Troost
The family name Troost occurs on 5 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 1,101 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 2× · 354 registered enslaved persons
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Matappica 1× · 506 registered enslaved persons
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Beneden - Suriname 1× · 125 registered enslaved persons
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Beneden-saramacca 1× · 116 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Troost
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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
9 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthoinette Venus Troost Slavennaam: Venus | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Willem Hercules Troost Slavennaam: Hercules | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Hazard Troosting Slavennaam: Hazard | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Catharina Lea Troost Slavennaam: Catharina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Jan Plezier Troost Slavennaam: Jan Plezier | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Nelson Troost Slavennaam: Nelson | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Frans Troost Slavennaam: Frans | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Mattheus Troosten Slavennaam: Dirk | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Misdijkes Charlotte Troost Slavennaam: Misdijkes | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Troost 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.