Luxembourg Genealogy

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Guide to Luxembourg ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Getting started with Luxembourg research
The history of Luxembourg is inherently entwined with the histories of surrounding countries, peoples, and ruling dynasties. For a list of FamilySearch Wiki pages on specific localities in Luxembourg, click here.

Luxembourg has the formal name in 4 languages: Grossherzogtum Lëtzebuerg (Luxembourgish)

Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (French)

Großherzogtum Luxemburg (German)

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (English)

Jurisdictions
Luxembourg has 12 cantons organized into 3 districts.


 * District de Diekirch northern part of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg


 * District de Grevenmacher eastern part of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg


 * District de Luxembourg western part of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Research Tools



 * Luxembourg Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Luxemburg Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Research Guide for Luxembourg by BYU
 * Pilgrim's Progress
 * Luxembourg American Cultural Society
 * Wikipedia site for Luxembourg
 * Websites

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:


 * Luxembourg Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Luxembourg Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Luxembourg Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Luxembourg Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Luxembourg Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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 * The Eifel Birth and Marriage database has more than 500,000 names from across the border in Germany.