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👥 Family name profile
Ras
The family name Ras occurs on 1 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 407 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
407
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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Beneden-saramacca 1× · 407 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Ras
Click a plantation for full history, owners, photos and sources.
📜 People in the Slave Register
50 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brasilia | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Matras | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Bras | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Crascras | — | 1830 – Overleden | ↗ |
| Brass | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Fraser | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Bonarasius | — | Afgeschreven van plantage Beekhu – 1848 | ↗ |
| Verassing | — | Afgeschreven van den naam van de – 1848 | ↗ |
| Verrassing | — | Afgescheven van de Erven E H. Ta – Overleden | ↗ |
| Erasmus | — | 1848 – Overleden | ↗ |
| Fraser | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Erasmus | — | 25 juli 1860 – overleden 14 decemb 1861. | ↗ |
| Matras | — | 1851 – overleden 14 April 1859. | ↗ |
| Fraser | — | 1851 – afgeschreven als weggeloopen (re | ↗ |
| Fraser | — | 16 april 1858 – overleden 11 Februarij 1858. | ↗ |
| Fraser | — | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Grasia | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Grasia | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Korasiba | — | Den 17 December 1836 gekocht van – 1838 | ↗ |
| Erasmus | — | 1830 – Verkocht aan M B de Mesquita | ↗ |
| Grasia | — | 1830 – Verkogt op den 8 Maart aan James | ↗ |
| Erasmus | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Verrassing | — | behoord aan Mevr. Taunaij – 1838 | ↗ |
| Alcaras | — | 1830 – overleden | ↗ |
| Erasmus | — | Gekocht van C G Wonsler – 1838 | ↗ |
| Erasmus | — | 1830 – Deze opgave vervalt geheel zie f | ↗ |
| Makras | — | van JH de Granada n.u. – Aan M.L. Finsij Nom Ux | ↗ |
| Erasmus | — | 1838 – Aan J C Ellis voor de wederhelft | ↗ |
| Grasia | — | 1838 – Aan plantage Alkmaar | ↗ |
| Grasia | — | 1838 – Aan de weduwe Barends bij Execut | ↗ |
| Erasmus | — | 29 Augs 1838 voor hoofdgelden. – Aan William Ferrier. | ↗ |
| Duncras | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Bras | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Erasmus | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Serasina | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Verrassing | — | 1838 – Aan de Plant. 't Vertrouwen | ↗ |
| Grasia | — | Voor de vrijdom. – 1848 | ↗ |
| Erasmus | — | Van A T Kruijthoff voor de gereg – Overgeschreven op de den privena | ↗ |
| Erasmus | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Erasmus | — | Van den uitlandige A T Kruijthof – 1848 | ↗ |
| Mattras | — | Op autorisatie van Zijne Excelle – 1838 | ↗ |
| Erasmus | — | Gekocht op vendu in Febr. 1838, – 1838 | ↗ |
| Erasmus | — | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Erasmus | — | Volgens mutatie dd 4 Februarij 1 – Volgens mutatie dd 4 Februarij 1 | ↗ |
| Crasus | — | Volgens mutatie dd. 28 December – overleden 17 october 1860. Volge | ↗ |
| Leentje Dina Rasop Slavennaam: Dina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Rosia Anna Rasop Slavennaam: Anna | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Regina Verrassing Slavennaam: Regina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Jaapje Wateras Slavennaam: Jaapje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Georgina Alexandrina Arrasius Slavennaam: Georgina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Ras 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.