Pfäffikon Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Pfäffikon parish, Zurich, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Surrounding Parishes
Bäretswil Bauma Fehraltorf Hittnau Russikon Seegräben Uster Wetzikon Wildberg

Census Records
(see here for article describing the Zürich census records)

The following censuses are available for Pfäffikon:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Pfäffikon families:

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876. Pfäffikon belongs to the Pfäffikon civil registration district. Records are only available in Switzerland. For further information, contact the civil registry office at:

Gemeindeverwaltung Pfäffikon Hochstrasse 1 CH-8330 Pfäffikon

Tel: +41 44 952 52 52

email: [mailto:gemeinde@pfaeffikon.ch gemeinde@pfaeffikon.ch]

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Pfäffikon prior to 1875:

Related Sources
The town's website (in German) can be found here.

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich