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Find more Jacobek 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 13 less people named Jacobek 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 21 people named Jacobek in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 62% less people named Jacobek in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 8 people named Jacobek were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • They typically took 12 weeks of vacation a year
  • On average men worked 44 hours a week
  • Most common occupation was clerk
  • 8 rented out rooms to boarders

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

  • Most immigrants originated from Czechoslovakia
  • 8 were first-generation Americans
  • They most commonly lived in Nebraska
  • The most common mother tongue was Czech