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👥 Family name profile
Main
The family name Main occurs on 1 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 102 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
102
Registered in 1863
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river regions
🗺 Geographic distribution
Points show plantations where this family name occurs. Size = number registered in 1863.
📍 Distribution by region
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Matappica 1× · 102 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Main
Click a plantation for full history, owners, photos and sources.
📜 People in the Slave Register
42 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenon | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Maintenon | — | 1838 – Van den naam van dit Effect af- | ↗ |
| Maintenon | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Germain | — | Van plantage Forgue af- en alhie – overleden | ↗ |
| Maintenan | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Maintenon | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Saint Germain | — | Geboren van Frederika – overlijden 17 Junij 1851. | ↗ |
| Maintenon | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Maintenon | — | 1848 – 1851 14 Januarij Overleden | ↗ |
| Maintenu | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Maintenan | — | 1851 – overleden 31 Janij 1852. | ↗ |
| Maintenon | — | 1851 – van den naam van plantage Klein | ↗ |
| Flora / Mainge / | — | 1851 – overleden 12 April 1857. | ↗ |
| Maintenon | — | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Maintenu | — | 1851 – overleden 2 Maart 1858. | ↗ |
| Maintenon | — | van den naam van plantage Klein – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Germain | — | 1830 – Verkocht aan J. Zaal | ↗ |
| Germain | — | 1830 – verkocht aan C. Barends | ↗ |
| Maintenon | — | 1830 – overleden | ↗ |
| Maintz | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Germain | — | Gekocht van M.A. Roux – op den 18 Mei 1837 verkocht aan | ↗ |
| Maintenon | — | Bij Resolutie van den Gr Gl dato – 1838 | ↗ |
| Germain | — | Gekocht van M A Roux – 1 Augs 1832 aan M A Roux verkoch | ↗ |
| Maintenan | — | 1838 – Vrij geworden en genaamd Josephi | ↗ |
| Willem of Germain Coba | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Germain | — | 1838 – Aan J E Saeltzer, aan F Carstair | ↗ |
| Germain | — | Van G S en F en J Carstairs en J – overleden | ↗ |
| Maintz of Gieza | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Germain | — | Gekocht van C. Barends – 1838 | ↗ |
| Germain | — | Blijkens aangiften van H. J. Bla – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Magdalijntje Maintenon Dubos Slavennaam: Maintenon | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Salomain Anthoinetta Linschoten Slavennaam: Antoinette | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Trui Charmain Kalop Slavennaam: Trui | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Hermanus Mains Slavennaam: Hermanus | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Sophia Main Slavennaam: Sophia | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Salomain Boomblad Slavennaam: Minowani | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Salomain Tanken Slavennaam: Damba | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Eliza Rosheuvel Slavennaam: Maintenon | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Germain Hermina Gast Slavennaam: Germain | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Cornelia Salomain Helstone Slavennaam: Cornelia | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Charmantje Salomain Koningverdraag Slavennaam: Charmantje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Cornelia Salomain Stutgart Slavennaam: Cornelia | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Main in open archives
Directly searchable collections from Dutch archives and museums.
Slavery & emancipation
📜 Slave register 1830–1863 (NA)
⛓ Emancipated 1863 (NA)
📃 Manumissions 1832–1863 (NA)
🌴 Maroons & Bushinengue (NA)
🚢 Slave Voyages (TASTD)
✡️ Jewish/Sephardic (Robles de Medina, Nassy, Pinto, da Costa, ...)
🕯 Jewish Cultural Quarter
🏛 Jewish Historical Museum
⚱ Beth Haim Ouderkerk
🏛 Jodensavanne Foundation
🌐 JewishGen — worldwide
Civil registry, church & notarial records
🏛 Civil registry Suriname
⛪ DTB registers Suriname
✝ EBG / Moravian Brethren (Utrecht)
🗄 Amsterdam City Archive (notarial)
Indentured labour & immigration
International databases
Genealogy & community
👪 SurinameseGenealogy.nl
📖 Surinamistiek — family names
📚 Surinamica.nl
🌴 Suriname Heritage Guide
🕊 NiNsee
🗺 Mapping Slavery
👤 Denie Kasan
💬 Stamboek Forum
Newspapers & other sources
📰 Delpher newspapers (1700–1995)
🗄 National Archives Suriname
📕 West-Indische Gids
📖 Buku Bibliotheca
✒ Caraïbische Letteren
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.