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Find more Hamill 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 128 less people named Hamill 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 3,167 people named Hamill in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 4% less people named Hamill in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 3,039 people named Hamill were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 1% reported their race as other than white
  • On average men worked 42 hours a week
  • 97% rented out rooms to boarders
  • 5% were disabled

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • 789 were first-generation Americans
  • Most immigrants originated from Ireland
  • 526 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • The most common mother tongue was Norwegian