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Suriname

Guide to Suriname ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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Suriname is a country in South America bordered by French Guiana, Guyana, and Brazil. It was formerly known as Nederlands Guyana, Netherlands Guiana, and Dutch Guiana. The official language is Dutch.

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Genealogy records are kept on the district level in Suriname.

Districts

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Suriname. Click on a district below to go to the district Wiki article listing more information.
Suriname is divided into 10 districts (distrikten). The numbers by the district name refer to the map above.

• 1 - Brokopondo
• 2 - Commewijne
• 3 - Coronie
• 4 - Marowijne
• 5 - Nickerie
• 6 - Para
• 7 - Paramaribo
• 8 - Saramacca
• 9 - Sipaliwini
• 10 - Wanica