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Find more Scandell 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 26 more people named Scandell 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 23 people named Scandell in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 113% more people named Scandell in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 49 people named Scandell were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 22% were children
  • 47 rented out rooms to boarders
  • 11 were children
  • The youngest was 1 and the oldest was 77

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

  • They most commonly lived in Pennsylvania
  • The most common mother tongue was Jewish
  • 4% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • 4% were first-generation Americans