"Don't Guess Where We Came From" — 12 Trinidad Surnames And The EXACT African Port Behind Each One

⚓ FIND THE RECORDS BEHIND YOUR FAMILY NAME 👉 https://theafricangenome.com 👈 The Surname Papers: the oldest record that still carries your name, where it is kept today, and exactly what to ask for. Forty-two people in Trinidad carry a surname that is really the name of a beach in West Africa. Some Trinidad surnames still point to the exact stretch of African coast a family was taken from. A river fort. A castle with dungeons. A beach with no harbour, where canoes went out through the surf. A few of those names now have more carriers in Trinidad than anywhere else on Earth. And the names that sound the most English may be hiding the biggest story of all. If your surname is Charles, Joseph or Thomas, stay to the end. That part is for you. 👇 Tell us in the comments: your surname, and the one word your oldest relative used that nobody in the family could ever translate. 🧬 Every family that gets The Surname Papers keeps this channel going and brings the next video 👉 https://theafricangenome.com #Trinidad #TrinidadAndTobago #AfricanAncestry #CaribbeanHistory #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Surnames #Ghana