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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 602 people named Lapidus in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 5% more people named Lapidus in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 630 people named Lapidus were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • They typically took 8 weeks of vacation a year
  • 15% owned their homes, valued on average at $5,956
  • 64 women had paying jobs
  • The typical household was 3 people

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • Most immigrants originated from Russia
  • 47% were born in foreign countries
  • 292 were first-generation Americans
  • Most fathers originated from New York