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Find more Briles 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 37 more people named Briles 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 704 people named Briles in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 5% more people named Briles in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 741 people named Briles were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • For 374 females, Helen was the most common name
  • They typically took 10 weeks of vacation a year
  • 48%, or 87 people, lived in homes they rented
  • 1% reported their race as other than white

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

  • 39 were first-generation Americans
  • The most common mother tongue was Slavish
  • 1 were born in foreign countries
  • 32% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940