Chernihiv Oblast Genealogical Records

Chernihiv Oblast 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.

Chernihiv Oblast 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.

Chernihiv Oblast 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 Chernihiv Oblast

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.

Chernihiv Oblast 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.

Chernihiv Oblast 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.

Chernihiv Oblast 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 Chernihiv Oblast

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.

Chernihiv Oblast 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.

Chernihiv Oblast 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.

Chernihiv Oblast 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 Chernihiv Oblast

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Ukraine
1Kovalenko5,2581:2124.53%4
2Shevchenko4,1271:2703.07%2
3Kravchenko3,9101:2853.98%7
4Tkachenko3,8591:2893.65%6
5Boiko (Russian: Boyko)3,7291:2993.45%5
6Khomenko3,2551:3428.55%44
7Kuzmenko3,0871:3616.58%27
8Savchenko3,0661:3635.35%19
9Bondarenko2,9451:3782.52%3
10Petrenko2,7711:4025.08%21
11Prykhodko (Russian: Prikhodko)2,5461:4377.10%52
12Marchenko2,4271:4594.22%17
13Ponomarenko2,4081:4625.32%28
14Klymenko (Russian: Klimenko)2,3391:4764.32%22
15Sydorenko (Russian: Sidorenko)2,3101:4825.21%32
16Pavlenko2,3031:4844.68%23
17Lysenko (Russian: Lisenko)2,2681:4913.86%15
18Koval2,2631:4922.78%9
19Lytvynenko (Russian: Litvinenko)2,2141:5035.40%38
20Karpenko2,2081:5045.27%35
21Kharchenko2,1521:5174.99%33
22Serdyuk2,0911:5338.31%114
23Pynchuk (Russian: Pinchuk)2,0751:53712.98%222
24Pylypenko (Russian: Pilipenko)2,0091:5546.72%82
25Vasylenko (Russian: Vasilenko)2,0081:5554.49%30
26Melnyk (Russian: Melnik)2,0071:5551.42%1
27Rudenko1,9861:5613.54%20
28Doroshenko1,9851:5618.01%118
29Herasymenko (Russian: Gerasimenko)1,9821:5627.09%91
30Yurchenko1,9811:5625.33%47
31Hryshchenko (Russian: Grischenko)1,9741:5648.30%129
32Tarasenko1,9101:5836.27%78
33Levchenko1,8761:5944.22%31
34Vlasenko1,8721:5956.68%90
35Moroz1,8581:5993.20%16
36Makarenko1,8161:6136.04%81
37Shulha (Russian: Shulga)1,7601:6337.03%116
38Radchenko1,7561:6346.49%95
39Tymoshenko (Russian: Timoshenko)1,7081:6525.98%87
40Fedorenko1,6971:6565.31%70
41Yvashchenko (Russian: Ivaschenko)1,6821:6627.00%127
42Nazarenko1,6781:6644.99%59
43Tereshchenko (Russian: Tereschenko)1,6661:6685.37%75
44Yushchenko (Russian: Yuschenko)1,6351:68116.12%443
45Naumenko1,6251:6856.45%112
46Babych (Russian: Babich)1,6111:6915.18%74
47Romanenko1,5871:7024.76%64
48Denysenko (Russian: Denisenko)1,5741:7076.00%102
49Yashchenko (Russian: Yaschenko)1,5651:71213.74%373
50Maksymenko (Russian: Maksimenko)1,5571:7156.01%105
51Olyinyk (Russian: Oliynik)1,5451:7212.46%13
52Kolesnyk (Russian: Kolesnik)1,5401:7233.23%25
53Tyshchenko (Russian: Tischenko)1,5361:7254.21%50
54Serhyenko (Russian: Sergienko)1,5281:7295.68%96
