Lower Saxony Genealogical Records

Lower Saxony Birth & Baptism Records

Germany Births and Baptisms (1558-1898)

An index to over 37 million birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Lower Saxony Marriage & Divorce Records

Germany Marriage Index (1558-1929)

An index to over 8 million marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

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

Lower Saxony Death & Burial Records

Germany Death & Burial Index (1582-1958)

An index to over 3 million death and burial records, including ages, names of relatives and other details.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

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

Newspapers Covering Lower Saxony

Newspaper Archive: Germany (1945-1999)

Text-searchable copies of hundreds of thousands of German newspaper articles.

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.

Lower Saxony Immigration & Travel Records

Hamburg Passenger Lists (1850-1934)

An index to and images of lists of passengers departing Hamburg, Germany. They may list name, gender, age, date and place of birth, occupation, residence, nationality, marital status, family relationships, religion, military service and more. Contains over 5 million names.

Hamburg Passenger List Index (1855-1934)

An index to over 5 million people who departed on ships from Hamburg, Germany. The index includes name, name of ship, departure date, destination port and other details.

United States Germans to America Index (1850-1897)

Transcripts of documents recording the immigration of over 4 million Germans to America. Records may include name, date and place arrived, gender, age, birthplace, occupation, literacy, departure port and more.

Germany to Australia & New Zealand Emigration (1850-1879)

An index to over 40,000 people who sailed from Hamburg to Australia and New Zealand. It contains: name, former place of residence, age, occupation, ship and more.

Swedish Emigration Records (1783-1951)

Abstracts of details found in passenger lists, passport records, correspondence and seaman records, which may list name, age, gender, birthplace, occupation, residence, destination, emigration date and more. Most passengers were traveling to North America.

Lower Saxony Military Records

Germany World War I Casualty Lists (1914-1917)

An index to and images of World War I casualty lists for the German army. The lists include over 5 million soldiers who died, were injured, or went missing during the war.

Flossenburg Entry Registers (1941-1945)

Registers recording the arrival of over 75,000 prisoners of war, political prisoners and those deemed as undesirable by the Nazi regime.

Dachau Entry Registers (1933-1945)

Registers recording the arrival of around 175,000 political prisoners and those deemed undesirable by the Nazi regime.

Hellfire Corner (1897-1919)

A collection of fascinating diaries and remembrances of WWI soldiers.

Prisoners of War (1715-1945)

An index to and images records detailing the incarceration of 1.34 million military personnel, civilians, diplomats, missionaries & merchant seamen who were held as prisoners of war. The records cover British prisoners held by foreign powers and non-British prisoners held by Britain.

Flossenburg Entry Registers (1941-1945)

Registers recording the arrival of over 75,000 prisoners of war, political prisoners and those deemed as undesirable by the Nazi regime.

Nazi Death Camp Records (1939-1945)

A collection of various camp records, transport lists, medical data cards, inmate cards, death lists, and strength reports salvaged by the United States.

Dachau Entry Registers (1933-1945)

Registers recording the arrival of around 175,000 political prisoners and those deemed undesirable by the Nazi regime.

Dachau Concentration Camp Records (1945)

A database of over 165,000 Dachau prisoners who were included on a survivors list prepared after the end of the war.

Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1944-1946)

The names of over 33,000 Jews who survived the holocaust and ended up in displaced persons camps.

Lower Saxony Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

Germany State Government Directories (1802-1929)

Books recording the names of military officers and civil servants.

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.

German Phone Directories (1915-1981)

An index to and images of telephone directories for Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, and Munich.

Crane's Directory & Buyer's Guide (1899-1900)

A directory listing manufactures in Britain, Europe and Australasia.

Lower Saxony Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Lower Saxony Obituaries

Germans from Russia Obituaries (1899-2012)

Indexed images of over 400,000 obituaries of Germans from Russia who died in North America.

Lower Saxony 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.

Nazi Death Camp Records (1939-1945)

A collection of various camp records, transport lists, medical data cards, inmate cards, death lists, and strength reports salvaged by the United States.

Dachau Concentration Camp Records (1945)

A database of over 165,000 Dachau prisoners who were included on a survivors list prepared after the end of the war.

Germany & Austria Historical Postcards (1890-1950)

A collection of over 25,000 photographic postcards, depicting life and scenes in Germany and Austria. Each postcard caption has been indexed and may be searched by keyword or location.

Lower Saxony School & Education Records

British University Women Holocaust Records (1938-1951)

An index to minutes concerning meetings helping Jewish women immigrate to the UK.

Lower Saxony Occupation & Business Records

Germany State Government Directories (1802-1929)

Books recording the names of military officers and civil servants.

Crane's Directory & Buyer's Guide (1899-1900)

A directory listing manufactures in Britain, Europe and Australasia.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Lower Saxony

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Germany (514-1600)

The lineages of German, Dutch, Luxembourgish, Czech and Austrian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

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.

