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==Online Sources==  
==Online Sources==  
* [http://search.qajarwomen.org/search?lang=en&filter=subjects_en:passports Iranian passports] - A small collection of passports from the Women's World in Qajar Iran archive
* [https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/cids/#browse-collections Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies] - Collections highlighting the immigration and lives of Iranians in San Francisco, CA.
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=iran&f.collectionId=1368704&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924] Search results for Iran
*'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries.  
*'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries.  
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960], at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
===British Overseas Subjects===
===British Overseas Subjects===
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=iran British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Iran ] at Findmypast, index & images ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=iran British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Iran ] at FindMyPast, index and images, ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=iran British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Iran ] at Findmypast, index & images ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=iran British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Iran ] at FindMyPast, index and images, ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] at Ancestry, index & images ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] at Ancestry, index and images, ($)


==Finding the Town of Origin in Iran==
==Finding the Town of Origin in Iran==
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==Immigration into Iran==
==Immigration into Iran==
*There were large '''Circassian''' migration waves towards mainland Iran as the Circassians were displaced from the Caucasus in the 19th century.
*A '''Black African''' population exists due to '''historical slavery'''.
*A substantial number of '''Russians''' arrived in the early 20th century as '''refugees from the Russian revolution''', but their number has dwindled following the Iran crisis of 1946 and the Iranian Revolution.
*In the 20th to 21st centuries, there has been limited immigration to Iran from '''Türkiye, Iraqis '''(especially huge numbers during the 1970s), '''Afghanistan''' (mostly arriving as refugees in 1978), '''Lebanese''' (especially in Qom, though a Lebanese community has been present in the nation for centuries), '''Indians''' (mostly arriving temporarily during the 1950s to 1970s, typically working as doctors, engineers, and teachers), '''Koreans''' (mostly in the 1970s as labour migrants), '''China''' (mostly since the 2000s working in engineering or business projects), and '''Pakistan''', partly due to labour migrants and partly to Balochi ties across the Iranian-Pakistani border.
*About 200,000 '''Iraqis''' arrived as '''refugees''' in 2003, mostly living in refugee camps near the border; an unknown number of these has since returned to Iraq.<ref>"Ethnicities in Iran: Recent Migration", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnicities_in_Iran#Recent_immigration, accessed 17 July 2021.</ref>
==Emigration From Iran==
==Emigration From Iran==
According to various sources, in 2010, there were an estimated between 2 to 3 million Iranians living abroad, mostly in '''North America, Europe, Persian Gulf States, Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Australia and the broader Middle East.''' Others estimate a lower number, of around 1.5 million or less. For the most part, they emigrated '''after the Iranian Revolution in 1979'''. On 21 of February 2021 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran) published new statistics showing that 4,037,258 Iranians are currently living abroad according to their data.<br>
According to various sources, in 2010, there were an estimated between 2 to 3 million Iranians living abroad, mostly in '''North America, Europe, Persian Gulf States, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Australia and the broader Middle East.''' Others estimate a lower number, of around 1.5 million or less. For the most part, they emigrated '''after the Iranian Revolution in 1979'''. On 21 of February 2021 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran) published new statistics showing that 4,037,258 Iranians are currently living abroad according to their data.<br>


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|+List of countries and territories by Iranian population <span style="color:DarkViolet">For additional countries, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_diaspora '''Iranian Diaspora"].<ref>"Iranian diaspora", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_diaspora, accessed 17 July 2021.</ref><ref>Ministry of foreign affairs (Iran) published on 21,february,2021 on , https://iranian.mfa.ir/files/mfairanian/Amar.pdf</ref>
|+List of countries and territories by Iranian population
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Iranian-born population in 2021  
! scope="col" | Iranian-born in 2021  
! scope="col" | Article
! scope="col" | Article
|-
|-
| United States
| {{Flag|United States}}
| 1,500,000  
| {{increase}} '''1,500,000''' (2021)<ref>Ministry of foreig affairs (Iran) published on 21,february,2021 on , https://iranian.mfa.ir/files/mfairanian/Amar.pdf</ref>
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Americans Iranian Americans]
| [[Iranian American]]
|-
|-
| Canada
| {{Flag|Canada}}
| 400,000 (2021)
| {{increase}} '''400,000''' (2021)<ref>Ministry of foreig affairs (Iran) published on 21,february,2021 on , https://iranian.mfa.ir/files/mfairanian/Amar.pdf</ref>
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_CanadiansIranian Canadians]
 
|[[Iranian Canadian]]
|-
|-
| United Kingdom
| {{Flag|United Kingdom}}
| 400,000
| {{increase}} '''400,000''' (2021)<ref>Ministry of foreig affairs (Iran) published on 21,february,2021 on , https://iranian.mfa.ir/files/mfairanian/Amar.pdf</ref>
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranians_in_the_United_Kingdom Iranians in the United Kingdom]
|[[Iranians in the United Kingdom]]
|-
|-
| United Arab Emirates
| {{Flag icon|United Arab Emirates}}&nbsp;[[United Arab Emirates|UAE]]
| 357,000
| {{increase}} 357,000 (2021)<ref>Ministry of foreig affairs (Iran) published on 21,february,2021 on , https://iranian.mfa.ir/files/mfairanian/Amar.pdf</ref>
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranians_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates Iranians in the United Arab Emirates]
|[[Iranians in the United Arab Emirates]]
|-
|-
| Germany
| {{Flag|Germany}}
| 319,000
| {{increase}} 319,000 (2021)<ref>Ministry of foreig affairs (Iran) published on 21,february,2021 on , https://iranian.mfa.ir/files/mfairanian/Amar.pdf</ref>
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranians_in_Germany Iranians in Germany]
|[[Iranians in Germany]]
|-
|-
| Türkiye
| {{Flag|Turkey}}
| 126,640  
| {{increase}} 126,640 (2021)<ref>Ministry of foreig affairs (Iran) published on 21,february,2021 on , https://iranian.mfa.ir/files/mfairanian/Amar.pdf</ref>
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Türkiye Immigration to Türkiye]
|[[Immigration to Turkey]]
|-
|-
| Australia
| {{Flag|Australia}}
| 120,000  
| {{increase}} '''120,000''' (2021)
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Australians Iranian Australians]
|[[Iranian Australian]]
|-
|-
| Sweden
| {{Flag|Sweden}}
| 116,770  
| {{increase}} 116,770 (2021)<ref>Ministry of foreig affairs (Iran) published on 21,february,2021 on , https://iranian.mfa.ir/files/mfairanian/Amar.pdf</ref>


