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Find more Walff 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 1,389 more people named Walff 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 78 people named Walff in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 1781% more people named Walff in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 1,467 people named Walff were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 26% were children
  • 252 adults were unmarried
  • 9 reported their race as other than white
  • 381 were children

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

  • Most mothers originated from Germany
  • 16% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • They most commonly lived in Ohio
  • Most fathers originated from Germany