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Find more Luce 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 534 less people named Luce 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 5,929 people named Luce in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 9% less people named Luce in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 5,395 people named Luce were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 15% of women had paying jobs
  • 738 owned their homes, valued on average at $3,242
  • 47%, or 678 people, lived in homes they rented
  • They typically took 10 weeks of vacation a year

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • 18% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • 219 were born in foreign countries
  • Most immigrants originated from Italy
  • Most mothers originated from Pennsylvania