Ukraine Genealogical Records

Ukraine Birth & Baptism Records

Ukraine Birth & Baptism Index (1784-1879)

An index of over 14,000 records of births and baptisms, including parents' names and other details.

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

A small index to several-hundred-thousand records from select countries.

Ukraine Marriage & Divorce Records

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

An index to more than 30,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Ukraine 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 Ukraine

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.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Duma Voter Lists (1906-1907)

An index to over 200,000 names found in lists of registered voters for parts of Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland and Latvia. The index lists name, voting qualification, residence, property value, age and more.

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.

Ukraine 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.

Ukraine Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Eastern European Holocaust Memorials (1939-1945)

A database containing more than 17,500 people whose names are recorded on Holocaust memorials in 28 communities in present-day Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine.

Ukraine 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.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Ukraine

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.

Ukraine 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.

Ukraine 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.

Ukraine Reference Works

Dictionary of Jewish Surnames in Russian Empire (1500-1900)

A work which list the history and etymology of Jewish surnames found in the Ukraine, Belorussia, Bessarabia, Lithuania, and Russia.

Jewish Name Database (1400-Present)

A database containing variants of 100,000s of given names used by Jews.

Miriam Weiner Eastern European Archival Database (1800-1960)

An index to predominantly Jewish records held in the archives of Belarus, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland and Ukraine.

