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Find more Gilla 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 108 more people named Gilla 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 60 people named Gilla in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 180% more people named Gilla in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 168 people named Gilla were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • On average men worked 41 hours a week
  • 10% reported their race as other than white
  • They typically took 10 weeks of vacation a year
  • 38% owned their homes, valued on average at $3,875

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • Most immigrants originated from Romania
  • 14 were first-generation Americans
  • 52% were born in foreign countries
  • 14% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940