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Find more Brockington relatives and grow your tree by exploring billions of historical records. Taken every decade since 1790, the U.S. Federal Census can tell you a lot about your family. For example, from 1930 to 1940 there were 132 less people named Brockington in the United States — and some of them are likely related to you.

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What if you had a window into the history of your family? With historical records, you do. From home life to career, records help bring your relatives' experiences into focus. There were 1,035 people named Brockington in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 13% less people named Brockington in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 903 people named Brockington were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 337 were children
  • 130 adults were unmarried
  • 94% rented out rooms to boarders
  • For 463 females, Helen was the most common name

Learn where they came from and where they went.

As Brockington families continued to grow, they left more tracks on the map:

  • They most commonly lived in New York
  • Most mothers originated from South Carolina
  • 176 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • 3% were first-generation Americans