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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 281 people named Helf in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 11% more people named Helf in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 311 people named Helf were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 1 reported their race as other than white
  • They typically took 9 weeks of vacation a year
  • On average men worked 44 hours a week
  • Although 50% were female, the most common name for males was Robert

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • 77 were first-generation Americans
  • Most immigrants originated from Germany
  • 27% were first-generation Americans
  • They most commonly lived in New York