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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 228 people named Moreira in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 20% more people named Moreira in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 274 people named Moreira were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 21% of women had paying jobs
  • 21% of adults were unmarried
  • 8 were disabled
  • The youngest was 1 and the oldest was 89

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

  • 39 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • Most fathers originated from Portugal
  • The most common mother tongue was Yugoslavian
  • 76 were first-generation Americans