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Find more Cotterll 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 8 less people named Cotterll 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 16 people named Cotterll in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 50% less people named Cotterll in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 8 people named Cotterll were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 33% of adults were unmarried
  • 12% reported their race as other than white
  • The youngest was 2 and the oldest was 82
  • 33% of women had paying jobs

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

  • They most commonly lived in Ohio
  • 31% were first-generation Americans
  • 5 were first-generation Americans