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👥 Family name profile

Sola

The family name Sola occurs on 1 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 132 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
132
Registered in 1863
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river regions
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🗺 Geographic distribution

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

📍 Distribution by region

  • Beneden-commewijne 1× · 132 registered enslaved persons

🏛 Plantations with family name Sola

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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

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

Name Plantation Period Source
Johanna Sola Slavennaam: Adonia 1863

🗄 Search Sola in open archives

Directly searchable collections from Dutch archives and museums.

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Sephardic Jewish surname recognised

The family name Sola occurs in the Sephardic Jewish community of Suriname (Jodensavanne, Beth Haim, Cassipora). These families were free citizens and plantation owners — search the Jewish archives and Civil/DTB registers, not the Slave Register.

Slavery & emancipation
✡️ Jewish/Sephardic (Robles de Medina, Nassy, Pinto, da Costa, ...)
Civil registry, church & notarial records
Indentured labour & immigration
International databases
Genealogy & community
Newspapers & other sources

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.