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Find more Pennings 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 100 more people named Pennings 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 106 people named Pennings in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 94% more people named Pennings in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 206 people named Pennings were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 13 women had paying jobs
  • 48%, or 20 people, lived in homes they rented
  • 36 adults were unmarried
  • Most common occupation was waitress

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • 16% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • 12 were born in foreign countries
  • Most mothers originated from Wisconsin
  • They most commonly lived in Wisconsin