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Find more Terrell 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 524 less people named Terrell 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 13,522 people named Terrell in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 4% less people named Terrell in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 12,998 people named Terrell were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • They typically took 9 weeks of vacation a year
  • The typical household was 3 people

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

  • The most common mother tongue was Irish
  • 727 were first-generation Americans
  • Most fathers originated from Alabama
  • 5% were first-generation Americans