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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 57 people named Orsen in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 147% more people named Orsen in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 141 people named Orsen were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • They typically took 10 weeks of vacation a year
  • 4 were disabled
  • Most common occupation was baker
  • On average men worked 44 hours a week

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

  • Most immigrants originated from Canada
  • The most common mother tongue was Austrian
  • They most commonly lived in Pennsylvania
  • 26 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940