👥 Family name profile

Ran

The family name Ran occurs on 1 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 286 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.

plantations

Occurrences

286

Registered in 1863

river regions

🗺 Geographic distribution

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

📍 Distribution by region

Beneden-commewijne 1× · 286 registered enslaved persons

🏛 Plantations with family name Ran

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Beneden-commewijne

VISSERSZORG

286 registered enslaved persons

📜 People in the Slave Register

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

Name	Plantation	Period	Source
Francois	L'AVENTUUR	1838 – 1848	↗
L'Esperance	L'AVENTUUR	1838 – 1848	↗
Francina	L'AVENTUUR	1838 – 1848	↗
Frans	L'AVENTUUR	uit Bessie. – 1848	↗
Francina	L'AVENTUUR	uit Flora. – 1848	↗
L'Esperance	MON AFFAIRE	1838 – Ingevolge Resolutie van den Heer	↗
Francina	MON AFFAIRE	1838 – Ingevolge Resolutie van den Heer	↗
Francois	MON AFFAIRE	1838 – Ingevolge Resolutie van den Heer	↗
Frans	ALSIMO	1838 – 1848	↗
L'Esperance	ALSIMO	1838 – 1848	↗
Amarantje	ALSIMO	1838 – overleden	↗
Francois	ALSIMO	1838 – overleden	↗
Assurant	ALSIMO	1838 – 1848	↗
Frans	ARENDRUST	1838 – overleden	↗
L'Esperance	ARENDRUST	1838 – overleden	↗
Francina	ARENDRUST	1838 – overleden	↗
Frans	ARENDRUST	1838 – overleden	↗
Francois	ARENDRUST	uit Nina. – overleden	↗
L'Esperance	BADENSTEIN	1838 – 1848	↗
Amarantha	BADENSTEIN	1838 – 1848	↗
Brandina	BADENSTEIN	1838 – 1848	↗
Tranquil	BADENSTEIN	1838 – 1848	↗
Pransa	BADENSTEIN	1838 – 1848	↗
Bertrand	BADENSTEIN	1838 – 1848	↗
Fransina	BADENSTEIN	1838 – 1848	↗
Eransina	BADENSTEIN	1838 – 1848	↗
Francois	BADENSTEIN	uit Eva – 1848	↗
Frans	BADENSTEIN	uit Josina – 1848	↗
Frans	BARBADOS	1838 – 1848	↗
Francois	BARBADOS	1838 – 1848	↗
Oranje	BARBADOS	1838 – 1848	↗
Francina	BARBADOS	1838 – 1848	↗
Frans 1	ST. BARBARA THORARICA	1838 – 1848	↗
Francois	ST. BARBARA THORARICA	1838 – overleden	↗
Frans II	ST. BARBARA THORARICA	1838 – overleden	↗
Oranje	ST. BARBARA THORARICA	1838 – 1848	↗
Hillebrand	ST. BARBARA THORARICA	1838 – overleden	↗
Francois	ST. BARBARA THORARICA	uit Antje – 1848	↗
Francois	BEEKHUIZEN	1838 – Besmet verklaard, en naar Batavi	↗
Amarantha 1	BEEKHUIZEN	1838 – Overgeschreven op plantage Houtt	↗
Amarantha II	BEEKHUIZEN	1838 – Overgeschreven op plantage Houtt	↗
Frans	BEEKHUIZEN	1838 – Overgeschreven op plantage Houtt	↗
Francina	BEEKHUIZEN	1838 – Overgeschreven op plantage Houtt	↗
Pranza	BELWAARDE THORARICA	Verbonden aan de P. W. I.Bank – Overgeschreven ten name van de p	↗
Orange	BELWAARDE THORARICA	Verbonden aan de P. W. I.Bank – overleden	↗
Frans	BENTS'HOPE	verbonden aan de P. W. I. Bank – overleden	↗
Francond of Francois	BENTS'HOPE	verbonden aan de P. W. I. Bank – 1848	↗
Frankij of Frans	BENTS'HOPE	verbonden aan de P. W. I. Bank – 1848	↗
Jupiter of Pieter of Franguana	BENTS'HOPE	Ingeschreven volgens gouvernemen – 1848	↗
Frans	BENTS'HOPE	uit Martina. Verbonden aan de P. – 1848	↗

🗄 Search Ran 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

🇮🇳 Hindustani immigrants (NA) 🇮🇩 Javanese immigrants (NA) 🇨🇳 Chinese immigrants (NA)

International databases

🌐 FamilySearch 📂 Open Archieven 🗃 Archieven.nl 🔎 WieWasWie 🏛 CBG · Centre for Family History

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.