Potter
The family name Potter occurs on 2 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 490 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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Commetewane 1× · 323 registered enslaved persons
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Nickerie 1× · 167 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Potter
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henriette Potter Slavennaam: Affiba | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Jeannette Potter Slavennaam: Jeannette | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Marietje Potter Slavennaam: Marietje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Charlotte Potterse Slavennaam: Magdaleentje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Galathea Potterse Slavennaam: Margo | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Johanna Potterse Slavennaam: Flora | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Koosje Potterse Slavennaam: Marie | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Martinus Potterse Slavennaam: Martinus | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Petronella Potterse Slavennaam: Nella | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Theodorus Potterse Slavennaam: Frederik | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Carolina Potter Slavennaam: Carolina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Frances Potter Slavennaam: Frances | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Joe Potter Slavennaam: Joe | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Mary Potter Slavennaam: Mary | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Potter 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.