Contant
The family name Contant occurs on 2 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 272 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.
🗺 Geographic distribution
Points show plantations where this family name occurs. Size = number registered in 1863.
📍 Distribution by region
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Boven-commewijne 1× · 183 registered enslaved persons
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Beneden-para 1× · 89 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Contant
Click a plantation for full history, owners, photos and sources.
🔊 Sounds like…
Other surnames with the same phonetic code (Soundex/Metaphone). Possible spelling alternatives or related families.
📜 People in the Slave Register
12 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contant | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Contantie | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Paij Contant | — | 1830 – Overleden | ↗ |
| Contant | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Contant | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Contant | — | Gekocht van Johan Bent op voorwa – 1838 | ↗ |
| Andreas Contant Slavennaam: Andries | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Johannes Contant Slavennaam: Constan | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Albertina Contant Slavennaam: Albertina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Doortje Contant Slavennaam: Doortje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Maria Contant Slavennaam: Mary | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Minerva Contant Slavennaam: Minerva | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Contant in open archives
Directly searchable collections from Dutch archives and museums.
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.