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.
🗺 Geographic distribution
Points show plantations where this family name occurs. Size = number registered in 1863.
📍 Distribution by region
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Nickerie 1× · 169 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Jacobs
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
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.
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.
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.