Riets
The family name Riets occurs on 2 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 318 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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Beneden-commewijne 1× · 181 registered enslaved persons
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Beneden-saramacca 1× · 137 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Riets
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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
6 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulus Riets Slavennaam: Boncour | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Frits Riets Slavennaam: Fritz | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Charlotte Sylvia Rietstok Slavennaam: Servia | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Jacquelina Frederika Rietstok Slavennaam: Frederika | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Nicodemus Johannes Rietstok Slavennaam: Johan | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Nicolaas Rietstok Slavennaam: Nicolaas | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Riets 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.