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Find more Zapata 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 78 more people named Zapata 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 1,721 people named Zapata in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 5% more people named Zapata in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 1,799 people named Zapata were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • For 634 females, Carmen was the most common name
  • 44 owned their homes, valued on average at $831
  • The typical household was 4 people
  • 99% rented out rooms to boarders

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • 28% were first-generation Americans
  • 434 were born in foreign countries
  • Most fathers originated from Texas
  • 308 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940