Resources for researching the Block Family Tree
Delve into the history of the Block Genealogy using the links below. We hope you find these resources useful whilst you are researching your Block Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 595 people with the Block surname? In that year Block was ranked number 2984 for popularity in the UK. |
Good news! There is already a One Name Study on the Block surname.
Block records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Block family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Origins and History
New to Family History? Check out our Getting Started page. Check out House Of Names to investigate the origins of the Block surname or get a copy of the Block family Crest (a great gift idea!).
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Block ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Visit our Block DNA page to find out more.
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Block Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Block Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Block family tree.
Check out Block Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of the Block family using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Block family records.
Search MyHeritage for Block family data.
Study the LDS Database for records of the Block family.
Research the Block surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Block Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 942 people with the Block surname in the UK? Block is now ranked number 3157 for popularity in the UK. |
Block Genealogy Databases
Study WikiTree for user contributed Block family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Block data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Study MyTrees for information on the Block family and people looking to contact living Block relations.
Investigate GENi for Block family records.
Investigate One Great Family for Block records submitted by people who are already researching the Block Genealogy .
Find your Irish Block relatives on findmypast.ie
Block Forums
Research the Block surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Block surname in the USA? Block is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Block Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Block family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Block surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
Some Famous People with the surname of Block
| Adriaen Block |  | Adriaen (Aerjan) Block (c. |
| Francesca Lia Block | | Francesca Lia Block (born December 3, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is the author of many young adult books, most famously the Weetzie Bat series. |
| Harlon Block | | Harlon Henry Block (November 6, 1924 ? March 1, 1945) was a United States Marine during World War II. |
| Lawrence Block | | Lawrence Block (born June 24, 1938) is an acclaimed contemporary American crime writer best known for two long-running New York-set series, about the recovering alcoholic P. |
| Lynda Lyon Block | | Lynda Cheryl Lyon Block (8 February 1948 in Orlando, Florida ? 10 May 2002 at Holman Correctional Facility, Alabama) was an American convicted murderer. |
| Rory Block | | Aurora "Rory" Block (born November 6, 1949, Princeton, New Jersey) is an American female blues guitarist and singer, a notable exponent of the country blues style. |
| Stephanie J. Block | | Stephanie J. |
| John Rusling Block | | John Rusling Block (born February 15, 1935 in Galesburg, Illinois) was an American politician. |
| John Nicolaas Block | | Johan Nicolaas Block (May 18, 1929, Amsterdam ? April 11, 1994) was a Dutch aviation pioneer. |
| Laurie Block | | Laurie Block (born 1949) is a Canadian poet and educator. |
| John Block | | John William Block, Jr. |
| Josef Block | | Josef Block (November 27, 1863 ? December 20, 1943) was a German painter. |
| Ron Block | | Ronald Franklin "Ron" Block (born July 30, 1964 in Inglewood, California) is an American bluegrass musician mainly playing the banjo and the guitar, singing, and writing gospel music. |
| Lawrence J. Block | | Lawrence J. |
| Doug Block | | Doug Block (born 1953 in Port Washington, New York) is an American independent director, cameraman and producer. |
| Ken Block | | Ken Richard Block (born March 18, 1944 in Steinbach, Manitoba) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association and one game in the National Hockey League. |
| Benjamin Block | | Benjamin Block (1631 L?beck- 1690 in Regensburg was a seventeenth century German - Hungarian painter known for his portrait paintings. |
| Bruno Block | | James John Block (born James John Blochowicz on March 13 1885 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin; died August 6 1937 in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. |
| Samuel W. Block | | Samuel W. |
| Walter Block | | Walter Edward Block (born 21 August 1941) is a free market economist and anarcho-capitalist associated with the Austrian School. |
| Gay Block | | Gay Block is a fine art portrait photographer, who was born in Houston, Texas. |
| Adriaen Maertensz Block | | Adriaen Maertensz Block (c. |
| Bruce Block | | Bruce Block (born April 13, 1967) is a entertainer, magician, actor, and ventriloquist. |
| Marty Block | | Marty Block was elected in November 2008 to represent California's 78th district in the California State Assembly. |
| Leo de Block | | Leo de Block (14 August 1904, The Hague - 4 January 1988, The Hague) was a Dutch politician. |
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