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Find more Spray 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 45 less people named Spray 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 1,432 people named Spray in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 3% less people named Spray in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 1,387 people named Spray were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 1% reported their race as other than white
  • 57%, or 202 people, lived in homes they rented
  • 18% of adults were unmarried
  • 31% were children

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • 165 were first-generation Americans
  • 68 were born in foreign countries
  • Most fathers originated from Tennessee
  • Most mothers originated from Tennessee