Chambers is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, France, England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Chambers
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, France, England
Meaning:

A form of Chalmers. Officer in charge of the private household of a king or nobleman; one who served a a chamber attendant.

The officer in charge of the private household of a king or important nobleman.

Chambers is form of Chalmers. Scotland, chalmer, a chamber. A name taken from the office of chamberlain, dating as far back as the XII. century in the household of the Scottish kings. It is latinized De Camera, and corresponds with Chambers and De la Chambre. The family of C. of Gadgirth, county of Ayr, who seem to have been chiefs of the name, sprang from Reginald of the Chalmer, who flourished circ. 1160. They fell into decay in the XVII. century. Other families in various parts of Scotland bore the same arms and were probably cadets. In the Hundred Rolls, we find Le Chalmer, which may be synonymous with Thatcher, from the Old French chalme or chaume, thatch.

How popular is Chambers?

Chambers is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Jamaica, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, Wales, Thailand, Panama, Ecuador, Fiji, Swaziland, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Germany, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, France, Argentina.

Chambers is ranked 2747 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Chambers bearers increased by 5.16 per cent in 2010 US census to 94988 since 2000, the surname slipped by 21 spots and ranked at 326. The last name was found in around 3 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 65.7 68.8
Black 28.5 26.93
Hispanic or Latino 2.47 1.57
Others 2.29 1.78
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.58 0.56
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.45 0.36
Chambers is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Montserrat is ahead in terms of density. Around 203434 people have been found who wears Chambers as their family name. Chambers is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Chambers:
294 United States124,580
Countries with ten thousands of Chambers:
194 England33,023
294 Australia12,036
Countries with thousands of Chambers:
511 Canada9,570
60 Jamaica9,320
169 Northern Ireland2,052
308 New Zealand1,980
531 Ireland1,631
584 Scotland1,622
4,948 South Africa1,406
Countries with hundreds of Chambers:
358 Wales929
15,174 Thailand674
729 Panama550
3,953 Ecuador465
561 Fiji283
360 Swaziland253
14,471 Spain217
1,170 Trinidad and Tobago169
41,726 Germany167
180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines134
70,199 France132
30,635 Argentina107
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,123 Costa Rica98
200 Antigua and Barbuda85
94,524 Philippines84
44,636 Iran81
129 Cayman Islands76
24,972 Greece73
32,556 Netherlands66
6,481 Dominican Republic62
28,203 Japan62
253 Isle of Man59
251 Jersey59
25,717 Malaysia57
28,626 Zimbabwe56
100,395 Nigeria53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,706 Portugal47
4,783 Singapore47
2,379 Luxembourg46
16,145 Switzerland46
16,453 Peru45
2,481 Cyprus40
291,059 India39
140,201 Brazil38
9,506 Liberia35
86,050 Italy34
20,124 Sweden34
14,920 Denmark32
2,802 Guyana32
8,109 Estonia31
837 Malta30
774 Barbados28
27,985 Mexico27
767 Guernsey22
44,204 Pakistan21
3,723 China20
21,660 Finland19
3,192 Hong Kong19
14,725 Qatar19
283,555 Russia19
19,774 Chile18
58,718 Belgium17
58 Montserrat17
49,801 Austria16
449 Saint Kitts and Nevis16
11,532 Ghana15
32,589 Norway15
268 Turks and Caicos Islands13
313 British Virgin Islands12
76,885 Czechia11
410,938 Indonesia11
50,646 Israel11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
1,665 United States Virgin Islands9
54,095 Benin8
3,029 Guam8
50,256 Kenya8
17,989 Taiwan8
23,122 Afghanistan7
2,565 Belize7
1,286 Bermuda7
1,243 South Korea7
708 Cook Islands6
19,750 Georgia6
1,003 Grenada6
51,993 United Arab Emirates6
43,431 Venezuela6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Chambers was 28 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 22, 1846. He lived in Ireland where he worked as servant and took Grampion from Liverpool. John Chambers (24) Workman, Jahn Chambers (21) , Mary Chambers, aged 18, 12 years old Betty Chambers, Sophia Chambers (9), 21 years old Mary Chambers, Farmer Eliza Chambers, Isabella Chambers (7), and 177 other Chambers around 37.14% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and farmer, saddler, weaver migrated to US from Dublin, Liverpool and Londonderry.

