:2,166	7.98%	176
89	Hou	204	1:2,209	0.40%	57
90	Wulin	196	1:2,299	7.81%	180
91	Yuan	192	1:2,347	0.82%	78
92	Huanglin	186	1:2,422	4.96%	139
93	Huangchen	180	1:2,503	3.49%	124
94	Ji	178	1:2,531	0.40%	61
94	Jin	178	1:2,531	0.87%	81
96	Youlin	176	1:2,560	29.38%	463
97	Linyou	173	1:2,604	30.57%	483
98	Gan	171	1:2,635	1.47%	91
99	Zhangchen	170	1:2,650	3.95%	127
100	Tan	160	1:2,816	0.99%	84
101	Chenli	152	1:2,964	3.61%	130
102	Chenhuang	149	1:3,024	2.78%	123
103	Ni	145	1:3,107	1.00%	88
104	Chi	143	1:3,151	1.95%	111
104	Nie	143	1:3,151	4.93%	162
106	Linhuang	140	1:3,218	4.16%	146
107	Chu	134	1:3,362	1.43%	97
107	Lichen	134	1:3,362	3.16%	129
109	Wuchen	133	1:3,388	4.07%	154

109	Xiong	133	1:3,388	1.17%	93
111	Meng	132	1:3,413	1.91%	115
112	Tong	131	1:3,439	0.67%	82
113	Yin	124	1:3,633	0.76%	83
114	Zhangli	123	1:3,663	7.25%	219
115	ChenZhang	116	1:3,884	2.83%	132
115	Ren	116	1:3,884	0.95%	90
117	Long	114	1:3,952	1.55%	110
118	Mei	111	1:4,059	2.72%	133
119	Lihuang	110	1:4,096	4.95%	193
120	Qian	107	1:4,211	0.72%	86
121	Qi	103	1:4,374	1.37%	107
122	Youchen	102	1:4,417	18.68%	497
123	Bao	99	1:4,551	0.99%	96
123	Cui	99	1:4,551	1.22%	104
125	Chenyou	98	1:4,597	18.25%	502
126	Wuli	97	1:4,645	6.80%	252
127	Qin	95	1:4,743	0.87%	94
128	Huangwu	92	1:4,897	4.78%	207
129	Chenwu	91	1:4,951	2.48%	140
130	Zhanghuang	89	1:5,062	3.80%	185
131	Yi	88	1:5,120	0.98%	98
132	Jie	84	1:5,364	2.76%	158
132	Linyang	84	1:5,364	5.80%	250
132	Mao	84	1:5,364	0.68%	89
135	Shao	83	1:5,428	0.57%	87
135	Wan	83	1:5,428	0.73%	92
137	Tao	82	1:5,494	1.12%	112
138	Xulin	81	1:5,562	4.12%	205
139	Ge	80	1:5,632	1.18%	118
140	Jianlin	79	1:5,703	18.46%	597
140	Lizhang	79	1:5,703	4.51%	214
142	Huangli	78	1:5,776	4.09%	208
142	Xiang	78	1:5,776	1.14%	117
144	Xuchen	76	1:5,928	2.92%	178
145	Kong	75	1:6,007	0.94%	105
145	Yanglin	75	1:6,007	5.09%	248
147	Huangzhang	74	1:6,088	3.44%	195
147	Linliu	74	1:6,088	4.45%	223
149	Cailin	73	1:6,172	3.87%	211
149	Wanglin	73	1:6,172	2.80%	177
151	Chenliu	72	1:6,258	2.88%	181
151	Hua	72	1:6,258	1.01%	113
151	Liwu	72	1:6,258	4.29%	221
151	Wuhuang	72	1:6,258	3.88%	212
155	Lailin	71	1:6,346	10.25%	426
155	Linjiang	71	1:6,346	11.01%	438
155	Linwang	71	1:6,346	3.31%	196
155	Yangchen	71	1:6,346	3.17%	191
159	Linjian	69	1:6,530	18.85%	672
159	Linxu	69	1:6,530	3.64%	209
159	Shang	69	1:6,530	2.06%	147
159	Wangchen	69	1:6,530	1.80%	138
163	Youwu	67	1:6,725	28.27%	965
164	Duan	65	1:6,932	0.96%	119
164	Jing	65	1:6,932	2.77%	184
166	Lincai	63	1:7,152	3.81%	225
166	Ling	63	1:7,152	0.76%	102
166	Liulin	63	1:7,152	3.73%	220
169	Jia	61	1:7,386	1.04%	121
170	Xielin	57	1:7,904	6.83%	376
171	Qu	56	1:8,046	0.91%	120
171	Xing	56	1:8,046	1.41%	134
171	Youli	56	1:8,046	19.65%	828
171	Zhulin	56	1:8,046	13.79%	621
175	Geng	55	1:8,192	2.09%	173
175	Guang	55	1:8,192	20.22%	867
175	Linlu	55	1:8,192	6.88%	392
175	Lulin	55	1:8,192	6.45%	372
175	Zhengchen	55	1:8,192	3.47%	233
180	Laichen	53	1:8,501	6.50%	384
180	Qiulin	53	1:8,501	7.34%	415
182	Chenyang	51	1:8,834	2.44%	200
182	Linqiu	51	1:8,834	6.32%	389
182	Youhuang	51	1:8,834	17.06%	795
182	Zhangwu	51	1:8,834	3.48%	249
182	Zhangyou	51	1:8,834	15.79%	744
187	Hao	50	1:9,011	1.45%	143
187	Liwang	50	1:9,011	3.11%	229
187	Rao	50	1:9,011	0.56%	99
187	Wuzhang	50	1:9,011	4.06%	277
191	Huangyou	47	1:9,586	16.21%	820
191	Liyou	47	1:9,586	20.43%	991
193	Cenglin	46	1:9,795	5.85%	398
194	Chenjiang	45	1:10,012	4.96%	347
194	Chenlai	45	1:10,012	4.99%	352
194	Shen	45	1:10,012	1.42%	155
197	Chang	44	1:10,240	0.51%	101
197	Chenlu	44	1:10,240	3.81%	288
197	Chenwang	44	1:10,240	1.28%	144
197	Liuchen	44	1:10,240	1.93%	189
197	Yelin	44	1:10,240	8.26%	507
197	Yulin	44	1:10,240	11.14%	634

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