Germany Common Record Types

Civil Registration Records
Civil Registration Records are records of births, marriages, and deaths kept by the government. German terms for these records include Standesamtsregister, Zivilstandsregister, or Personenstandsregister. See Germany Civil Registration for more information.

Census Records
Census Records. A census is a count and description of the population. A few censuses have been taken by various German states, provinces, and cities, and by some ecclesiastical officials. Censuses were taken primarily for taxation or military purposes. See Germany Censusfor more information.