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Find more Barnet 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 167 less people named Barnet 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 1,295 people named Barnet in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 13% less people named Barnet in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 1,128 people named Barnet were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • The youngest was less than a year and the oldest was 87
  • They typically took 8 weeks of vacation a year
  • 94% rented out rooms to boarders
  • 25% of adults were unmarried

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • 241 were first-generation Americans
  • Most immigrants originated from Russia
  • 201 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • Most fathers originated from Texas