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Find more Bracey 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 103 more people named Bracey 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 1,742 people named Bracey in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 6% more people named Bracey in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 1,845 people named Bracey were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • They typically took 9 weeks of vacation a year
  • 39% owned their homes, valued on average at $2,827
  • 629 were children
  • 835 reported their race as other than white

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

  • The most common mother tongue was Swiss
  • 3% were born in foreign countries
  • They most commonly lived in South Carolina
  • 96 were first-generation Americans