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Find more Auburn 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 61 less people named Auburn 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 215 people named Auburn in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 28% less people named Auburn in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 154 people named Auburn were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • Most common occupation was clerk
  • 50%, or 21 people, lived in homes they rented
  • They typically took 8 weeks of vacation a year

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

  • They most commonly lived in California
  • 16 were born in foreign countries
  • 22 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • 26% were first-generation Americans