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Where is the Bays family from?
You can see how Bays families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bays family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bays families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 11 Bays families living in Indiana. This was about 22% of all the recorded Bays's in USA. Indiana had the highest population of Bays families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Bays surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Bays. 27% of Bays men worked as a Farmer and 17% of Bays women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bays were Miner and Cook. .
Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Bays life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Bays in 1942 was 37, and 72 in 2004.