1930 U. S. Census – WPA Abbreviations ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** While searching through the 1930 U.S. Census you might want to keep a copy of the following list of abbreviations. These are the ones most commonly used by WPA workers in creating indexes for the nine Southern states (and parts of two others). Some of these are not immediately obvious…it is only assumed that for less common occupations, the word was simply written out in full. These come from a number of sources, official and otherwise and there are undoubtedly omissions. RELATIONSHIPS Adopted Ad Adopted Child Ad Cl Adopted Daughter Ad D Adopted Grandchild Ad Gcl Adopted Mother Ad M Adopted Son Ad S Aunt A Aunt-in-law Al Border Bo Bound Boy B Boy Bound Girl B Girl Boy Boy Brother B Brother-in-Law Bl Child Cl Cousin-in-Law Cl Daughter D Daughter-in-Law Dl Father F Father-in-Law Fl First Cousin First C Foster Brother Fo B Foster Daughter Fo D Foster Sister Fo Si Foster Son Fo S God Child God Cl Grandchild Gdl Granddaughter Gd Granddaughter-in-Law Gdl Grandfather GF Grandmother GM Grandfather-in-Law Gfl Grandmother-in-Law Gml Grandson Gs Grandson-in-Law Gsl Great-Grandfather Ggf Great-Grandmother Ggm Great (Grand) Nephew Gn Great (Grand) Niece Gni Great-Great-Grandfather Gggf Great-Great-Grandmother Gggm Guardian Gud Guest Guest Half-Brother Hb Half Brother-in-Law Hbl Half-Sister H Si Half Sister-in-Law H Sil Husband Husband Lodger L Mother M Mother-in-Law Ml Nephew N Nephew-in-Law Nl Niece Ni Niece-in-Law Nil Roomer R Servant’s Child Se Cl Sister Si Sister-in-Law Sil Son S Son-in-Law Sl Step-Brother Sb Step Brother-in-Law Sbl Step-Child Scl Step-Daughter Sd Step Daughter-in-Law Sdl Step-Father Sf Step Father-in-Law Sfl Step-granddaughter Sgd Step-Grandson Sgs Step-Mother Sm Step Mother-in-Law Sml Step Sister-in-law Ssl Step-Son Ss Step Son-in-Law Ssl Tennant Ten Uncle U Uncle-in-Law Ul Visitor Vi Ward Ward Wife W OCCUPATION Apprentice Ap Assistant Astt Attendant At Bartender Bar Butler Bu Captain Cap Chamber Maid Cha Coachman Coa Companion Com Cook Cook Day Laborer Dla Dish Washer Dw Domestic Dom Employee Emp Engineer En Farm Hand Fa H Farm Laborer Fa L Farm Worker Fa W Fireman Fi Governess Go Help Help Herder He Hired Girl H Gi Hired Hand H H Hireling Hig Housekeeper Hk Housemaid H Maid Houseworker Hw Inmate Inmate Laborer La Laundry Lau Maid Maid Manager Man Matron Mat Nurse Nu Officer O Partner Pa Patient P Physician Ph Porter Por Principal Pri Prisoner Pr Private Prv Pupil Pu Sailor Sa Saleslady Sal Servant Se Superintendent Su Waiter Wt Waitress Wai Warden Wa Workman Wkm CITIZENSHIP STATUS Alien A Naturalized Citizen NA Papers on File Pa