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Find more Scopes 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 9 less people named Scopes 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 43 people named Scopes in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 21% less people named Scopes in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 34 people named Scopes were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 18% were children
  • 5 adults were unmarried
  • The youngest was 2 and the oldest was 86

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

  • They most commonly lived in New York
  • 9 were born in foreign countries
  • Most fathers originated from England
  • 15 were first-generation Americans