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Find more Prinz 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 130 less people named Prinz 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 831 people named Prinz in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 16% less people named Prinz in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 701 people named Prinz were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • The youngest was 1 and the oldest was 93
  • 155 were children
  • On average men worked 43 hours a week
  • The average annual income was $1,187

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • 317 were first-generation Americans
  • They most commonly lived in Pennsylvania
  • Most immigrants originated from Germany
  • 23% were born in foreign countries