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Find more Coward 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 206 more people named Coward 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 3,346 people named Coward in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 6% more people named Coward in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 3,552 people named Coward were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 35% were children
  • 524 adults were unmarried
  • 39% owned their homes, valued on average at $2,560
  • 1,235 were children

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

  • Most mothers originated from North Carolina
  • 4% were born in foreign countries
  • They most commonly lived in North Carolina
  • The most common mother tongue was Polish