Giesen
The family name Giesen occurs on 2 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 219 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 Suriname 1× · 145 registered enslaved persons
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Beneden-commewijne 1× · 74 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Giesen
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
6 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
🗄 Search Giesen 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.