In 2018, FamilySearch added hundreds of millions of searchable free images and indexes of historical records from all around the world. The records came from locations such as Germany, Sweden, France, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Mexico, and the United States. We thought we'd summarize those countries with the largest volume of new records and images for you and provide convenient links to help you quickly discover a few new ancestors.
FamilySearch now has over 8 billion free names and record images.
| Country |
Records and Images |
| Australia |
1,618,183 |
| Brazil |
1,591,900 |
| England |
9,948,263 |
| France |
12,010,885 |
| Germany |
85,357,860 |
| Ireland |
7,868,337 |
| Italy |
7,541,275 |
| Mexico |
63,530,408 |
| Netherlands |
18,018,230 |
| Russia |
1,032,510 |
| South Africa |
1,029,108 |
| Sweden |
45,910,699 |
| United Kingdom |
3,264,935 |
| United States-- Alabama |
4,115,533 |
| United States-- California |
6,055,650 |
| United States Census |
11,779,223 |
| United States-- Georgia |
1,224,740 |
| United States-- Illinois |
1,041,748 |
| United States-- Kansas |
1,609,914 |
| United States-- Kentucky |
1,561,926 |
| United States-- Michigan |
1,570,493 |
| United States-- Native American Census Rolls |
1,974,407 |
| United States-- New York |
4,194,464 |
| United States-- New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 |
3,243,589 |
| United States-- New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891 (Castle Garden) |
428,944 |
| United States-- New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957 |
5,192,064 |
| United States-- North Carolina |
7,023,969 |
| United States-- Ohio |
1,077,187 |
| United States-- Oklahoma |
5,848,398 |
| United States-- Pennsylvania |
1,236,748 |
| United States-- Vermont |
2,401,944 |
| United States-- Veteran's Administration |
3,099,585 |
| United States-- Virginia |
6,236,808 |
| United States-- West Virginia |
1,158,909 |