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

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In 1940, 166 people named Knollman were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • For 92 females, Elizabeth was the most common name
  • 96% rented out rooms to boarders
  • 4 were disabled
  • On average men worked 45 hours a week

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

  • 28% were first-generation Americans
  • 16 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • The most common mother tongue was German
  • Most immigrants originated from Germany