Rivera Department Genealogical Records

Rivera 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.

Rivera 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.

Rivera 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 Rivera 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.

Rivera 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.

Rivera Department Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Rivera 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.

Rivera Department Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Rivera 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.

Rivera 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.

Rivera 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 Rivera Department

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Uruguay
1Rodriguez4,8701:224.55%1
2Gonzalez2,5081:433.33%2
3Pereira2,1441:507.83%9
4Olivera1,8811:577.77%12
5Silva1,8271:595.23%7
6Suarez1,7591:618.37%17
7Lopez1,5441:704.82%8
8Machado1,4721:739.49%21
9Alvez1,4271:7617.30%46
10Fernandez1,2901:842.78%4
11Ferreira1,2631:856.07%18
12da Silva1,2601:8615.45%47
13Gomez1,1141:975.00%15
14Cardozo1,0331:1047.99%26
15dos Santos1,0211:10618.60%71
16Silveira9971:1088.62%32
17Viera9111:1187.95%33
18Martinez8931:1211.65%3
19Nuñez8541:1266.86%28
20Correa8391:1295.03%20
21Perez8031:1341.85%5
22Mello7911:13634.01%178
23de Los Santos6781:1596.05%34
24Barboza6751:16010.04%56
24Diaz6751:1602.59%11
26Duarte6631:1637.46%42
27Antunez6181:17416.14%93
28Pintos6091:1775.85%38
29Rivero6061:1784.70%27
30Moreira5851:1844.24%25
31Acosta5821:1853.03%19
32Rosa5701:18916.07%104
33Camargo5641:19127.04%204
34Vargas5281:20416.97%125
35Leites5261:20518.89%139
36Leal5081:21217.72%135
37Sosa4931:2191.89%10
38Castro4781:2263.14%23
38Fagundez4781:2269.65%76
40Marquez4601:2346.62%53
41Lima4451:2427.69%67
41Mendez4451:2423.18%24
43Ribeiro4421:24418.90%174
44Costa4271:2536.10%52
44Garcia4271:2531.05%6
46Cabrera4241:2541.87%14
46Farias4241:25412.57%112
48Guedes4211:25631.49%301
49Romero3971:2723.73%36
50da Rosa3941:2749.91%92
51Hernandez3881:2781.61%13
52Techera3851:2804.89%48
53Sanchez3821:2822.50%22
54de Mello3791:28532.53%346
55Borges3641:2968.08%82
56Ramos3581:3013.48%39
57Lemos3341:3237.89%87
58Alvarez3281:3291.54%16
59Morales3141:3432.53%29
60Rocha3081:3504.86%61
61Carneiro3051:35434.42%452
62Trindade2991:36118.56%256
63Coitiño2961:36435.20%474
63Cuello2961:3648.57%107
65Castillo2901:3725.94%78
66da Costa2871:37613.32%197
67Dutra2781:38812.21%183
67Pirez2781:38811.40%167
69Araujo2751:3924.55%64
69Moraes2751:39213.46%208
71Piriz2691:4013.89%54
72Fros2601:41533.68%508
73Cua2421:44635.85%580
74Ribero2391:45121.21%360
75Cal2361:45715.19%263
75Tejera2361:4575.81%90
77Carballo2301:4696.30%98
78Alves2271:4759.11%165
79Campos2241:48111.19%214
80Flores2211:4884.37%74
80Freitas2211:48812.15%232
80Osorio2211:48821.46%394
83Gularte2181:49512.14%234
84de Leon2151:5021.95%35
84Vega2151:5026.00%102
86Souza2121:5097.52%137
87Ferron2091:51628.71%538
87Nogueira2091:51612.77%252
89Sandin2061:52355.68%1,040
90Delgado2031:5312.14%41
90Madruga2031:53119.52%390
90Ramirez2031:5312.36%43
90Torres2031:5312.10%40
94Meneses2001:53914.47%292
95Paz1971:5476.51%126
96da Cunha1941:55619.44%404
97Maciel1881:5746.22%127
98Escobar1851:5839.73%224
98Montero1851:5834.87%94
98Ortiz1851:5833.79%77
98Santos1851:5832.81%58
102Santana1821:5934.29%86
103Silvera1791:6021.54%31
104Caballero1761:6134.07%85
105Barrios1731:6232.79%63
105Bueno1731:6236.59%153
105Camacho1731:6235.95%134
105da Silveira1731:62325.55%579
105Denis1731:6237.41%175
105Fontes1731:6236.78%163
105Pacheco1731:6236.60%155
105Pimentel1731:62338.53%856
113Almeida1701:6344.80%105
114Blanco1641:6582.74%65