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👥 Family name profile

Jacobs

The family name Jacobs occurs on 1 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 169 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.

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plantations
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Occurrences
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Registered in 1863
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🗺 Geographic distribution

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

📍 Distribution by region

  • Nickerie 1× · 169 registered enslaved persons

🏛 Plantations with family name Jacobs

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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

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

Name Plantation Period Source
Jacobs 1838 – aan J M Rumpf voor den vrijdom
Jacobs Geboren uit Marij – 1838
Adam Jacobs Slavennaam: Adam 1863
Adolphina Jacobs Slavennaam: Adolphina 1863
Antoinetta Jacobs Slavennaam: Antoinetta 1863
Betzy Jacobs Slavennaam: Betzy 1863
Doortje Jacobs Slavennaam: Doortje 1863
Esther Jacobs Slavennaam: Esther 1863
Europa Emelia Jacobs Slavennaam: Europa 1863
Helena Jacobs Slavennaam: Helena 1863
Lea Jacobs Slavennaam: Lea 1863
Louisa Jacobs Slavennaam: Louisa 1863
Martina Jacobs Slavennaam: Martina 1863
Sabanna Jacobs Slavennaam: Sabanna 1863

🗄 Search Jacobs in open archives

Directly searchable collections from Dutch archives and museums.

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Sephardic Jewish surname recognised

The family name Jacobs occurs in the Sephardic Jewish community of Suriname (Jodensavanne, Beth Haim, Cassipora). These families were free citizens and plantation owners — search the Jewish archives and Civil/DTB registers, not the Slave Register.

Slavery & emancipation
✡️ Jewish/Sephardic (Robles de Medina, Nassy, Pinto, da Costa, ...)
Civil registry, church & notarial records
Indentured labour & immigration
International databases
Genealogy & community
Newspapers & other sources

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.