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Find more Peale 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 32 more people named Peale 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 471 people named Peale in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 7% more people named Peale in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 503 people named Peale were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 8% were disabled
  • 50 women had paying jobs
  • 47 reported their race as other than white
  • The typical household was 3 people

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

  • Most immigrants originated from Italy
  • 15% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • 83 were first-generation Americans
  • Most fathers originated from Pennsylvania