|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Iranians Swedish Iranians]
|[[Swedish Iranians]]
|-
|-
| Iraq
| {{Flag|Iraq}}
| 110,920
| {{decrease}} 110,920 (2021)


| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajam_of_Iraq Persians in Iraq]
| [[Persians in Iraq]]
|-
|-
| France
| {{Flag|France}}
| 90,000  
| {{increase}} 90,000 (2021)<ref>Ministry of foreig affairs (Iran) published on 21,february,2021 on , https://iranian.mfa.ir/files/mfairanian/Amar.pdf</ref>


|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranians_in_France Iranians in France]
|[[Iranians in France]]
|-
|-
| Netherlands
| {{Flag|Netherlands}}
| 52,000  
| {{increase}} 52,000 (2021)


|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranians_in_the_Netherlands Iranians in the Netherlands]
|[[Iranians in the Netherlands]]
|-
|-
| Austria
| {{Flag|Austria}}
| 40,000  
| {{Steady}} 40,000 (2021)


|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Austria Demographics of Austria]
|[[Demographics of Austria]]
|-
|-
|}


==Records of Iranian Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
==Records of       Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
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|<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to Wiki articles about immigration records for '''major''' destination countries below. Additional Wiki articles for other destinations can be found at [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Emigration_and_Immigration_Records '''Category:Emigration and Immigration Records'''.]  </span>
|<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to immigration records for major destination countries below.</span>
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*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[England Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[United Arab Emirates Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Germany Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Türkiye Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Australia Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
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*[[Sweden Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Iraq Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[France Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Netherlands Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Austria Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Italy Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Kuwait Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
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Revision as of 15:34, 17 July 2021

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Online Sources[edit | edit source]

British Overseas Subjects[edit | edit source]

Finding the Town of Origin in Iran[edit | edit source]

If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Iran, see Iran Finding Town of Origin for additional research strategies.

Iran Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country.
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.


Immigration into Iran[edit | edit source]

Emigration From Iran[edit | edit source]

According to various sources, in 2010, there were an estimated between 2 to 3 million Iranians living abroad, mostly in North America, Europe, Persian Gulf States, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Australia and the broader Middle East. Others estimate a lower number, of around 1.5 million or less. For the most part, they emigrated after the Iranian Revolution in 1979. On 21 of February 2021 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran) published new statistics showing that 4,037,258 Iranians are currently living abroad according to their data.

Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations[edit | edit source]

List of countries and territories by Iranian population
Country Iranian-born in 2021 Article
Template:Country data United States Template:Increase 1,500,000 (2021)[1] Iranian American
Template:Country data Canada Template:Increase 400,000 (2021)[2] Iranian Canadian
Template:Country data United Kingdom Template:Increase 400,000 (2021)[3] Iranians in the United Kingdom
Template:Flag icon UAE Template:Increase 357,000 (2021)[4] Iranians in the United Arab Emirates
Template:Country data Germany Template:Increase 319,000 (2021)[5] Iranians in Germany
Template:Country data Turkey Template:Increase 126,640 (2021)[6] Immigration to Turkey
Template:Country data Australia Template:Increase 120,000 (2021) Iranian Australian
Template:Country data Sweden Template:Increase 116,770 (2021)[7] Swedish Iranians
Template:Country data Iraq Template:Decrease 110,920 (2021) Persians in Iraq
Template:Country data France Template:Increase 90,000 (2021)[8] Iranians in France
Template:Country data Netherlands Template:Increase 52,000 (2021) Iranians in the Netherlands
Template:Country data Austria Template:Steady 40,000 (2021) Demographics of Austria
Dark thin font green pin Version 4.png One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the country of destination, the country they immigrated into. See links to immigration records for major destination countries below.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Ministry of foreig affairs (Iran) published on 21,february,2021 on , https://iranian.mfa.ir/files/mfairanian/Amar.pdf
  2. ↑ Ministry of foreig affairs (Iran) published on 21,february,2021 on , https://iranian.mfa.ir/files/mfairanian/Amar.pdf
  3. ↑ Ministry of foreig affairs (Iran) published on 21,february,2021 on , https://iranian.mfa.ir/files/mfairanian/Amar.pdf
  4. ↑ Ministry of foreig affairs (Iran) published on 21,february,2021 on , https://iranian.mfa.ir/files/mfairanian/Amar.pdf
  5. ↑ Ministry of foreig affairs (Iran) published on 21,february,2021 on , https://iranian.mfa.ir/files/mfairanian/Amar.pdf
  6. ↑ Ministry of foreig affairs (Iran) published on 21,february,2021 on , https://iranian.mfa.ir/files/mfairanian/Amar.pdf
  7. ↑ Ministry of foreig affairs (Iran) published on 21,february,2021 on , https://iranian.mfa.ir/files/mfairanian/Amar.pdf
  8. ↑ Ministry of foreig affairs (Iran) published on 21,february,2021 on , https://iranian.mfa.ir/files/mfairanian/Amar.pdf

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