👥 Family name profile

Ruiter

The family name Ruiter occurs on 3 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 508 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.

plantations

Occurrences

508

Registered in 1863

river regions

🗺 Geographic distribution

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

📍 Distribution by region

Boven-commewijne 1× · 244 registered enslaved persons
Beneden - Suriname 1× · 187 registered enslaved persons
Beneden-commewijne 1× · 77 registered enslaved persons

🏛 Plantations with family name Ruiter

Click a plantation for full history, owners, photos and sources.

Boven-commewijne

CANNAWAPPIBO

244 registered enslaved persons

Beneden - Suriname

BELWAARDE

187 registered enslaved persons

Beneden-commewijne

SORGVLIET

77 registered enslaved persons

🔊 Sounds like…

Other surnames with the same phonetic code (Soundex/Metaphone). Possible spelling alternatives or related families.

Redder 1 Ridder 1 Rother 1 Ryder 1

📜 People in the Slave Register

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

Name	Plantation	Period	Source
de Ruiter	—	1838 – Besmet verklaard en naar Batavia	↗
Ruiter	—	Verbonden aan de P. W. I. Bank – overleden	↗
de Ruiter	—	1848 – 1851	↗
de Ruiter	—	1851 – overleden 28 Dec.1853.	↗
de Ruiter	—	verkregen van P. Maij qq cs E. G – 1 juli 1863	↗
De Ruiter	—	1830 – Overleden	↗
de Ruiter	—	1838 – Besmet verklaard en naar Batavia	↗
Johannes of Johannes Bernhard Kruiter	—	Straatvoogd benoemd bij Res. 25 – Vrij geworden en genaamd Johanne	↗
de Ruiter	—	1838 – Besmet verklaard en naar Als vor	↗
Ruiter	—	uit Eva – 1848	↗
de Ruiter	—	1851 – overgeschreven op naam van plant	↗
Anna Susanna Kruiter Slavennaam: Anna	—	1863	↗
Bebe Kruiter Slavennaam: Bebe	—	1863	↗
Cornelia Louisa Kruiter Slavennaam: Cornelia	—	1863	↗
Klara Kruiter Slavennaam: Klara	—	1863	↗
de Ruiter Voorregt Slavennaam: de Ruiter	—	1863	↗
Hendrina Dina Ruiter Slavennaam: Hendrina	—	1863	↗
Margaretha Emelina Ruiter Slavennaam: Margaretha	—	1863	↗
Merie Johanna Ruiter Slavennaam: Merie	—	1863	↗
Theodorus Johannes Ruiter Slavennaam: Theodorus	—	1863	↗
Adolphina Ruiter Slavennaam: Amelia	—	1863	↗
Augustina Ruiter Slavennaam: Gall	—	1863	↗
Christiaan Ruiter Slavennaam: Christiaan	—	1863	↗

🗄 Search Ruiter 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.