Most Common Surnames in Ukraine

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Melnyk (Russian: Melnik)141,2601:322
2Shevchenko134,3721:339
3Bondarenko116,9251:389
4Kovalenko116,0231:392
5Boiko (Russian: Boyko)108,1891:421
6Tkachenko105,8271:430
7Kravchenko98,3261:463
8Kovalchuk91,3431:498
9Koval81,3311:560
10Shevchuk72,4281:629
11Polyshchuk (Russian: Polischuk)67,8081:671
12Bondar65,0581:700
13Olyinyk (Russian: Oliynik)62,6781:726
14Yvanova (Russian: Ivanova)61,1051:745
15Lysenko (Russian: Lisenko)58,8281:774
16Moroz58,0461:784
17Marchenko57,5501:791
18Tkachuk57,4171:793
19Savchenko57,3321:794
20Rudenko56,1091:811
21Petrenko54,5571:834
22Klymenko (Russian: Klimenko)54,1731:840
23Pavlenko49,1821:926
24Yvanov (Russian: Ivanov)49,0781:928
25Kolesnyk (Russian: Kolesnik)47,6501:955
26Kravchuk47,6091:956
27Kuzmenko46,9111:970
28Ponomarenko45,2981:1,005
29Savchuk44,8271:1,016
30Vasylenko (Russian: Vasilenko)44,7601:1,017
31Levchenko44,4641:1,024
32Sydorenko (Russian: Sidorenko)44,3201:1,027
33Kharchenko43,1071:1,056
34Diachenko (Russian: Dyachenko)42,8651:1,062
35Karpenko41,8911:1,087
36Shvets41,8641:1,087
37Havrylyuk (Russian: Gavrilyuk)41,3611:1,101
38Lytvynenko (Russian: Litvinenko)41,0271:1,110
39Melnychuk (Russian: Melnichuk)40,9671:1,111
40Myroshnychenko (Russian: Miroshnichenko)40,3271:1,129
41Kulyk (Russian: Kulik)38,4591:1,184
42Panchenko38,4151:1,185
43Mazur38,1981:1,192
44Khomenko38,0511:1,196
45Romanyuk38,0151:1,197
46Kushnyr (Russian: Kushnir)37,7771:1,205
47Yurchenko37,1341:1,226
48Popova37,1101:1,227
49Pavlyuk37,0031:1,230
50Tyshchenko (Russian: Tischenko)36,4891:1,248
51Popovych (Russian: Popovich)36,1341:1,260
52Prykhodko (Russian: Prikhodko)35,8791:1,269
53Honcharenko (Russian: Goncharenko)35,7521:1,273
54Kostenko35,4311:1,285
55Kolomyets (Russian: Kolomiets)35,2391:1,292
56Kyrychenko (Russian: Kirichenko)35,0581:1,298
57Martynyuk (Russian: Martinyuk)35,0221:1,300
58Kostyuk34,2701:1,328
59Nazarenko33,6521:1,353
60Kravets33,6371:1,353
61Belous33,5271:1,358
62Tkach33,4721:1,360
63Semenyuk33,4131:1,362
64Romanenko33,3181:1,366
65Kozak32,5781:1,397
66Kovtun32,3771:1,406
67Nesterenko32,1831:1,414
68Myshchenko (Russian: Mischenko)32,0401:1,421
69Yakovenko (Russian: Iakovenko)32,0341:1,421
70Fedorenko31,9801:1,423
71Zynchenko (Russian: Zinchenko)31,8081:1,431
72Popov31,4921:1,446
73Lytvyn (Russian: Litvin)31,4901:1,446
74Babych (Russian: Babich)31,1071:1,463
75Tereshchenko (Russian: Tereschenko)31,0171:1,468
76Vovk30,9221:1,472
77Yshchenko (Russian: Ischenko)30,6481:1,485
78Tarasenko30,4611:1,494
79Babenko30,3671:1,499
80Demchenko30,3061:1,502
81Makarenko30,0441:1,515
82Pylypenko (Russian: Pilipenko)29,8791:1,524
83Kovaleva29,8581:1,525
84Onyshchenko (Russian: Onischenko)29,3081:1,553
85Kuznetsova29,0421:1,567
86Zhuk28,8891:1,576
87Tymoshenko (Russian: Timoshenko)28,5501:1,594
88Shcherbyna (Russian: Scherbina)28,3981:1,603
89Moskalenko28,2741:1,610
90Vlasenko28,0251:1,624
91Herasymenko (Russian: Gerasimenko)27,9611:1,628
92Humenyuk (Russian: Gumenyuk)27,7021:1,643
93Marchuk27,6001:1,649
94Yatsenko27,3051:1,667
95Radchenko27,0741:1,681
96Serhyenko (Russian: Sergienko)26,8821:1,693
97Kornyenko (Russian: Kornienko)26,8561:1,695
98Martynenko (Russian: Martinenko)26,7041:1,705
99Velychko (Russian: Velichko)26,6741:1,707
100Hordyenko (Russian: Gordienko)26,4541:1,721
101Honchar (Russian: Gonchar)26,3591:1,727
102Denysenko (Russian: Denisenko)26,2361:1,735
103Melnychenko (Russian: Melnichenko)26,1931:1,738
