Mexico Genealogy

North America Mexico

Guide to Mexico ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Mexico Wiki Topics

Beginning Research
Guided Research Research Strategies Record Finder Finding Town of Origin Online Learning
Record Types
Cemeteries Census Church Directories Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Directories Emigration & Immigration Compiled Genealogies Land & Property	Military Records Newspapers Nobility Notarial Records Online Records Periodicals Probate Public Records Religious Records Vital Records
Mexico Background
Biography Church History Gazetteers Historical Geography History	Naming Customs Social Life & Customs Spanish Word List Yucatán Languages
Cultural Groups
Indigenous Peoples
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies FamilySearch Centers
Moderator
The FamilySearch moderator for Mexico is Dwsmith2

Getting Started with Mexico Research

1280px-Palacio de las Bellas Artes (Mexico City).jpg

Welcome to the México page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the México page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Mexican records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. The México Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential! The following articles and links are most useful for getting started with Mexican research.

Si usted entiende español

Le invitamos a buscar información en español en la página de México en el wiki de FamilySearch español. También le invitamos a compartir información útil allí. Véase el enlace en la parte inferior de la página.

Jurisdictions - States

Research Tools

All records collections for Mexico available on FamilySearch.org.
Join our group of Mexico researchers on Facebook
Mexico Locating Place of Origin This article is for those whose Mexican ancestors came to the United States.
Looking 4 Kin Genealogy & Family History Network - Mexico
Mexican Genealogy - A website to educate and provide its readers with resources to locate their Mexican Ancestors, whom at one point lived in Mexico. Also on Facebook.
Research Guide: BYU Research Outline for Mexico
Mexico Civil Registration Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
See the tutorials in FamilySearch.org pertaining to Latin American research.
See the tutorials in FamilySearch.org pertaining to Latin American research.

Reading Spanish

Featured Content

In 1568, Phillip II decreed that the Moors should abandon their names and adopt Spanish names. Thus, some Moorish names such as Ben-egas became Venegas.

The additional four influences that played a part in the development of Spanish surnames were patronymic, occupational, descriptive or nickname, and geographical (estates, manors, and dominions) terms. Read more...

Did You Know

Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he or she lived there. They often reveal other information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his or her occupation, and other clues for further research. Read more...

Help Wanted

In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:

To add your knowledge and help expand the wiki click here:

In other languages: English | español |