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Find more Oakie 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 38 more people named Oakie 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 14 people named Oakie in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 271% more people named Oakie in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 52 people named Oakie were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 20 were children
  • 19% of women had paying jobs
  • On average men worked 47 hours a week
  • 60%, or 6 people, lived in homes they rented

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • They most commonly lived in Wisconsin
  • 17% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • Most immigrants originated from Northern Ireland
  • 1 were born in foreign countries