Gorkum
The family name Gorkum occurs on 2 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 431 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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Matappica 1× · 280 registered enslaved persons
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Nickerie 1× · 151 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Gorkum
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🔊 Sounds like…
Other surnames with the same phonetic code (Soundex/Metaphone). Possible spelling alternatives or related families.
📜 People in the Slave Register
7 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catharina Gorkum Slavennaam: Catharina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Florentina Gorkum Slavennaam: Florentina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Paus Gorkum Slavennaam: Paus | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Prins Gorkum Slavennaam: Prins | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Rebecca Gorkum Slavennaam: Rebecca | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Wilhelmina Gorkum Slavennaam: Wilhelmina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Donneij Christiaan Gorkum Slavennaam: Donneij | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Gorkum 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.