Lineages of Medieval Pomeranian Nobility (1100-1637)

The lineages of Pomeranian royalty and nobility, 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.

Lower Saxony Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Germany (514-1600)

The lineages of German, Dutch, Luxembourgish, Czech and Austrian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

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.

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Lineages of Medieval Pomeranian Nobility (1100-1637)

The lineages of Pomeranian royalty and nobility, 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.

Lower Saxony 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.

Lower Saxony Reference Works

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Jewish Name Database (1400-Present)

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

Most Common Surnames in Lower Saxony

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Germany
1Meyer102,3281:7631.53%6
2Müller83,4561:948.83%1
3Schmidt70,9101:1109.95%2
4Schulz37,5821:20813.47%9
5Schröder36,0381:21719.08%17
6Fischer29,0481:2697.76%4
7Hoffmann26,6851:2939.67%10
8Koch25,3151:30910.98%11
9Schneider23,3611:3355.34%3
10Becker23,1601:3388.26%8
11Neumann21,7631:35912.08%18
12Lange21,5791:36213.54%23
13Peters21,4951:36417.62%42
14Krüger20,6781:37813.35%25
15Weber19,9851:3916.11%5
16Meier19,9281:39213.44%29
17Bruns19,6011:39953.61%191
18Janssen19,3301:40554.14%202
19Schulze18,6031:42013.54%33
20Behrens17,8541:43841.54%159
21Krause17,4581:44811.54%26
22Hartmann16,9561:46110.89%24
23Richter16,8461:4647.34%12
24Kruse15,8991:49229.74%118
25Wagner15,8841:4925.30%7
26Möller14,7891:52913.02%44
27Harms14,7721:52951.93%287
28Scholz14,4601:54112.88%46
29Brandt13,6431:57318.82%77
30Schäfer13,4301:5826.03%14
31Werner12,7141:6158.72%31
32Janßen12,7011:61647.69%310
33Ahrens12,5851:62140.66%253
34Schulte12,3991:63117.56%80
35Fricke12,2061:64139.26%252
36Wolf12,1651:6436.23%16
37Köhler12,1351:6449.67%37
38Klein11,7981:6635.89%15
39König11,7551:6659.39%39
40Hinrichs11,6831:66956.57%433
41Schrader11,6091:67442.61%303
42Bartels11,4821:68140.14%284
43Gerdes11,4151:68565.06%539
44Schwarz10,9921:7116.59%19
45Sander10,9211:71623.32%145
46Brinkmann10,6481:73427.71%179
47Lehmann10,4051:7526.94%27
48Kramer10,3391:75617.38%103
49Witte10,2901:76032.71%248
50Albers10,2891:76045.36%381
51Zimmermann10,1941:7676.24%21
52Cordes10,0211:78055.00%511
53Bode9,9681:78540.96%355
54Bergmann9,6561:81015.32%90
55Franke9,3881:83310.91%62
56Schumacher9,1431:85511.43%68
57Schütte9,0761:86241.11%393
58Schubert8,9851:8708.97%53
59Hoppe8,6641:90316.89%126
60Albrecht8,6531:90410.17%63
61Walter8,6281:9066.89%38
62Kaiser8,5291:9176.97%41
63Beckmann8,5251:91719.23%152
64Herrmann8,4881:9216.50%35
65Heuer8,2071:95339.27%425
66Winter8,0011:9779.84%65
67Eilers7,9201:98767.48%846
68Günther7,8751:9938.30%59
69Brandes7,8661:99460.48%753
70Haase7,7231:1,01314.75%121
71Bock7,6811:1,01814.99%127
72Otto7,6431:1,02310.55%78
73Kröger7,5221:1,04024.01%250
74Bauer7,5091:1,0413.33%13
75Ehlers7,4991:1,04333.21%384
76Winkler7,4891:1,0447.82%57
77Niemann7,3861:1,05927.70%309
78Kuhlmann7,3801:1,06027.80%312
79Hahn7,3751:1,0607.10%49
80Busch7,3191:1,06812.03%97
81Nolte7,3031:1,07127.11%306
82Martens7,2921:1,07224.92%275
83Braun7,2151:1,0844.36%20
84Pape7,2071:1,08535.23%439
85Friedrich7,1881:1,0887.25%54
86Vogt7,0261:1,1139.09%71
87Pohl7,0191:1,11411.20%91
88Weiß6,9431:1,1266.61%48
