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Find more Privet 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 23 less people named Privet 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 87 people named Privet in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 26% less people named Privet in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 64 people named Privet were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 11 adults were unmarried
  • They typically took 13 weeks of vacation a year
  • 72%, or 13 people, lived in homes they rented
  • On average men worked 44 hours a week

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • Most immigrants originated from Canada
  • 31% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • 9% were born in foreign countries
  • They most commonly lived in Louisiana