Genealogy Projects tagged with from the Cape on the Geni Family Tree

Surname: van die Kaap, van die Caap, van de Caap, from the Cape

This was used as a surname for many who did not have one at that stage in the time of the V.O.C and who needed to be listed on record. The "van" meaning from and not to be confused with some Dutch surnames that include van in them like Jan van Riebeeck. Mostly it was given to Slaves in the Cape colony and many of them where brought in from other Northern (Central) African countries. There we...