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Find more Delany 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 520 less people named Delany 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 1,434 people named Delany in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 36% less people named Delany in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 914 people named Delany were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 231 were children
  • 856 rented out rooms to boarders
  • On average men worked 42 hours a week

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

  • They most commonly lived in New York
  • 100 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • Most immigrants originated from Ireland
  • 8% were born in foreign countries