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Find more Sampey 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 41 more people named Sampey 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 178 people named Sampey in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 23% more people named Sampey in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 219 people named Sampey were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • On average men worked 42 hours a week
  • 33 adults were unmarried
  • 14% of women had paying jobs
  • 15 women had paying jobs

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • Most immigrants originated from Ireland
  • Most mothers originated from Louisiana
  • 21% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • The most common mother tongue was French