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Find more Overby 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 146 more people named Overby 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 2,852 people named Overby in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 5% more people named Overby in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 2,998 people named Overby were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • On average men worked 43 hours a week
  • 1,046 were children

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

  • 382 were first-generation Americans
  • 13% were first-generation Americans
  • Most immigrants originated from Norway
  • They most commonly lived in North Carolina