Colonia Department Genealogical Records

Colonia Department Birth & Baptism Records

Uruguay Civil Registration Index (1879-1930)

An index to various birth, marriage and death records, including details of family relationships.

Uruguay Catholic Baptism Index (1750-1900)

An index to over 150,000 birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Colonia Department Marriage & Divorce Records

Uruguay Civil Registration Index (1879-1930)

An index to various birth, marriage and death records, including details of family relationships.

Uruguay Marriage Index (1840-1900)

An index to more than 20,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Colonia Department Death & Burial Records

Uruguay Civil Registration Index (1879-1930)

An index to various birth, marriage and death records, including details of family relationships.

Newspapers Covering Colonia Department

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.

Colonia Department 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.

Colonia Department Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Colonia Department 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.

Colonia Department Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Colonia Department

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.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

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

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Colonia Department 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.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

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

Colonia Department 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 Colonia Department

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Uruguay
1Rodriguez2,6681:482.49%1
2Gonzalez2,2841:563.03%2
3Garcia1,5591:823.83%6
4Martinez1,5261:842.81%3
5Perez1,4941:863.45%5
6Hernandez1,4301:905.95%13
7Cabrera1,2301:1055.43%14
8Diaz1,1651:1104.47%11
9Carro9501:13557.02%248
10Alvarez9321:1384.38%16
11Torres9251:1399.58%40
12Banchero8841:14559.01%269
13Fernandez8771:1471.89%4
14Lopez8711:1482.72%8
15Silva7061:1822.02%7
16Sanchez6401:2014.19%22
17Geymonat6291:20459.01%386
18Castro6171:2084.06%23
19Viera6041:2135.27%33
20Collazo5791:22225.31%180
21Sosa5561:2312.13%10
22Quintana5541:23215.77%106
23Gomez5441:2362.44%15
23Suarez5441:2362.59%17
25Ferreira5111:2522.46%18
26Batista4651:27614.53%119
27Vera4231:30411.30%95
28Morales4191:3073.38%29
29Mendez4061:3172.90%24
29Olivera4061:3171.68%12
29Rivero4061:3173.15%27
32Acosta3981:3232.07%19
33Long3921:32857.73%575
33Perdomo3921:3285.43%50
35Ricca3791:33970.19%702
36Bonjour3671:35058.25%614
36Malan3671:35058.91%621
38Bone3631:35469.14%726
39Vidal3611:3566.99%73
40Moreira3561:3612.58%25
41Pino3441:37427.83%323
41Rivoir3441:37471.37%787
43Medina3381:3804.04%45
44Delgado3311:3883.49%41
45Gutierrez3101:4152.92%37
46Bentancor3081:4175.50%70
46Pereyra3081:4172.52%30
48Benitez3021:4264.11%49
49Chevalier2961:43481.10%1,050
50Ortiz2921:4405.98%77
50Ramirez2921:4403.39%43
52Castillo2901:4435.94%78
53Tourn2811:45757.11%770
54Gimenez2751:4674.27%60
55Fripp2711:47462.30%885
56Velazquez2671:4815.57%79
57Caraballo2651:4857.18%96
58de Leon2631:4892.38%35
59Carbajal2611:49314.52%233
59Negrin2611:49338.84%585
61Colman2601:4949.79%149
