Census & Taxation Records : U.S. Census Abbreviations All credit given to Kathi_Reid for Posting: Topic US Census Abbreviations Ever wonder about the meaning of some of the abbreviations found in the US census? Here's a handy list of relationship, citizenship and race abbreviations, along with the original instructions given to the census enumerators. Miscellaneous ditto do. (which means "same as line above") 1900, 1910, 1920 Citizenship Status Alien AL First papers filed PA Naturalized NA Not recorded NR 1910 Color and Race White W Black B Mulatto Mu Chinese Ch Japanese Jp Indian. In All others Ot 1910 Census Abbreviations Adopted Ad Adopted Child Ad.Cl Adopted Daughter Ad.D Adopted Grandchild Ad.Gcl Adopted Mother Ad.M Adopted Son Ad.S Apprentice Ap Attendant At Assistant Asst Aunt A Aunt-In-Law Al Bartender Bar Boarder Bo Bound Girl B.Girl Bound Boy B.Boy Boy Boy Brother B Brother-In-Law Bl Butler Bu Captain Cap Chamber Maid Cha Child Cl Coachman Coa Companion Com Cook Cook Cousin C Cousin-In-Law Cil Daughter D Daughter-In-Law Dl Day Laborer Dla Dish Washer Dw Domestic Dom Employee Emp Engineer En Farm Hand Fa.H Farm Laborer Fa.L Farm Worker Fa.W Father F Father-In-Law Fl Fireman Fi First Cousin First C Foster Brother Fo.B Foster Sister Fo.Si Foster Son Fo.S God Child God Cl Governess Go Grand Child Gcl Grand Daughter Gd Grand Father Gf Grand Mother GM Grand Mother-In-Law Gml Grand Son Gs Grand Son-In-Law Gsl Great Grandfather Ggf Grand Niece (or Great Niece) Gni Grand Nephew (or Great Nephew) Gn Great Grandmother Ggm Great-Great-Grandfather Gggf Great-Great-Grandmother Gggm Guardian Gua Guest Guest Half Sister H.Si Half Sister-In-Law H.Sil Half Brother Hb Half Brother-In-Law Hbl Help Help Herder He Hired Girl H.Gi Hired Hand H.H Hireling Hlg Housekeeper Hk Housemaid H.Maid House Worker Hw Husband Husband Inmate Inmate Laborer La Laundry Lau Lodger L Maid Maid Manager Man Matron Mat Mother M Mother-In-Law Ml Nephew N Nephew-In-Law Nl Niece Ni Niece-In-Law Nil Nurse Nu Officer O Partner Pa Patient P Physician Ph Porter Por Principal Pri Prisoner Pr Private Prv Pupil Pu Roomer R Sailor Sa Saleslady Sal Servant Se Servant's Child Se.Cl Sister Si 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 Ssi Step Sister-In-Law Ssil Step Son Ss Step Son-In-Law Ssl Superintendent Su Tenant Ten Uncle U Uncle-In-Law Ul Visitor Vi Waiter Wt Waitress Wai Ward Ward Warden Wa Wife W Workman Wkm Ruth in NC