Various genealogical projects, including the Obituary Daily Times and the RootsWeb Surname List, have tried to develop and use standard geographic abbreviations. This makes a lot of sense, but can be really annoying if you can't remember the abbreviations. This list has many/most of them. The left column is sorted by place name, the right column by abbreviation. Often, as in Argentina (ARG), one list would suffice, but some of them (eg, Algeria (DZA)) don't show up quite where you'd expect.
In addition, some countries have commonly accepted abbreviations for their regional breakdowns, such as states, provinces, counties, cantons, etc. The list here isn't exhaustive, but many abbreviations are available.
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� ALD, CHI - Alderney
� GSY, CHI - Guernsey |
� JSY, CHI - Jersey
� SRK, CHI - Sark |
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England |
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� AVN, ENG - Avon
� BDF, ENG - Bedfordshire � BRK, ENG - Berkshire � BKM, ENG - Buckinghamshire � CAM, ENG - Cambridgeshire � CHS, ENG - Cheshire � CLV, ENG - Cleveland � CON, ENG - Cornwall � CUL, ENG - Cumberland � CMA, ENG - Cumbria � DBY, ENG - Derbyshire � DEV, ENG - Devon or Devonshire � DOR, ENG - Dorset � DUR, ENG - Durham � EAG, ENG - East Anglia � ERY, ENG - East Riding � SXE, ENG - East Sussex � ESS, ENG - Essex � GLS, ENG - Gloucestershire � HAM, ENG - Hampshire / Hantshaving � HWR, ENG - Hereford and Worcester � HEF, ENG - Herefordshire � HRT, ENG - Hertfordshire � HUM, ENG - Humberside � HUN, ENG - Huntingdonshire � IOW, ENG - Isle of Wight � KEN, ENG - Kent � LAN, ENG - Lancashire � LEI, ENG - Leicestershire � LIN, ENG - Lincolnshire � LND, ENG - London |
� GTM, ENG - Manchester, Greater
� MCA, ENG - Mercia � MSY, ENG - Merseyside � MDX, ENG - Middlesex � MID, ENG - Midlands � NFK, ENG - Norfolk � NRY, ENG - North Riding � NYK, ENG - North Yorkshire � NTH, ENG - Northampton � NBL, ENG - Northumberland � NTT, ENG - Nottinghamshire � OXF, ENG - Oxfordshire / Oxon � RUT, ENG - Rutland � SAL, ENG - Shropshire / Salop � SOM, ENG - Somerset � SYK, ENG - South Yorkshire � STS, ENG - Staffordshire � SFK, ENG - Suffolk � SRY, ENG - Surrey � SSX, ENG - Sussex � T&W, ENG - Tyne & Wear � WAR, ENG - Warwickshire � WSX, ENG - Wessex � WMD, ENG - West Midlands � WRY, ENG - West Riding � SXW, ENG - West Sussex � WYK, ENG - West Yorkshire � WES, ENG - Westmoreland � WIL, ENG - Wiltshire � WOR, ENG - Worcestershire � YKS, ENG - Yorkshire |
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Ireland |
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� CAR, IRL - Carlow
� CAV, IRL - Cavan � CLA, IRL - Clare � CNN, IRL - Connaught � COR, IRL - Cork � DON, IRL - Donegal � DUB, IRL - Dublin � GAL, IRL - Galway � KER, IRL - Kerry � KID, IRL - Kildare � KIK, IRL - Kilkenny � OFF, IRL - Kings / Offaly � LEX, IRL - Laois / Laoighis � LEN, IRL - Leinster � LET, IRL - Leitrim � LEX, IRL - Leix / Queens |
� LIM, IRL - Limerick
� LOG, IRL - Longford � LOU, IRL - Louth � MAY, IRL - Mayo � MEA, IRL - Meath � MOG, IRL - Monaghan � MUN, IRL - Munster � MEA, IRL - Navan � ROS, IRL - Roscommon � SLI, IRL - Sligo � TIP, IRL - Tipperary � UIE, IRL - Ulster � WAT, IRL - Waterford � WEM, IRL - Westmeath � WEX, IRL - Wexford � WIC, IRL - Wicklow |
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Northern Ireland |
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� ANT, NIR - Antrim
� ARM, NIR - Armagh � LDY, NIR - Derry / Londonderry � DOW, NIR - Down |
� FER, NIR - Fermanagh
� TYR, NIR - Tyrone � UGB, NIR - Ulster |
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Scotland |
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� ABD, SCT - Aberdeenshire
� ANS, SCT - Angus � ARL, SCT - Argyllshire � AYR, SCT - Ayshire � BAN, SCT - Banffshire � BEW, SCT - Berwickshire � BOR, SCT - Borders � BUT, SCT - Bute � CAI, SCT - Caithness � CEN, SCT - Central Scotland � CLK, SCT - Clackmannanshire � DFS, SCT - Dumfriesshire � DGY, SCT - Dumfries and Galloway � DNB, SCT - Dunbartonshire � ELN, SCT - East Lothian � FIF, SCT - Fifeshire � ANS, SCT - Forfarshire � GMP, SCT - Grampian � HLD, SCT - Highland � INV, SCT - Inverness-shire � KCD, SCT - Kincardineshire � KRS, SCT - Kinross-shire |
� KKD, SCT - Kirkcudbrightshire
� LKS, SCT - Lanarkshire � LTN, SCT - Lothian � MLN, SCT - Midlothian � MOR, SCT - Moray � NAI, SCT - Nairnshire � OKI, SCT - Orkney Isles � PEE, SCT - Peebleshire � PER, SCT - Perthshire � RFW, SCT - Renfrewshire � ROC, SCT - Ross & Cromarty � ROX, SCT - Roxburghshire � SEL, SCT - Selkirkshire � SHI, SCT - Shetland Isles � STI, SCT - Stirlingshire � STD, SCT - Strathclyde � SUT, SCT - Sutherland � TAY, SCT - Tayside � WLN, SCT - West Lothian � WIS, SCT - Western Isles � WIG, SCT - Wigtownshire |
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Wales |
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� AGY, WLS - Anglesey
� BRE, WLS - Breconshire / Brecknockshire � CAE, WLS - Caernarvonshire � CGN, WLS - Cardiganshire � CMN, WLS - Carmarthenshire � CWD, WLS - Clwyd � DEN, WLS - Denbighshire � DFD, WLS - Dyfed � FLN, WLS - Flint � GLA, WLS - Glamorganshire / Glamorgan � GNT, WLS - Gwent � GWN, WLS - Gwynedd |
� MER, WLS - Merionethshire
� MGM, WLS - Mid-Glamorgan � MON, WLS - Monmouthshire � MGY, WLS - Montgomeryshire � NWL, WLS - North Wales � PEM, WLS - Pembrokeshire � POW, WLS - Powys � RAD, WLS - Radnorshire � SGM, WLS - South Glamorgan � SWL, WLS - South Wales � WGM, WLS - West Glamorgan |
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