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Find more Hilt 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 60 less people named Hilt 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 1,753 people named Hilt in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 3% less people named Hilt in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 1,693 people named Hilt were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 25% of adults were unmarried
  • They typically took 8 weeks of vacation a year
  • 51% owned their homes, valued on average at $2,760
  • 5% reported their race as other than white

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • Most fathers originated from Ohio
  • Most immigrants originated from Germany
  • 5% were born in foreign countries
  • 350 were first-generation Americans