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Find more Bassett 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 1,774 less people named Bassett 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 12,194 people named Bassett in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 15% less people named Bassett in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 10,420 people named Bassett were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • The typical household was 3 people
  • 21% of adults were unmarried
  • 2,888 were children
  • 18% of women had paying jobs

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

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