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Find more Sown 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 60 more people named Sown 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 11 people named Sown in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 545% more people named Sown in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 71 people named Sown were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • The typical household was 2 people
  • 31% were children
  • 12 owned their homes, valued on average at $2,808
  • 11% reported their race as other than white

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • Most immigrants originated from Poland
  • The most common mother tongue was Polish
  • 4 were born in foreign countries
  • 27% were first-generation Americans