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.
🗺 Geographic distribution
Points show plantations where this family name occurs. Size = number registered in 1863.
📍 Distribution by region
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Beneden-saramacca 2× · 132 registered enslaved persons
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Matappica 1× · 356 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Dam
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
50 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Damon | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Damon | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Madam | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Amsterdam | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adam | — | uit Hendrina. – 1848 | ↗ |
| Damon | — | uit Catharina – overleden | ↗ |
| Damon | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – Overgeschreven op plantage Houtt | ↗ |
| Adam | — | Verbonden aan de P. W. I.Bank – Overgeschreven ten name van de p | ↗ |
| Rotterdam | — | Verbonden aan de P. W. I.Bank – Overgeschreven ten name van de p | ↗ |
| Adam | — | verbonden aan de P. W. I. Bank – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adam | — | uit Amelia – 1848 | ↗ |
| Damba | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Damon | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Adam | — | Verbonden aan de P. W I. Bank – overleden | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Damon | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Adam | — | ingevolg resolutie dd 8 Septr. 1 – Overgeschreven ten name van de p | ↗ |
| Amsterdam | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Amsterdam | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Adam 1e | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Adam 2e | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Damon | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adam | — | In ruiling verkregen van den boe – 1848 | ↗ |
| Damon | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Madam | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Damie | — | 1838 – Ingevolge Resolutie d.d. 31 Juli | ↗ |
| Adam | — | Afgeschreven van de plantage Bro – overleden | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – overleden. Zie Journaal Maart 18 | ↗ |
| Damon | — | van plantage Welgemoed en Toevlu – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Damon | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – Overgeschreven ten name van plan | ↗ |
| Damon | — | 1838 – Overgeschreven ten name van plan | ↗ |
| Damon | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adam | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Madam | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Dam 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.