Ercis Genealogical Records

Ercis Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Newspapers Covering Ercis

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.

Jewish Names in US State Department Files (1910-1929)

An index of close to 10,000 Jews named in State Department files. The records cover Palestine, Romania, and Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Georgia, Yugoslavia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey, Tripoli, Barca, Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.

Ercis 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.

Ercis Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Ercis Histories & Books

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.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Ercis Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Ercis

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.

Medieval Nobility of the Muslim World (500-1512)

Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.

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.

Emperors and Nobility of Byzantium (395-1453)

The lineages of Byzantine Emperors and noble families, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ercis 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.

Medieval Nobility of the Muslim World (500-1512)

Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.

Emperors and Nobility of Byzantium (395-1453)

The lineages of Byzantine Emperors and noble families, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Lineages of Medieval Antiochian Nobility (1052-1300)

The lineages of rulers of Antioch (now part of Turkey), with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Ercis 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 Ercis

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Van Province
1Demir4,7121:3627.76%1
2Kaya4,0211:4226.32%2
3Çelik3,5211:4834.57%4
4Yıldız3,1031:5528.65%3
5Keleş2,9551:5874.77%21
6Bedir1,9061:8978.53%46
7Işler1,8601:9287.12%56
8Çelebi1,7441:9873.87%49
9Çiçek1,6591:10339.04%17
10Dağ1,6431:10459.68%41
11Kılıç1,5471:11029.60%15
12Işık1,4561:11724.40%12
13Baran1,4431:11843.49%28
14Yılmaz1,3551:12614.86%6
15Koç1,3201:12918.26%7
16Dilmaç1,3031:13185.72%90
17Taş1,2811:13326.65%16
18Aslan1,2391:13712.17%5
19Deniz1,2331:13834.43%26
20Gürbüz1,1671:14656.02%58
21Can1,0891:15628.89%24
22Sağlam1,0561:16151.01%59
23Yıldırım1,0081:16919.04%14
24Şahin1,0031:17015.41%8
25Güler9951:17125.75%23
26Dursun9421:18168.06%109
27Çalişkan9291:18346.24%65
28Cengiz9221:18561.96%95
29Aydın9181:18514.94%9
30Fidan8791:19448.35%76
31Arslan8541:19913.90%10
32Polat8441:20223.09%25
33Tunç8331:20426.55%34
34Yiğit8281:20619.92%18
35Acar8241:20713.55%11
36Kurt8021:21220.71%22
37Çevik7831:21749.94%88
38Altun7781:21959.48%120
39Çetin7651:22337.85%62
40Arli7541:22694.13%205
41Turan7451:22922.64%29
42Bayram7011:24317.14%20
43Çakir6911:24633.94%60
44Akbaş6671:25529.29%51
45Avci6401:26615.56%19
46Çifçi6191:27567.80%177
47Işleyen6101:27995.31%274
48Bilici5991:28418.57%31
49Çiftçi5901:28910.16%13
50Macit5791:29467.72%196
51Atmaca5591:30561.97%180
52Matur5531:30899.82%331
53Karaman5351:31826.52%63
54Akyüz5221:32651.33%157
55Aras5141:33141.02%132
56Koçak5071:33628.76%77
57Sari5051:33725.09%64
58Sevinç4831:35247.96%161
59Görer4771:35794.27%378
59Çağan4771:35783.98%319
61Albayrak4661:36564.54%237
62Yaşar4521:37717.49%43
63Durmaz4411:38618.69%50
63Varli4411:38668.58%272
63Yağız4411:38639.38%145
66İşliyen4391:38887.45%381
67Zorlu4311:39579.08%337
68Inci4201:40525.35%80
68Kızılkaya4201:40567.96%285
