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Find more Tapp 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 172 more people named Tapp 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 2,791 people named Tapp in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 6% more people named Tapp in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 2,963 people named Tapp were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 433 adults were unmarried
  • 222 women had paying jobs
  • They typically took 10 weeks of vacation a year

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

  • Most mothers originated from North Carolina
  • 19% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • 9% were first-generation Americans
  • Most immigrants originated from Canada