55Kovtun1,5231:7314.70%66
56Kyrychenko (Russian: Kirichenko)1,5171:7344.33%56
57Avramenko1,4791:7537.86%179
58Borysenko (Russian: Borisenko)1,4781:7536.05%123
59Kulyk (Russian: Kulik)1,4731:7563.83%41
59Parkhomenko1,4731:7566.44%142
61Davydenko (Russian: Davidenko)1,4591:7636.04%126
62Kolomyets (Russian: Kolomiets)1,4511:7674.12%55
63Nesterenko1,4281:7804.44%67
64Lytvyn (Russian: Litvin)1,4061:7924.46%73
65Kostyuchenko1,3841:80511.74%348
66Onyshchenko (Russian: Onischenko)1,3631:8174.65%84
67Demchenko1,3561:8214.47%80
68Myshchenko (Russian: Mischenko)1,3511:8244.22%68
69Vovk1,3431:8294.34%76
70Prokopenko1,3311:8375.18%108
71Bondar1,2961:8591.99%12
72Moskalenko1,2761:8734.51%89
73Bohdan (Russian: Bogdan)1,2491:8927.85%224
74Evtushenko1,2341:9028.31%263
75Zynchenko (Russian: Zinchenko)1,2331:9033.88%71
76Skrypka (Russian: Skripka)1,2301:90515.10%581
77Panchenko1,2281:9073.20%42
78Mykhailenko (Russian: Mikhaylenko)1,2131:9185.30%142
79Ostapenko1,2121:9194.74%109
80Havrylenko (Russian: Gavrilenko)1,2101:9206.36%176
81Stepanenko1,2081:9224.68%107
82Horbach (Russian: Gorbach)1,2021:92613.42%512
82Yakovenko (Russian: Iakovenko)1,2021:9263.75%69
84Novyk (Russian: Novik)1,1961:93119.74%868
85Martynenko (Russian: Martinenko)1,1951:9324.47%98
86Diachenko (Russian: Dyachenko)1,1841:9402.76%34
87Shcherbyna (Russian: Scherbina)1,1751:9484.14%88
88Yhnatenko (Russian: Ignatenko)1,1691:9536.89%208
89Kostyuk1,1501:9683.36%58
90Myroshnychenko (Russian: Miroshnichenko)1,1301:9852.80%40
91Kot1,1271:98813.88%582
92Savenko1,1181:9968.09%290
93Derkach1,1151:9994.79%137
94Zaets1,1131:1,0005.81%175
95Ruban1,0941:1,0186.89%225
96Hrytsenko (Russian: Gritsenko)1,0921:1,0204.76%141
97Hordyenko (Russian: Gordienko)1,0751:1,0364.06%100
98Matvyenko (Russian: Matvienko)1,0661:1,0455.06%161
99Kononenko1,0551:1,0554.52%136
100Dmytrenko (Russian: Dmitrenko)1,0481:1,0634.28%121
101Liashenko (Russian: Lyashenko)1,0451:1,0664.36%128
102Kyryenko (Russian: Kirienko)1,0421:1,06916.21%803
103Antonenko1,0241:1,0875.83%196
104Ermolenko1,0201:1,0929.21%395
105Dudko1,0091:1,10416.45%849
106Petryk (Russian: Petrik)1,0021:1,1118.32%341
107Samoilenko (Russian: Samoylenko)9991:1,1154.64%156
108Kovalchuk9941:1,1201.09%8
108Vorobei (Russian: Vorobey)9941:1,12011.83%560
110Vashchenko (Russian: Vaschenko)9911:1,1246.72%266
111Yvanenko (Russian: Ivanenko)9551:1,1665.55%206
112Kondratenko9541:1,1675.87%219
113Honcharenko (Russian: Goncharenko)9471:1,1762.65%53
114Kornyenko (Russian: Kornienko)9391:1,1863.50%97
115Kostenko9261:1,2032.61%54
116Potapenko9251:1,2048.64%413
117Solovei (Russian: Solovey)9241:1,2055.88%232
118Alekseenko9221:1,2083.88%130
119Danylenko (Russian: Danilenko)9171:1,2146.07%252
120Myronenko (Russian: Mironenko)9071:1,2284.46%166
121Osypenko (Russian: Osipenko)9051:1,2308.04%382
122Belous8991:1,2392.68%61
123Sereda8931:1,2474.55%170
124Honchar (Russian: Gonchar)8871:1,2553.37%101
125Svyrydenko (Russian: Sviridenko)8811:1,26413.11%753