89Sommer6,9101:1,1329.30%75
90Vogel6,8751:1,1376.86%52
91Jansen6,6821:1,17010.70%93
91Schlüter6,6821:1,17018.48%198
93Köster6,6691:1,17320.90%244
94Berger6,6551:1,1756.60%51
95Schaper6,6371:1,17858.34%880
96Baumann6,6001:1,1857.50%61
97Jürgens6,4771:1,20730.72%420
98Ernst6,3121:1,23910.81%107
99Hübner6,3061:1,24010.77%106
100Thiele6,2971:1,24213.64%148
101Wolter6,2731:1,24717.97%209
102Petersen6,2631:1,24912.01%122
103Dreyer6,2571:1,25034.25%507
104Lorenz6,2501:1,2516.67%60
105Heine6,2381:1,25423.00%305
106Buchholz6,1821:1,26518.10%219
107Eggers6,1181:1,27835.42%552
108Wolff6,1081:1,28010.33%104
109Böttcher6,0481:1,29313.26%149
110Hesse6,0471:1,29313.93%158
111Seidel6,0461:1,2938.64%83
112Simon6,0141:1,3007.43%66
113Bertram5,9071:1,32428.31%427
114Arndt5,8571:1,33511.43%128
115Lampe5,8561:1,33542.39%705
116Schmitz5,8251:1,3433.92%28
117Voigt5,7901:1,3519.33%94
118Lohmann5,7741:1,35423.24%342
119Borchers5,7481:1,36057.94%1,006
120Henke5,7001:1,37220.05%288
121Schreiber5,6921:1,3748.28%84
122Pieper5,6881:1,37519.30%274
123Stein5,6771:1,3787.51%73
124Ludwig5,6431:1,3866.94%64
125Beyer5,6281:1,3899.24%96
126Otte5,5981:1,39730.38%505
127Rohde5,5151:1,41817.12%240
128Wendt5,5091:1,42015.53%204
129Jung5,4311:1,4405.09%47
129Lindemann5,4311:1,44020.92%322
131Kühn5,4241:1,4428.79%95
132Bremer5,3861:1,45229.12%503
133Witt5,3631:1,45813.10%168
134Böhm5,3571:1,4606.81%70
135Niemeyer5,3531:1,46143.39%796
136Nagel5,3511:1,4619.71%111
137Frerichs5,3481:1,46280.10%1,542
138Evers5,3241:1,46929.79%524
139Engel5,2281:1,4967.90%87
140Hildebrandt5,2261:1,49615.90%232
141Heinrich5,1921:1,5067.30%79
142Wilke5,1501:1,51815.62%231
143Langer5,1371:1,5229.86%123
144Rose5,1121:1,53015.75%237
145Otten5,1071:1,53137.42%715
146Heinemann5,0951:1,53520.24%335
147Wessels5,0871:1,53748.41%958
148Wichmann5,0831:1,53825.18%449
149Horn5,0821:1,5398.01%89
150Sievers5,0741:1,54127.80%508
151Gerken5,0691:1,54357.25%1,130
152Wenzel5,0641:1,5449.02%109
153Grote5,0281:1,55534.04%655
154Wilken5,0181:1,55850.58%1,007
155Jäger5,0031:1,5636.72%74
156Fuchs5,0021:1,5634.23%43
157Oppermann4,9951:1,56635.97%697
158Brand4,9371:1,58413.59%195
159Ahlers4,9021:1,59543.30%887
160Heise4,8711:1,60525.36%473
161Thomas4,8321:1,6187.96%98
162Hein4,8101:1,62611.05%156
163Diekmann4,7871:1,63434.82%710
164Wilkens4,7851:1,63445.45%957
165Paul4,7721:1,6398.83%116
166Heitmann4,7491:1,64727.47%551
167Brüggemann4,7191:1,65724.59%475
168Bischoff4,7111:1,66014.44%235
169Frank4,7071:1,6614.85%55
170Hagemann4,6421:1,68524.31%482
171Schultz4,6201:1,69311.86%176
171Thiel4,6201:1,6939.49%139
173Hofmann4,6171:1,6942.89%22
174Ebeling4,5951:1,70238.89%842
175Dietrich4,5911:1,7036.85%86
176Wiese4,5851:1,70616.35%294
177Brockmann4,5571:1,71629.31%624
177Tiedemann4,5571:1,71638.33%837
179Lemke4,5561:1,71614.73%254
180Warnecke4,5361:1,72455.65%1,237
181Seifert4,4871:1,7437.65%105
182Hansen4,4841:1,7447.42%99
183Martin4,4701:1,7495.85%72
184Menke4,4581:1,75432.81%718
185Feldmann4,4171:1,77018.12%354
186Steffens4,4051:1,77520.15%403
187Reinecke4,4041:1,77637.58%850
188Reimann4,3611:1,79313.15%230
189Wegner4,3251:1,80812.42%210
190Rudolph4,3181:1,81110.27%164
191Freese4,3111:1,81443.03%996
192Franz4,3071:1,8167.76%110
193Oltmanns4,2941:1,82178.36%1,916
194Marquardt4,2911:1,82213.71%251
195Wulf4,2671:1,83319.49%398
196Winkelmann4,2391:1,84521.84%466
197Friedrichs4,2381:1,84528.35%646
198Westphal4,2221:1,85213.19%243
199Keller4,2101:1,8584.13%50
200Horstmann4,2091:1,85823.64%527