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Find more Nees 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 94 more people named Nees 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 736 people named Nees in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 13% more people named Nees in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 830 people named Nees were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 15% of women had paying jobs
  • 48%, or 107 people, lived in homes they rented
  • 108 owned their homes, valued on average at $3,403
  • 24% of adults were unmarried

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

  • 17% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • 56 were born in foreign countries
  • Most fathers originated from Indiana
  • They most commonly lived in Indiana