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PORTUGUESE, DUTCH AND BRITISH BURGHER SURNAMES OF CEYLON/SRI LANKA

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PORTUGUESE, DUTCH AND BRITISH BURGHER SURNAMES OF CEYLON/SRI LANKA

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Compiled by Dennis and Helene de Rosayro – In alphabetical order (from as far back as possible) January 2024

 

  1. A
  • Aldons
  • Alvis
  • Arndt
  • Atwell
  • Anthonisz
  • Anderson
  • Arnolda
  • Atton
  • Adams
  • Altendorff
  • Armstrong
  • Austin
  • Assauw
  • Andriesz
  • Andree
  • Arentsz
  • Alphonso
  • Alexander
  • Anderiesz
  • Andrado
  • Armitage
  • Augustine
  • Albrecht
  • Auwardt
  • Abel
  • Achilles
  • Allen
  • Atkinson
  • Adolphus
  • Aponso
  • Ashmore

2.  B

  • Baptist
  • Bartholomeusz
  • Berenger
  • Barrow
  • Beekmeyer
  • Blaze
  • Bocks
  • Bartels
  • Boustead
  • Barsenbach
  • Bowen
  • Beling
  • Boulton
  • Bolling
  • Blacker
  • Barber
  • Balmond
  • Buultjens
  • Balthazar
  • Bastian
  • Batcho
  • Bird
  • Byrde
  • Brohier
  • Bottoni
  • Berman
  • Baines
  • Bulner
  • Boucher
  • Burke
  • Barthelot
  • Baldsing
  • Ball Barbet
  • Barker
  • Bowles
  • Brown
  • Boole
  • Bellise
  • Brengman
  • Bennett
  • Bilsborough
  • Barlow
  • Blake
  • Bekelman
  • Berhardt
  • Barrington
  • Bernard
  • Beven
  • Baillie
  • Bertus
  • Blom
  • Bogstra
  • Britto
  • Boudewyn
  • Baillie
  • Baptiste
  1. C
  • Cramer
  • Collette
  • Crusz
  • Colin-Thome
  • Cox Callender
  • Cotterling
  • Cottling
  • Crake
  • Caspersz
  • Corner
  • Chapman
  • Carron
  • Cannon
  • Cassel
  • Collom
  • Carter
  • Cameron
  • Claasz
  • Claessen
  • Crozier
  • Costa
  • Colaas
  • Correa
  • Coers
  • Coster
  • Cole
  • Crowe
  • Clarke
  • Cooke
  • Christoffelsz
  • Conderlag
  • Collinson
  • Crutchley
  • Caldera
  • Carnie
  • Cobban-Lea

