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Find more Harning 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 344 more people named Harning 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 187 people named Harning in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 184% more people named Harning in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 531 people named Harning were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 99 adults were unmarried
  • 511 rented out rooms to boarders
  • The average annual income was $988
  • 19% of women had paying jobs

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • Most mothers originated from Pennsylvania
  • Most immigrants originated from Germany
  • 10% were born in foreign countries
  • 108 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940