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Find more Akan 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 66 more people named Akan 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 34 people named Akan in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 194% more people named Akan in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 100 people named Akan were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 37 were children
  • 56 reported their race as other than white
  • The average annual income was $712
  • 19 adults were unmarried

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

  • They most commonly lived in Illinois
  • 12% were first-generation Americans
  • 9% were born in foreign countries
  • Most immigrants originated from Germany