4.  D

  • Davy
  • De Rosayro
  • De Silva
  • De Zilva
  • De Zilwa
  • De Zylva
  • De Zylwa
  • De Kretser
  • D’ Costa
  • De Costa
  • D’ Silva
  • Da Silva
  • De Motte
  • De la Motte
  • De Boer Diaz
  • Dias Drieberg
  • De la Harpe
  • De Hoedt
  • De Joodt
  • Denlow
  • De la Zylva
  • Duckworth
  • De Bruin
  • De Niese
  • Dunsford
  • De Vos
  • De Run
  • De Crusz
  • De Jonk
  • Dick
  • De Visser
  • Dixon
  • De Witte
  • De Kauwe
  • Direckse
  • Delile
  • De Almeida
  • De Bond
  • De Fry
  • Deckker
  • De Moor
  • Demmer
  • De Derde
  • Dryver
  • De Jood
  • De Ruyter
  • De Rosairo
  • De Oude
  • De Heer Darius
  • De Haan
  • Dornhorst
  • De Lima
  • Darling De Fransz
  • Downall Davies
  • Durie Delilkan
  • Davidson
  • De Ruyter
  • De Soysa Daviot
  • Demmer
  • D’Olivera
  • Daniel
  • Davidson
  • De Waas
  • De Saram
  • Dender
  • Don Paul
  • DeVotta
  • De Rooy
  • De Livera
  • Don
  1. E
  • Ebell
  • Ephraims
  • Elias
  • Elhart
  • Edema
  • Ebert
  • Ernst
  • Englebretch
  • Ernest
  • Ehrhardt
  • Eaton
  • Elders
  • Enright
  • Evarts
  • Erskine
  1. F
  • Foenander
  • Fernando
  • Fransz
  • Frank
  • Fretz
  • Forbes
  • Ferdinand
  • Ferdinands
  • Forster
  • Foulstone
  • Francke
  • Frugtneit
  • Franciscus
  • Flanderka
  • Felsianes
  • Ferguson
  • Felsinger
  • Flamer-Caldera
  • Faber
  • Ferreira
  • Fox
  • Fraser
  • Firth
  • Fretsz
  • Fryer
  • Fairweather
  • Feltham
  • Ferdinando
  • Ferdinandus
  • Fox
  • Friskin
  • Furlong
  1. G
  • Garth
  • Gerreyn
  • Goedbier:
  • Gomez
  • Gogerly
  • Gibson
  • Geddes
  • Grand
  • Grande
  • Grey
  • Gregory
  • Grenier
  • Gonsal
  • Georgesz
  • Gallahar
  • Gauder
  • Greig
  • Ginger
  • Grebe
  • Gottlieb
  • Gerlach
  • Godridge
  • Gratiaen
  • Grabau
  • Goodacre
  • Goodchild
  • Gibson
  • Guinan
  • Grigson
  • Greeve
  • Graham
  1. H
  • Harvie
  • Hesse
  • Heyn
  • Heijn
  • Hollens
  • Hasselt
  • Harris
  • Holmes
  • Hodgson
  • Hyde
  • Hepponstall
  • Holsinger
  • Herft
  • Henricus
  • Hamer
  • Hannibel
  • Hills
  • Heyzer
  • Holdenbottle
  • Halliday
  • Hunter
  • Honter
  • Hingert
  • Henry
  • Howie
  • Heliems
  • Hindle
  • Hoffman
  • Hope
  • Hatch
  • Hay
  • Hall
  • Hughes
  • Harridge
  • Hart
  • Herman
  • Helsham
  • Hopman
  • Hardy
  • Helsham
  • Henderling
  • Hubert
  • Hillebrand
  • Hole
  • Hekel
  1. I
  • Isaacs
  • Ingram
  • Impett
  • Ingleton
  • Inman
  • Isendorp
  • Isaacson
  1. J
  • Jansz Jansze
  • Jacotine
  • Juriansz
  • Joseph
  • Jaimon
  • Jansen
  • Jonklaas
  • Joachim
  • Jamie
  • Jackson
  • Jobsz
  • Jones
  • Johnson
  • Jenke
  • Jurie
  • Jacobs
  • Jarkie
  1. K
  • Keyt
  • Kroon
  • Kelaart
  • Kreltszheim
  • Keuneman
  • Keegal
  • Keller
  • Kronemberg
  • Kern
  • Kriekenbeck
  • Kriekenbeek
  • Kerkoven
  • Knower
  • Kinson
  • Koelmeyer
  • Kerner
  • Kalenberg
  • Kroeff
  • Kersse
  • Kolaas
  • Krause
  • Keil
  • Kennedy
  • Kleyn
  • Krasse
  • Kronenberg
  • Koch
  • Kelly
  • Kitto

12.  L

  • La Brooy
  • Luduwyke
  • Ludowyk
  • Lane
  • Lockhart
  • Ludovici
  • Lindsay
  • Lord
  • Livera
  • Lutersz
  • Lourensz
  • Leonard
  • Lieversz
  • Landsberger
  • Lodwick
  • Ludwick
  • Le Mercier
  • Lothan
  • Leembruggen
  • Ludekens
  • Loos
  • Lamont
  • La’Brody
  • L’Almont
  • Lemarchent
  • Louisz
  • Lambertsz
  • Lowe Lucas
  • Leitch
  • Lopez
  • Loftus
  • Lemphers
  • La Faber
  • Lawrence
  • Livera
  • Lodendhan
  • Lobo Lynch
  • Liversz
  • Lazarus
  • Lambert
  • Lodwiki
  • Lappen
  1. M
  • Melder
  • Maurice
  • Morris
  • Metzeling
  • Martinus
  • Morrel
  • Modder
  • Meaden
  • Martensz
  • Mottau
  • Mulholland
  • Mant
  • Muller
  • Mortimer
  • Mortier
  • Macky
  • Maas
  • Martinz
  • Moldrich
  • McHeyzer
  • Mackey
  • Misso
  • Meerwald
  • Manricks
  • Markus
  • Meurling
  • Mason
  • Morrison
  • Meyers
  • Matthyz
  • Murray
  • Milhuisen
  • Mack
  • Matthysz
  • Meynert
  • Mattiasz
  • Maloney
  • Meyenberg
  • Melgers
  • Macleod
  • Manuel
  • Murray
  • Moore
  • Martin
  • Menezies
  • Miller
  • Marwick
  • Martensteyn
  • Morgan
  • Marshall
  • Marschner
  • Martil
  • Matthews
  • Moreira
  • Morel
  • Moses
  • Mc Carthy
  • Moldrecht
  • Marks
  • May
  • Mitchell
  1. N
  • Neydorff
  • Nathanielsz
  • Nugara
  • Nicolle
  • Nell
  • Nazareth
  • Nagthall
  • Nathaniel
  • Nicholas
  • Nagel
  • Noyahr
  • Newman
  • Nicol
  • Nolan
  1. O
  • Oorloff
  • Oudtschoorn
  • Orr
  • Overlunde
  • Ohlmus
  • Othen
  • Otmar
  • O’Conner
  • Offen
  • Osborne
  • Ondaatje
  • Ockers
  • O’Gibbs
  1. P
  • Pereira
  • Perera
  • Prins
  • Pinto
  • Peterson
  • Patterson
  • Paternott
  • Passe
  • Phillips
  • Pauluas
  • Paul
  • Poulier
  • Pietersz
  • Pompeus
  • Poppenbeck
  • Pinder Potger
  • Porritt
  • Parsons
  • Peglotte
  • Pearce
  • Paulusz
  • Pannell
  • Peck
  • Paynter
  • Pollocks
  • Philicock
  • Pears
  • Plunkett
  • Paul
  • Peiris
  • Peries
  • Pendegrast
  • Petronelli
  • Phoebus
  • Peries
  • Pavey

