Janus
The family name Janus occurs on 2 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 292 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-commewijne 1× · 170 registered enslaved persons
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Beneden - Suriname 1× · 122 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Janus
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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
11 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janus/popijkij | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Janus | — | Geboren van Antoinette – 1851 | ↗ |
| Janus | — | 1851 – overleden 23 Julij 1860. | ↗ |
| Janus | — | 16 december 1859 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Koffij of Janus | — | Van den boedel wijlen D B Jacobs – Aan W E Ruhmann | ↗ |
| Donderdag Janus Slavennaam: Donderdag | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Nooitgedacht Janus Slavennaam: Nooitgedacht | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Regina Janus Slavennaam: Regina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| James Adamson Slavennaam: Janus | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Christina Janus Slavennaam: Majo | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Jonas Janus Slavennaam: Klaas | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Janus 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.