Estonia, Population Registers, 1918-1944
Images of lists containing names of family members, taxpayers, citizens, Jews, Germans and prisoners of war. The original records are housed at the Estonia National Archives in Tallinn.
Estonia, Population Registers
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Estonia,_Population_Registers_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
These records made after the Russian Revolution through the end of World War II. It includes records of taxpayers, citizens, Jews, Germans, and prisoners of war. They include records such as inhabitant records and tax censuses.
The National Archive of Estonia is the center of archival administration in Estonia and a government agency in the domain of the State Chancellery, which includes Estonian Historical Archives, Estonian State Archives, Estonian Film Archives, and six regional Archives from Harju, Lääne, Lääne-Viru, Saare, Tartu and Valga. Records were created at the local level and later archived in the National Archive.
Most of these types of records are used as a secondary source when records for ancestors cannot be found in civil or church records.
For a list of records by date or locality currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Reading These Records
These records are written in German, Russian and Estonian. For help reading them see:
- German Word List
- German Language and Languages
- Germany Handwriting
- Russian Genealogical Word List
- Russia Language and Languages
- Russia Handwriting
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Estonia, Population Registers, 1918-1944. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The information in these records usually include the following:
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Population registers
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Tax censuses
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Collection Content
Sample Images
Population register, Avandua
Population Register, 1921, Avandus
Tax Census, 1918-1919, Narva
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Coverage Table
Inhabitant Records
This collection contains inhabitant records for the following localities.
- Aakre
- Aaspere
- Abja
- Adavere
- Ahja
- Alatskivi
- Albu
- Alliku
- Ambla
- Anna
- Aru
- Asuküla
- Auvere-Joala
- Avanduse
- Avinurme
- Elva
- Emmaste
- Erra
- Esna
- Estonia
- Häädemeeste
- Haapsalu
- Haaslava
- Haljala
- Härjanurme
- Heimtali
- Holstre
- Iisaku
- Illuka
- Jäärja
- Järvamaa (maakond)
- Järve
- Jôgeva
- Jôgisoo
- Jõgisoo
- Jõhvi
- Kaarli
- Kaarma-Suuremôisa
- Kabala
- Kahkva
- Kähri
- Käina
- Kallaste
- Kalvi
- Kapu
- Karilatsi
- Karksi
- Kärstna
- Käru
- Karuse
- Kihelkonna
- Kihnu
- Kilingi
- Kilingi-Nõmme
- Kirbla
- Kirna
- Kohtla
- Koigi
- Kokora
- Kolavere
- Kôlleste
- Kolovere-Kalju
- Konguta
- Kôo
- Koonga
- Kõrgesaare
- Kose
- Krüüdneri
- Kuksema
- Kunda
- Kunda and Malla
- Kunda ja Malla
- Kurista
- Küti
- Läänemaa
- Läänemaa (maakond)
- Laatre
- Laeva
- Lähtru
- Laiksaare
- Laimjala
- Laiuse
- Laius-Tähkvere
- Lasva
- Lehtse
- Lelle
- Liigvala
- Loodi
- Loona
- Lüganuse
- Luiste
- Luke
- Lümanda
- Lustivere
- Maasi
- Mäetaguse
- Maidla
- Mäksa
- Mäo
- Martna
- Massu
- Meeri
- Mustjala
- Narva
- Noarootsi
- Nômmküla
- Nõo
- Olustvere
- Orajõe
- Oru
- Paadremaa
- Paasvere
- Paatsalu
- Pada
- Paide
- Paistu
- Pajusi
- Pala
- Palivere
- Palmse
- Palupera
- Päri
- Pärnu
- Pärsamaa
- Pärsti
- Passlepa
- Petseri-Võru
- Piirsalu
- Polli
- Pôltsamaa
- Pöögle
- Porkuni
- Pornuse
- Pühajärve
- Pühalepa
- Puiatu
- Püssi
- Puurmani
- Rägavere
- Raja
- Rajangu
- Rakvere
- Ranna
- Rasina
- Reiu
- Ridala
- Riguldi
- Riidaja
- Roela
- Rõngu
- Rutikvere
- Saaremaa (maakond)
- Saksi
- Salla
- Säravere
- Sauga
- Saulepi
- Seliste
- Sinalepa
- Sindi
- Sômeru
- Sooniste
- Soosaare
- Suislepa
- Sürgavere
- Sutlepa
- Suure-Jaani
- Suure-Kôpu
- Taebla
- Taevere
- Tahkuranna
- Tähtvere
- Tali
- Talli
- Tammiste
- Tapa
- Tartu
- Tarvastu
- Timo
- Toolmaa
- Tori
- Torma
- Tõstamaa
- Tudulinna
- Tuhalaane
- Türi
- Unda
- Undla
- Uue-Antsla
- Uue-Kariste
- Uuemõisa
- Uue-Pôltsamaa
- Uue-Vôidu
- Uulu
- Uusna
- Vaabina
- Väätsa
- Vahastu
- Vaikna
- Vaimastvere
- Vaivara
- Vakina
- Valguta
- Valjala
- Vana-Antsla
- Vana-Kariste
- Vana-Koiola
- Vana-Nursi
- Vana-Pôltsamaa
- Vana-Tänassilma
- Vana-Vôidu
- Vao
- Varangu
- Varbla
- Varo
- Vasknarva
- Vastemõisa
- Vastse-Kuuste
- Velise
- Veltsa
- Venevere
- Veriora
- Vigala
- Vihula
- Viitina
- Viljandi
- Viru-Järva
- Virumaa (maakond)
- Vôhmuta
- Vohnja
- Voka
- Võlla
- Võnnu
- Vôôpsu
- Vormsi
- Võrumaa (maakond)
- Vôtikvere
Other Inhabitant Records
| Place | Family Lists | Foreign artists and lecturers | Foreigners | Foreign office's certificates | Index | Military | Naturalization applications | Passports | Persons who left the Estonian citizenship status | Polish farmers | Register of deported persons | Reservists' account cards | Russian embassies employees | Swedish tourists | voters | Jewish Inhabitant Records | Jewish Inhabitant Records, index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Püssi | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Reiu | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Tartu | X | X | X |
Other Records
This collection also contains additional records for these localities.
| Place | Apartment Registration Cards | Balance of Payments | Citizenship Lists | Family Books | German Inhabitant Records | ID Registration Books | Income Tax Lists | Letter Exchanges | Profit Budget Reports | Revenue Offices | Tax Census |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | X | ||||||||||
| Jäärja | X | ||||||||||
| Narva | X | ||||||||||
| Pärnu | X | X | |||||||||
| Porkuni | X | ||||||||||
| Rajangu | X | ||||||||||
| Rajangu | X | ||||||||||
| Reiu | X | ||||||||||
| Tallinn | X | X | |||||||||
| Tartu | X | ||||||||||
| Tõstamaa | X | X | |||||||||
| Võisiku | X |
Collection Details
Language
Estonian, German
Location of Original Records
National Archives of Estonia
"Estonia, Population Registers, 1918-1944." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 30 December 2025. National Archives of Estonia, Tallinn.
