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Find more Johnstone 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 303 less people named Johnstone 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 4,781 people named Johnstone in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 6% less people named Johnstone in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 4,478 people named Johnstone were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • On average men worked 43 hours a week
  • 2% reported their race as other than white
  • 159 were disabled
  • 56%, or 706 people, lived in homes they rented

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • Most immigrants originated from Scotland
  • 1,356 were first-generation Americans
  • The most common mother tongue was Danish
  • 22% were born in foreign countries