70Keserci4181:40793.93%423
71Coşkun4131:41227.79%96
72Yardimci4001:42665.90%295
73Baş3911:43547.98%203
73Karataş3911:43513.60%38
75Çavaş3891:43871.90%342
76Akyol3781:45063.85%308
76Mutlu3781:45050.47%221
78Ekinci3741:45528.46%116
79Toprak3691:46127.95%115
79Yalçın3691:46117.36%57
81Inan3671:46418.14%61
82Kara3631:46913.06%40
83Altin3561:47837.04%170
84Delibaş3541:48160.82%314
84Taştan3541:48181.19%431
84Zengin3541:48130.03%137
87Sönmez3481:48910.93%32
88Bakan3451:49356.93%297
89Kartal3391:50223.40%101
89Yok3391:50287.60%489
91Doğan3361:50723.08%100
92Pala3341:51045.07%226
93Şengül3281:51972.73%419
94Çalişir3241:52567.64%397
95Karadeniz3191:53449.46%270
96Ceylan3171:53719.60%83
97Beder3151:540100.00%613
98Meydan3121:54658.32%349
99Altay3101:54945.99%256
99Bülbül3101:54960.55%371
99Korkmaz3101:54915.88%66
102Tekin3061:5569.71%33
1033041:56099.35%634
103Karadağ3041:56054.48%327
105Gündüz2931:58121.59%113
106Bariş2891:58931.14%174
106Elçi2891:58923.06%132
108Alkan2841:59912.92%52
108Ataş2841:59929.86%171
110Karadaş2821:60489.52%613
111Keser2801:60844.87%283
112Akan2751:61951.59%352
113Akgül2731:62431.16%186
114Bütün2671:63890.20%664
115Aydemir2651:64212.26%54
116Akdaş2641:64567.18%478
116Yıldızer2641:64561.83%442
118Bozkaya2621:65072.18%536
118Bulut2621:65014.27%74
120Taşdemir2581:66019.89%122
121Dinç2561:66534.92%231
121Yeğin2561:66576.42%578
123Ergin2531:67329.45%193
124Eren2511:67822.06%143
125Ateş2451:69512.70%68
126Daştan2431:70195.29%798
126Ergün2431:70137.56%269
128Çeber2381:71599.58%859
129Akinci2361:72168.60%563
130Uzun2321:73438.99%303
131Canpolat2301:74061.01%507
131Çinar2301:74016.07%103
133Şirin2271:75093.80%851
134Alver2251:75780.65%712
134Küçükkaya2251:75787.55%789
136Ünal2211:77031.84%248
137Araz2181:78131.32%246
138Durmuş2161:78814.57%97
138Şen2161:7886.65%30
140Karacan2121:80344.26%397
141Tuncer2101:81123.08%178
142Altaş2081:81833.71%286
142Edemen2081:81882.87%812
144Ceyhan2061:82653.37%494
144Demirdaş2061:82697.17%964
146Hezer2011:84745.89%429
146Ölmez2011:84729.65%255
148Çiftçioğlu1991:85699.50%1,038
149Sancak1971:86450.77%486
150Sinoğlu1951:87394.20%993
150Uçar1951:87311.97%82
150Yağar1951:87397.01%1,028
150Çakar1951:87314.91%120
150Çakmak1951:87352.70%525
155Akgün1941:87826.65%233
155Eroğlu1941:87829.44%263
155Togal1941:878100.00%1,074
155Yüksek1941:87828.49%254
155Yığın1941:87879.84%844
155Öztunç1941:87813.59%104
161Kazan1921:88751.61%521
161Tarhan1921:88714.08%112
163Akçay1901:89643.88%436
163Pulat1901:89611.24%78
165Eser1881:90640.26%409
166Aytiş1861:915100.00%1,124
166Ege1861:91551.67%542
168Düzgün1841:92578.97%885
168Gelmez1841:92594.36%1,066
170Ari1811:94147.51%503
170Güneş1811:9417.56%48
170Varol1811:94124.93%234
173Nama1791:951100.00%1,167
174Doğu1771:96259.00%651
174Mete1771:96229.85%306
176Kul1731:98463.84%741
176Çeliker1731:98428.45%293
178Gül1701:1,0018.85%70
178Türköz1701:1,001100.00%1,236
178Uçan1701:1,00155.74%637
181Duman1681:1,0135.80%37
181Kirmizi1681:1,01342.21%472
181Zortul1681:1,013100.00%1,251
184Bakir1661:1,02619.98%200
184Cabir1661:1,02685.13%1,066
184Engin1661:1,02629.70%325
184Yaki1661:1,026100.00%1,263
188Düdük1641:1,038100.00%1,284
188Önal1641:1,03863.08%776
190Karaca1621:1,05130.06%346
190Kuykac1621:1,051100.00%1,301
192Maral1601:1,06424.17%261
193Coşar1591:1,07128.55%328
193Keskin1591:1,0718.58%71
193Mayda1591:1,07190.34%1,186
196Artan1571:1,08459.70%765
196Barkiş1571:1,08497.52%1,311
196Şimşek1571:1,08413.62%140
199Irven1551:1,09898.10%1,334
199Sabak1551:1,09865.96%873
199Salgın1551:1,098100.00%1,359
199Taşkıran1551:1,09817.53%184
199Yanar1551:1,09863.27%837