Switzerland Genealogy

Europe Switzerland Guide to Swiss ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Country Information
Switzerland is a landlocked country surrounded by France, Austria, Germany and Italy. It is made up of several ethnic groups. In the east and central cantons, you will find mostly German speaking people making up about 65% of the total population. The French speakers are mostly in the western areas and are about 18% of the population. Italian language population in southern Switzerland, makes up about 10% of the population. In the canton of Graubunden, about 1% of the population has Romansch ancestry. The Swiss Republic is now over 715 years old, making it the oldest republic in the World. To find out more about Switzerland, please go to the following links:


 * CIA - The World Factbook - Switzerland
 * Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Switzerland Map
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More Switzerland Research Strategies
Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first. Below are additional research strategy Wiki articles for Switzerland.
 * NEW! Want to learn more about how to do research in Switzerland? Take a look at the "How to" Guides!
 * BYU Research Outline for Switzerland

More Switzerland Research Tools
Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in. Below are links and Wiki articles to research tools in Switzerland.
 * Check out the Register of Swiss Surnames to see in which towns your family surname held citizenship.
 * For German-speaking Swiss in Eastern Europe see the Germans from Russia Wiki page and the Federation of East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS) Internet site.
 * Swiss websites

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map