17.  Q

  • Quyn
  1. R
  • Rode
  • Roellofsz
  • Raux
  • Rosairo
  • Rozairo
  • Rodrigue
  • Raffel
  • Rankine
  • Reimers
  • Raymond
  • Ruluch
  • Roles
  • Robertson
  • Ryde
  • Reid
  • Rebert
  • Rebeira
  • Roberts
  • Reckerman
  • Rudolph
  • Roosmalecocq
  • Redlich
  • Rutgart
  • Rodriguez
  • Rogers
  • Rabot
  • Refuge
  • Rhinehart
  • Regal
  • Rayen
  • Reith
  • Rezel
  • Richards
  • Richardson
  • Rodrigo
  • Rodrigoe
  • Roofe
  • Rowlands
  • Rasquinho
  • Robinson
  1. S
  • Struys
  • Schrader
  • Schneider
  • Schokman
  • Solomons
  • Stave
  • Sansoni
  • Schoorman
  • Smith
  • Schubert
  • Schucroft
  • Sela
  • Speldewinde
  • Schroter
  • Siebel
  • Spittel
  • Swan
  • Stork
  • Schuilling
  • Stevens
  • Stevenson
  • Stover
  • Sims
  • Simons
  • Salvador
  • Soertsz
  • Slegers
  • Symonds
  • Sanders
  • Scharenguival
  • Slemmerman
  • Steinwall
  • Stembo
  • Schwallie
  • Senn
  • Scheffer
  • Scheffeler
  • Silliars
  • Sproule
  • Schumacher
  • Schofield
  • Schriver
  • Sissouw
  • Siegeetz
  • Smit
  • Spaar
  • Staples
  • Stewart
  • Steyn
  • Swan
  • Salgado
  • Senaris
  • Sepion
  • Serpanchy
  • Shaw
  • Sousa
  • Simon
  • Speering
  • Stouter
  • Stronach
  • Stonach
  • Symonds
  • Strange
  • St. John
  • Shedden
  1. T
  • Tissera
  • Todd
  • Taylor
  • Trek
  • Thomasz
  • Thompson
  • Thiedeman
  • Tranchell
  • Toussaint
  • Toowgood
  • Templer
  • Thurgood
  • Tyler
  • Thiele
  • Thuring

21.  U

  • Underwood

22.  V

  • Van der Say
  • Van der Wert
  • Van Schalver
  • Vanderstraaten
  • Von Berhein
  • Van Cuylenburg
  • Van Gramburg
  • Van Twest
  • Van den Driesen
  • Van Sanden
  • Von Hagt
  • Van Gunster
  • Van Dort
  • Van Langenberg
  • Van der Zeil
  • Van der Pooten
  • Van der Hoeven
  • Van Hoff
  • Veerpass
  • Vethacan
  • Van Arkadie
  • Van Rooyan
  • Van der Putt
  • Van Houghten
  • Van der Gert
  • Van Geyzel
  • Van der Heyden
  • Van Velp
  • Van der Smagt
  • Vertangen
  • Van Cleef
  • Van Buren
  • Varney
  • Van Estrop
  • Van Houten
  • Van Ranzow
  • Van Reyk
  • Van Starrex
  • Van Eyck
  • Van der Wall
  • Van der Laan
  • Van der Spar
  • Vollenhoven
  • Van Estrop Vaz
  • Vass
  1. W
  • White
  • Wright
  • Woutersz
  • Winn
  • Weinman
  • Willemberg
  • Wilson
  • Wille
  • Wood
  • Wambeek
  • Wendt
  • Witham
  • Wolfe
  • Workmeister
  • Willsborough
  • Willigs
  • Willemsz
  • Weyns
  • Walbeoff
  • Wise
  • Wordsworth
  • Whatmore
  • Wait
  • Webster
  • Walker
  • Walters
  • Wydeman
  • Wittensleger
  • Walles
  • Weber
  • Winslow
  • Winter
  • Wilson
  • Wallace
  • Woodhouse

24.  X

  1. Y
  • Young
  • Yates
  1. Z
  • Zeigelaar
  • Zimsen

 

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