1897Census of Dvinsk
Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire
In 1897, Dvinsk (formerly Dinaburg, now Daugavpils, Latvia) was a key industrial and transport hub in the Vitebsk Governorate within the Pale of Settlement. Located on the Daugava River near the Dinaburg Fortress, the city relied on a prominent Jewish community that drove local trade, crafts, and religious life, alongside Russian, Polish, Latgalian, and German residents. Its dense urban landscape of market squares, workshops, synagogues, and churches makes late 19th-century Dvinsk a central focal point for regional genealogical research.
Search names indexed from 75,761 census entries from Dvinsk in the 1897 Russian Empire Census.
Search the collectionSocial estate distribution
- Townspeople56.4%
- Manor peasants12.6%
- State peasants11.5%
- Peasants (unspecified)10.3%
- Nobility4.9%
- Merchants1.8%
- Military0.7%
- Honored citizens0.6%
- Settlers0.5%
- Officials0.2%
- Foreign subjects0.2%
- Clergy0.1%
Family surnames found in Dvinsk census records
Search census records for family surnames including Levin, Ivanov, Kagan and more below.
The index is being gradually corrected, so these numbers may change over time.
What information may be available in the original census sheet?
Currently indexed in Rootera
- Name
- Social estate
May be visible in the original handwritten sheet
- Age
- Religion
- Relationship to head of household
- Occupation
- Place of birth
- Other details
Not yet indexed, but may be visible on the original scan. See our guide to reading 1897 census sheets.
About this collection
This collection is part of the 1897 Russian Empire Census and is continuously improving. As additional census sheets are indexed and OCR corrections are made, search results and statistics may change over time.
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