You've got family at Ancestry.

Find more Lange 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 1,814 less people named Lange in the United States — and some of them are likely related to you.

Start a tree and connect with your family.


Create, build, and explore your family tree.

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 16,835 people named Lange in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 11% less people named Lange in the United States. What was life like for them?

Picture the past for your ancestors.

In 1940, 15,021 people named Lange were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 2,549 adults were unmarried
  • 29% were children
  • The typical household was 3 people
  • For 7,573 females, Anna was the most common name

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • Most mothers originated from Wisconsin
  • Most fathers originated from Wisconsin
  • 40% were first-generation Americans
  • 2,858 were born in foreign countries