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Find more Scanlen 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 115 more people named Scanlen 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 48 people named Scanlen in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 240% more people named Scanlen in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 163 people named Scanlen were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 14 owned their homes, valued on average at $3,814
  • 150 rented out rooms to boarders
  • On average men worked 37 hours a week
  • Most common occupation was clerk

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

  • 7 were born in foreign countries
  • 19 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • They most commonly lived in Pennsylvania
  • Most fathers originated from Irish Free State