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Find more Genz 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 47 more people named Genz 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 425 people named Genz in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 11% more people named Genz in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 472 people named Genz were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • The typical household was 3 people
  • They typically took 7 weeks of vacation a year
  • 8% were disabled
  • 96% rented out rooms to boarders

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • Most fathers originated from Wisconsin
  • Most immigrants originated from Germany
  • The most common mother tongue was German
  • 95 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940