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Find more Leeds 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 24 more people named Leeds 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 1,659 people named Leeds in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 1% more person named Leeds in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 1,683 people named Leeds were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 417 were children
  • The typical household was 3 people
  • Most common occupation was salesman
  • 20% of women had paying jobs

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

  • They most commonly lived in Pennsylvania
  • Most fathers originated from New Jersey
  • 16% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • The most common mother tongue was Croatian