Estonia Naming Customs

Europe Estonia

Name change records
Research use: These records must be consulted to determine the old names in order to research parish registers before the 1830s.

Record type: Card file and application forms.

General: All Estonians between 1830-1836 received Estonian names. Prior to that time, the names were German, Russian, Swedish, etc.

Time period: 1830-1836.

Contents: Record lists old and new names.

Location: Central Civil Registration Archive, Tallinn.

Population coverage: 80% for a brief time period.

Reliability: High.