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Puerto Rico Genealogy covers information about an island located in the Caribbean, that is just east of the island of Hispaniola and west of the Virgin Islands. Initially, the island was populated by indigenous people when Europeans arrived in 1493. Puerto Rico is a commonwealth and territory of the United States after the Spanish American War of 1898. Puerto Ricans are natural-born citizens of the United States. Ancestry.com has made available the Puerto Rico Civil Records after 1885 as well as the census from 1910, 1920, 1930, 1935, and 1940 under US census rules. Puerto Rican Nicknames. Puerto Ricans commonly go by nicknames, making family history research more difficult because the given name on a birth certificate may not be well known. If you’re having trouble locating an ancestor on your family tree, learning more about Puerto Rican nicknames might help.

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Puerto Rican Surnamespuerto Rican Genealogy

Search the 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 census records for information about your Puerto Rican ancestors who were there during that time period. Click here to go to the Puerto Rico Census Page References edit edit source.

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Puerto Rico Online Genealogy Records
This chart shows links to countrywide collections. To find links to collections for lower jurisdictions (such as a county, town, or parish), go to Locating Online Databases.
Ancestry.com, FindMyPast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local family history center or the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Church Records and Vital Records
Births, Baptisms, or Christenings; Marriages; Deaths or Burials

  • Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (Puerto Rico, registros parroquiales, 1645-1969), FamilySearch, browsable images, incomplete.
  • Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001 (Puerto Rico, Registro Civil, 1805-2001), FamilySearch, index and browsable images, incomplete.
  • Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations, 1885-2001 (Puerto Rico, Registro Civil, 1885-2001), Ancestry.com, ($), index and browsable images.
  • Matrimonios, 1811-1874, images.
  • Puerto Rico Births and Baptisms, 1938-1947, index.



  • British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, index and images, ($)
  • British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, index and images, ($)
  • British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, ($)


Cemetery Records
  • Billion Graves, Puerto Rico, index, incomplete.


Census
  • .Censo y riqueza, 1801-1859, population and land census, images.
  • Puerto Rico, Special Censuses, Agricultural Schedules, 1935, Ancestry.com, ($), index and browsable images.
  • United States Online Census, 1900-1940, 1900 census listed U.S. military only, 1910-1940 records full population.
  • Puerto Rico, Social and Population Schedules, 1935-1936, Ancestry.com, ($), index and browsable images.
  • {{RecordSearch|2299402|Puerto Rico, Agricultural Schedules of the 1935 Special Census], index and image ($)


Emigration and Immigration
  • United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records, list of nationwide databases
  • Puerto Rico, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1901-1962, Ancestry.com, ($), index and browsable images.
  • Puerto Rico, records of foreign residents (Puerto Rico, registros de extranjeros, 1815-1845, images
  • Emigrados, 1816-1837, images


Land and Property
  • .Censo y riqueza, 1801-1859, population and land census, images.


Military Records
  • U.S. Federal Military Indexes and Records, FamilySearch, list of nationwide databases
  • Spaniards in Puerto Rico; military service records, 1793-1800 FamilySearch, images


World War I, 1917-1918
  • U.S. Federal Military Indexes and Records, list of nationwide databases


World War II, 1941-1945
  • U.S. Federal Military Indexes and Records, list of nationwide databases


Korean War, 1950-1953
  • U.S. Federal Military Indexes and Records, list of nationwide databases


Vietnam, 1964-1972
  • U.S. Federal Military Indexes and Records, list of nationwide databases


Naturalization and Citizenship Records
  • Puerto Rico Records of Foreign Residents, 1815-1845, Images. Also at Ancestry.com, ($), images.
  • Pasaportes (Passports), 1795-1889, images.
  • Puerto Rico, Naturalization Records, 1897-1985, index.
  • Declaraciones de naturalización (Naturalization Records), 1899-1900, images
  • Puerto Rico, naturalization records, 1900-1981, images


Obituaries


Occupations
  • Empleos y empleados (Employers and Employees), 1816-1870, images


Periodicals
  • PERiodical Source Index, index and images, ($)


Slavery
  • Registro de esclavos (Slave Registers), 1867-1876, images
  • Rico, Registro Central de Esclavos (Slave Registers), 1872, Also at Ancestry.com index, ($)
Puerto Rican Surnamespuerto Rican Genealogy

Puerto Rican Surnamespuerto Rican Genealogy Records

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