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Find more Joye 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 105 more people named Joye 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 272 people named Joye in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 39% more people named Joye in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 377 people named Joye were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 29 owned their homes, valued on average at $2,443
  • They typically took 8 weeks of vacation a year
  • Most common occupation was farm laborer

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

  • 15% were first-generation Americans
  • 27 were born in foreign countries
  • The most common mother tongue was Belgian
  • They most commonly lived in South Carolina