👥 Family name profile

Dam

The family name Dam occurs on 3 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 488 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.

plantations

Occurrences

488

Registered in 1863

river regions

🗺 Geographic distribution

Points show plantations where this family name occurs. Size = number registered in 1863.

📍 Distribution by region

Beneden-saramacca 2× · 132 registered enslaved persons
Matappica 1× · 356 registered enslaved persons

🏛 Plantations with family name Dam

Click a plantation for full history, owners, photos and sources.

Matappica

BADENSTEIN

356 registered enslaved persons

Beneden-saramacca

DE MORGENSTER

93 registered enslaved persons

Beneden-saramacca

HUWELIJKSZORG

39 registered enslaved persons

📜 People in the Slave Register

50 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.

Name	Plantation	Period	Source
Adam	L'AVENTUUR	1838 – 1848	↗
Adam	ALSIMO	1838 – 1848	↗
Adam	ARENDRUST	1838 – 1848	↗
Damon	ARENDRUST	1838 – 1848	↗
Damon	BADENSTEIN	1838 – overleden	↗
Madam	BADENSTEIN	1838 – 1848	↗
Amsterdam	BADENSTEIN	1838 – 1848	↗
Adam	BADENSTEIN	uit Hendrina. – 1848	↗
Damon	BARBADOS	uit Catharina – overleden	↗
Damon	ST. BARBARA THORARICA	1838 – 1848	↗
Adam	BEEKHUIZEN	1838 – Overgeschreven op plantage Houtt	↗
Adam	BELWAARDE THORARICA	Verbonden aan de P. W. I.Bank – Overgeschreven ten name van de p	↗
Rotterdam	BELWAARDE THORARICA	Verbonden aan de P. W. I.Bank – Overgeschreven ten name van de p	↗
Adam	BENTS'HOPE	verbonden aan de P. W. I. Bank – 1848	↗
Adam	HOUTGROND BERG EN DAL	uit Amelia – 1848	↗
Damba	BLEIJENHOOP EN BLEIJENRUST	1838 – overleden	↗
Damon	BLOKKENBOSCH	1838 – overleden	↗
Adam	BODENBURG	1838 – overleden	↗
Adam	A LA BONHEUR	Verbonden aan de P. W I. Bank – overleden	↗
Adam	BOXEL THORARICA	1838 – overleden	↗
Adam	BOXEL THORARICA	1838 – overleden	↗
Adam	BREDA	1838 – overleden	↗
Adam	BREUKELWAARD	1838 – overleden	↗
Damon	BREUKELWAARD	1838 – overleden	↗
Adam	BROEDERSCHAP	ingevolg resolutie dd 8 Septr. 1 – Overgeschreven ten name van de p	↗
Amsterdam	HOUTGROND BERLIJN PARRA	1838 – 1848	↗
Adam	HOUTGROND BERLIJN PARRA	1838 – overleden	↗
Amsterdam	BEEKVLIET	1838 – overleden	↗
Adam 1e	BEEKVLIET	1838 – overleden	↗
Adam 2e	BEEKVLIET	1838 – overleden	↗
Damon	BLEIJENDAAL PAULUSKREEK	1838 – 1848	↗
Adam	BLEIJENDAAL PAULUSKREEK	In ruiling verkregen van den boe – 1848	↗
Damon	DE JONGE BIJENKORF	1838 – 1848	↗
Adam	DE JONGE BIJENKORF	1838 – 1848	↗
Madam	BERLIJN	1838 – 1848	↗
Damie	DEN BRIEL	1838 – Ingevolge Resolutie d.d. 31 Juli	↗
Adam	CALEDONIA	Afgeschreven van de plantage Bro – overleden	↗
Adam	LA CAMPAGNE	1838 – 1848	↗
Adam	CANAWAPPIBO	1838 – overleden	↗
Adam	CANAWAPPIBO	1838 – overleden. Zie Journaal Maart 18	↗
Damon	—	van plantage Welgemoed en Toevlu – 1848	↗
Adam	KLEIN CHARLOTTENBURG	1838 – 1848	↗
Damon	GROOT CHATILLON THORARICA	1838 – 1848	↗
Adam	GROOT CHATILLON THORARICA	1838 – overleden	↗
Adam	GROOT CHATILLON THORARICA	1838 – 1848	↗
Adam	CLEVIA PARRA	1838 – Overgeschreven ten name van plan	↗
Damon	CLEVIA PARRA	1838 – Overgeschreven ten name van plan	↗
Damon	CLIFFORD KOCQSHOVE	1838 – 1848	↗
Adam	CONCORDIA	1838 – overleden	↗
Madam	CONCORDIA	1838 – 1848	↗

🗄 Search Dam in open archives

Directly searchable collections from Dutch archives and museums.

Slavery & emancipation

📜 Slave register 1830–1863 (NA) ⛓ Emancipated 1863 (NA) 📃 Manumissions 1832–1863 (NA) 🌴 Maroons & Bushinengue (NA) 🚢 Slave Voyages (TASTD)

✡️ Jewish/Sephardic (Robles de Medina, Nassy, Pinto, da Costa, ...)

🕯 Jewish Cultural Quarter 🏛 Jewish Historical Museum ⚱ Beth Haim Ouderkerk 🏛 Jodensavanne Foundation 🌐 JewishGen — worldwide

Civil registry, church & notarial records

🏛 Civil registry Suriname ⛪ DTB registers Suriname ✝ EBG / Moravian Brethren (Utrecht) 🗄 Amsterdam City Archive (notarial)

Indentured labour & immigration

🇮🇳 Hindustani immigrants (NA) 🇮🇩 Javanese immigrants (NA) 🇨🇳 Chinese immigrants (NA)

International databases

🌐 FamilySearch 📂 Open Archieven 🗃 Archieven.nl 🔎 WieWasWie 🏛 CBG · Centre for Family History

Genealogy & community

👪 SurinameseGenealogy.nl 📖 Surinamistiek — family names 📚 Surinamica.nl 🌴 Suriname Heritage Guide 🕊 NiNsee 🗺 Mapping Slavery 👤 Denie Kasan 💬 Stamboek Forum

Newspapers & other sources

📰 Delpher newspapers (1700–1995) 🗄 National Archives Suriname 📕 West-Indische Gids 📖 Buku Bibliotheca ✒ Caraïbische Letteren

External collections are maintained by third parties. Hits are name-based and may not all refer to this specific plantation — always verify in the source.