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Find more Lanman 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 57 more people named Lanman 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 511 people named Lanman in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 11% more people named Lanman in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 568 people named Lanman were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • For 277 females, Mary was the most common name
  • 5% were disabled
  • 13% of women had paying jobs
  • 11 reported their race as other than white

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • 8% were first-generation Americans
  • The most common mother tongue was None
  • 17% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • Most mothers originated from Oklahoma