62Colo2581:49865.15%973
63Aguirre2541:5067.00%99
63Waller2541:50671.95%1,088
65Reyes2501:5143.83%59
66Romero2481:5182.33%36
67Dominguez2461:5234.36%68
68Gonnet2441:52750.21%777
69Salvagno2421:53167.22%1,061
70Machado2381:5401.54%21
70Ramos2381:5402.32%39
72Duarte2351:5472.64%42
73Costabel2331:55272.14%1,195
74Arenas2311:55748.43%797
74Beltran2311:55718.78%325
76Bentancour2291:56126.44%463
76Suhr2291:56165.24%1,098
76Villanueva2291:56114.03%253
79Bertinat2271:56647.19%792
79Guerrero2271:5669.89%179
79Jourdan2271:56666.18%1,122
82Davila2231:5768.27%144
83Blanco2171:5923.62%65
84Bouvier2101:61255.12%1,014
85Rossi2081:6188.04%160
86Pereira2061:6240.75%9
87Jorcin2041:63078.16%1,478
88Bermudez2021:6366.90%133
89Aranda2001:64316.05%321
90Montes de Oca1981:64910.63%228
90Vazquez1981:6492.30%44
92Correa1941:6631.16%20
93Godoy1921:6705.81%115
93Pagalday1921:67061.74%1,243
95Ayala1901:6778.14%175
95Larrama1901:67745.45%920
95Ruiz1901:6773.21%66
98Artus1881:68476.11%1,569
98Franco1881:6844.33%84
98Menendez1881:6849.85%223
101Armand Ugon1861:69143.87%906
101Baldi1861:69148.56%1,006
101de Los Santos1861:6911.66%34
101Vico1861:69122.46%480
105Caballero1851:6954.27%85
105Herrera1851:6955.83%121
107Gallo1831:7027.20%164
107Velazco1831:70214.65%319
109Baridon1811:71074.79%1,602
110Baez1791:7189.07%217
110Davyt1791:71862.81%1,354
110Rey1791:7185.59%118
113Cruz1751:7355.24%114
113Leguisamo1751:73525.07%560
113Vergara1751:73516.01%376
116Cuello1731:7435.01%107
116Espinosa1731:7435.85%131
116Fontes1731:7436.78%163
116Pontet1731:74363.14%1,409
120Fuentes1711:7524.97%108
120Rios1711:7524.26%91
122Barreto1691:7613.01%69
123Marchetti1671:77051.38%1,187
124Dalmas1651:77946.88%1,093
125Lemes1631:78910.94%271
125Miranda1631:7894.81%110
127Deleon1611:7987.53%198
127Rostagnol1611:79866.53%1,602
129Roman1601:8039.39%242
129Vignolo1601:80319.46%486
131Aguilar1581:8146.04%157
132Aguiar1561:8244.90%120
132Cardozo1561:8241.21%26
132Durand1561:82459.09%1,464
132Montero1561:8244.10%94
132Oviedo1561:82413.77%357
132Vitalis1561:82475.36%1,862
138Buffa1541:83540.74%1,022
138Leal1541:8355.37%135
140Ingold1521:84649.84%1,266
140Viola1521:84630.04%749
142Medero1501:85715.97%428
142Moreno1501:8573.00%75
144Ferrari1481:8694.37%111
144Madera1481:86918.16%492
144Schenck1481:86981.32%2,139
147Ackermann1441:89359.02%1,590
147Rovetta1441:89332.21%862
149Chauvie1421:90578.02%2,139
149Guaraglia1421:90576.76%2,107
149Roqueta1421:90564.55%1,767
149Siri1421:90521.68%599
153Almada1401:9186.76%207
153Callero1401:91820.11%563
153Felix1401:91820.06%560
153Guerra1401:9183.88%101
153Guigou1401:91825.74%696
153Lima1401:9182.42%67
153Maldonado1401:9186.35%189
153Rodas1401:91836.08%994
161Ahlers1381:93269.00%1,944
161Avelino1381:93260.00%1,690
161Bianchi1381:9328.02%240
161Cha1381:93264.19%1,804
161Curbelo1381:9322.01%55
166Assandri1361:94540.96%1,159
166Bentancur1361:9455.00%141
166Mendoza1361:9456.44%201
166Pons1361:94514.75%435
170Prieto1351:9526.06%187
170Villegas1351:95221.67%621
172Figueroa1331:9674.68%136
172Nuñez1331:9671.07%28
174Cecilia1311:98166.84%1,977
174Muniz1311:9813.86%109
176Barolin1291:99768.62%2,067
176Larrosa1291:9971.84%51
178Debenedetti1251:1,02838.94%1,203
178Otero1251:1,0285.49%182
180Caseras1231:1,04578.34%2,525
180Peña1231:1,0453.40%100
180Vila1231:1,0456.36%220
183Daghero1191:1,08086.23%2,900