126Chernenko8791:1,2674.12%158
127Derevianko (Russian: Derevyanko)8771:1,2705.53%226
128Soroka8711:1,2783.41%110
129Shapoval8691:1,2813.86%147
130Nykolaenko (Russian: Nikolaenko)8471:1,3154.87%199
131Dubyna (Russian: Dubina)8421:1,3236.04%286
132Dzyuba8411:1,3244.33%171
133Yaremenko8401:1,3265.71%269
134Lavrynenko (Russian: Lavrinenko)8341:1,3358.53%460
135Korzh8311:1,3407.70%405
135Suprun8311:1,3405.98%287
137Zhuk8301:1,3422.87%86
138Vorona8291:1,3437.15%354
139Kubrak8211:1,35618.68%1,271
140Leshchenko (Russian: Leschenko)8141:1,3684.99%218
141Hubar (Russian: Gubar)8121:1,37116.57%1,123
142Yvanova (Russian: Ivanova)8051:1,3831.32%14
143Los8041:1,38512.93%838
144Kysyl (Russian: Kisil)7991:1,3946.07%303
145Syryk (Russian: Sirik)7981:1,39513.80%919
146Demydenko (Russian: Demidenko)7901:1,4107.62%431
146Yaroshenko7901:1,4104.56%202
148Okhrymenko (Russian: Okhrimenko)7881:1,4137.19%398
149Lutsenko7831:1,4223.20%122
150Myroshnyk (Russian: Miroshnik)7821:1,4249.50%572
151Protsenko7801:1,4283.94%167
152Ylchenko (Russian: Ilchenko)7791:1,4294.01%172
153Huz (Russian: Guz)7681:1,45011.15%725
154Lukianenko (Russian: Lukyanenko)7641:1,4585.47%283
155Prymak (Russian: Primak)7611:1,46312.63%875
156Yakymenko (Russian: Yakimenko)7541:1,4774.35%200
157Kozel7521:1,48113.75%973
158Fedchenko7431:1,4999.21%593
159Symonenko (Russian: Simonenko)7421:1,5016.41%357
160Efymenko (Russian: Efimenko)7401:1,5055.82%315
160Zakharchenko7401:1,5053.96%183
162Dydenko (Russian: Didenko)7381:1,5092.85%106
163Blyznyuk (Russian: Bliznyuk)7361:1,5137.45%458
164Prokhorenko7351:1,51512.10%862
165Rudenok7331:1,51943.17%3,856
166Stelmakh7301:1,5256.91%419
167Kulysh (Russian: Kulish)7291:1,5284.73%242
168Omelchenko7251:1,5363.21%146
169Lytovchenko (Russian: Litovchenko)7231:1,5406.32%369
170Demianenko (Russian: Demyanenko)7201:1,5475.49%304
171Adamenko7151:1,5579.93%683
172Stetsenko7121:1,5644.21%209
173Datsenko7011:1,5896.70%425
173Hryn (Russian: Grin)7011:1,5898.45%568
175Tkach7001:1,5912.09%62
176Medved6941:1,6056.10%374
177Kuts6871:1,6216.18%393
178Nahornaia (Russian: Nagornaya)6791:1,6405.94%370
179Holub (Russian: Golub)6751:1,6502.70%115
180Artyukh6711:1,66011.41%900
181Pryshchepa (Russian: Prischepa)6691:1,6649.94%751
182Shynkarenko (Russian: Shinkarenko)6641:1,6776.39%428
183Sheremet6631:1,6805.82%372
184Artemenko6611:1,6854.32%246
185Leonenko6601:1,68716.58%1,444
186Atroshchenko (Russian: Atroschenko)6581:1,69244.55%4,455
186Donets6581:1,6927.98%571
188Kryvenko (Russian: Krivenko)6541:1,7035.12%313
189Loboda6511:1,7116.92%481
190Buriak (Russian: Buryak)6501:1,7135.07%311
191Opanasenko6391:1,74310.98%913
192Nosenko6341:1,7568.94%696
193Haiduk (Russian: Gayduk)6331:1,7596.25%445
194Ylenko (Russian: Ilenko)6321:1,76212.91%1,126
195Stupak6281:1,7737.77%588
196Vasylchenko (Russian: Vasilchenko)6271:1,7764.23%264
197Dudka6251:1,7825.17%340
198Pustovoit (Russian: Pustovoyt)6231:1,78720.86%2,019
199Korobko6221:1,79013.90%1,245
200Yvanov (Russian: Ivanov)6211:1,7931.27%24