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Find more Gauthier 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 287 less people named Gauthier 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 6,160 people named Gauthier in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 5% less people named Gauthier in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 5,873 people named Gauthier were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • Most common occupation was laborer
  • They typically took 10 weeks of vacation a year
  • 21% of women had paying jobs
  • 504 owned their homes, valued on average at $2,714

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

  • They most commonly lived in Massachusetts
  • Most immigrants originated from Canada
  • 12% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • 1,250 were born in foreign countries