104Voloshyn (Russian: Voloshin)26,0061:1,750
105Maksymenko (Russian: Maksimenko)25,9251:1,756
106Dydenko (Russian: Didenko)25,8601:1,760
107Stepanenko25,8291:1,762
108Prokopenko25,6781:1,773
109Ostapenko25,5471:1,782
110Soroka25,5431:1,782
111Honcharuk (Russian: Goncharuk)25,3091:1,799
112Naumenko25,2051:1,806
113Kovalev25,1841:1,808
114Serdyuk25,1481:1,810
115Holub (Russian: Golub)25,0271:1,819
116Shulha (Russian: Shulga)25,0191:1,820
117Vasyleva (Russian: Vasileva)24,8321:1,833
118Doroshenko24,7851:1,837
119Korol24,7281:1,841
120Kucherenko24,6791:1,845
121Dmytrenko (Russian: Dmitrenko)24,4821:1,859
122Lutsenko24,4741:1,860
123Borysenko (Russian: Borisenko)24,4211:1,864
124Danylyuk (Russian: Danilyuk)24,3301:1,871
125Boichuk (Russian: Boychuk)24,2061:1,881
126Davydenko (Russian: Davidenko)24,1621:1,884
127Yvashchenko (Russian: Ivaschenko)24,0181:1,895
128Liashenko (Russian: Lyashenko)23,9561:1,900
129Hryshchenko (Russian: Grischenko)23,7941:1,913
130Alekseenko23,7711:1,915
131Holovko (Russian: Golovko)23,5101:1,936
132Taran23,4801:1,939
133Kuznetsov23,4571:1,941
134Bondarchuk23,4331:1,943
135Petrova23,4101:1,945
136Kononenko23,3571:1,949
137Derkach23,2781:1,956
138Volkova23,2631:1,957
139Novykova (Russian: Novikova)23,0951:1,971
140Antonyuk22,9821:1,981
141Hrytsenko (Russian: Gritsenko)22,9351:1,985
142Mykhailenko (Russian: Mikhaylenko)22,8871:1,989
142Parkhomenko22,8871:1,989
144Honcharova (Russian: Goncharova)22,7061:2,005
145Eremenko22,6451:2,010
146Omelchenko22,5781:2,016
147Shapoval22,4851:2,025
148Chernyi (Russian: Cherniy)22,3701:2,035
149Kondratyuk22,1361:2,057
150Ovcharenko22,0711:2,063
151Oleinyk (Russian: Oleynik)21,9821:2,071
152Bylyk (Russian: Bilik)21,8961:2,079
153Bodnar21,5941:2,108
154Yvanchenko (Russian: Ivanchenko)21,5621:2,111
155Chernaia (Russian: Chernaya)21,5541:2,112
156Samoilenko (Russian: Samoylenko)21,5361:2,114
157Panasyuk21,4691:2,120
158Chernenko21,3331:2,134
159Smyrnova (Russian: Smirnova)21,2641:2,141
160Skrypnyk (Russian: Skripnik)21,1431:2,153
161Matvyenko (Russian: Matvienko)21,0811:2,159
162Palamarchuk20,8361:2,185
163Tymchenko (Russian: Timchenko)20,5641:2,214
164Babyi (Russian: Babiy)20,5521:2,215
165Chumak20,4631:2,225
166Myronenko (Russian: Mironenko)20,3291:2,239
167Protsenko19,7931:2,300
168Kucher19,7831:2,301
169Kozlova19,6501:2,317
170Sereda19,6141:2,321
171Dzyuba19,4371:2,342
172Ylchenko (Russian: Ilchenko)19,4121:2,345
173Vasylev (Russian: Vasilev)19,3651:2,351
174Petrov19,2701:2,362
175Zaets19,1511:2,377
176Havrylenko (Russian: Gavrilenko)19,0141:2,394
177Demchuk18,8841:2,411
178Zaitseva (Russian: Zaytseva)18,8751:2,412
179Avramenko18,8261:2,418
180Mykhailova (Russian: Mikhaylova)18,7931:2,422
181Novykov (Russian: Novikov)18,7811:2,424
182Hryhorenko (Russian: Grigorenko)18,7231:2,431
183Zakharchenko18,6901:2,436
184Pasechnyk (Russian: Pasechnik)18,6571:2,440
185Shpak18,6471:2,441
186Voloshyna (Russian: Voloshina)18,5951:2,448
187Dudnyk (Russian: Dudnik)18,5761:2,451
188Hlushchenko (Russian: Gluschenko)18,5541:2,454
189Volkov18,4681:2,465
190Fedorova18,4051:2,473
191Pavlova18,2671:2,492
192Morozova18,0561:2,521
193Honcharov (Russian: Goncharov)17,8891:2,545
194Pashchenko (Russian: Paschenko)17,7361:2,567
195Sokolova17,6001:2,587
196Antonenko17,5751:2,590
197Fomenko17,4931:2,602
198Kalynychenko (Russian: Kalinichenko)17,4811:2,604
199Nykolaenko (Russian: Nikolaenko)17,3851:2,619
200Yakymenko (Russian: Yakimenko)17,3481:2,624