From Germany

Jus. Chambers was 53 years old when he migrated to USA on September 1, 1873. He lived in Germany where he worked as miner and took City Of Antwerp from Liverpool & Queenstown. Farm laborer W. Chambers, William Chambers (24) Tailor, 51 years old Wilh. Chambers, Wilhe. Chambers, are other Chambers that migrated to US from Bremen, Glasgow & Larne and Hamburg & Havre.

Chambers Namesakes

  • John Graham Chambers, Welsh sportsman
  • Amy Chambers, Anglican priest in Fiji
  • Sandra Chambers, British dance music vocalist based in Italy
  • Aidan Chambers, British author of children's and young-adult novels
  • E. K. Chambers, English literary critic and Shakespearean scholar
  • Stan Chambers, American television reporter
  • Edward T. Chambers, executive director of the Industrial Areas Foundation
  • Raymond Wilson Chambers, British literary scholar, author
  • Evan Chambers, composer, traditional Irish fiddler
  • Lenoir Chambers, writer, biographer and newspaper editor
  • Charles Haddon Chambers, Australia-born dramatist, active in England
  • Dominic Chambers, is former English professional cricketer
  • Wendy Mae Chambers, American composer, currently living
  • William Frederick Chambers, British physician
  • Whittaker Chambers, American editor
  • Robert W. Chambers, American artist and fiction writer, best
  • Chris Chambers, former American football wide receiver
  • Dwain Chambers, retired British track sprinter
  • Paul Chambers, Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers, Jr
  • Kasey Chambers, Australian country singer-songwriter and musician
  • Ephraim Chambers, English writer and encyclopaedist,
  • Nanci Chambers, Canadian-born American actress
  • Henry H. Chambers, American politician,
  • Anne Cox Chambers, American media proprietor,
  • Oswald Chambers, early twentieth-century Scottish Baptist and Holiness Movement evangelist and teacher
  • Mary Anne Chambers, former politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Ernie Chambers, American politician
  • Guy Chambers, English songwriter, musician and record producer
  • John T. Chambers, former executive chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems
  • George Chambers, second Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Gretta Chambers, Canadian journalist and former Chancellor of McGill University
  • Ezekiel F. Chambers, American politician
  • Egan Chambers, Canadian politician
  • Washington Irving Chambers, United States Navy officer
  • Joy Chambers, Australian actress, author, and businesswoman
  • Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, British tennis player
  • Michael Chambers, and the sequel 'Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo'
  • Dennis Chambers, American drummer
  • Emma Chambers, English actress
  • Christina Chambers, American actress and model
  • Martin Chambers, English musician
  • Justin Chambers, American actor and former model
  • Teresa Chambers, American law enforcement officer and a former chief of the United States Park Police
  • Wally Chambers, former American football defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears and defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Ashley Chambers, English professional footballer
  • Nadia Chambers, Welsh actress
  • Terry Chambers, core member of the band XTC
  • Justice M. Chambers, United States Marine Corps officer

Chambers Namesakes

  • John Graham Chambers, Welsh sportsman
  • Amy Chambers, Anglican priest in Fiji
  • Sandra Chambers, British dance music vocalist based in Italy
  • Aidan Chambers, British author of children's and young-adult novels
  • E. K. Chambers, English literary critic and Shakespearean scholar
  • Stan Chambers, American television reporter
  • Edward T. Chambers, executive director of the Industrial Areas Foundation
  • Raymond Wilson Chambers, British literary scholar, author
  • Evan Chambers, composer, traditional Irish fiddler
  • Lenoir Chambers, writer, biographer and newspaper editor
  • Charles Haddon Chambers, Australia-born dramatist, active in England
  • Dominic Chambers, is former English professional cricketer
  • Wendy Mae Chambers, American composer, currently living
  • William Frederick Chambers, British physician
  • Whittaker Chambers, American editor
  • Robert W. Chambers, American artist and fiction writer, best
  • Chris Chambers, former American football wide receiver
  • Dwain Chambers, retired British track sprinter
  • Paul Chambers, Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers, Jr
  • Kasey Chambers, Australian country singer-songwriter and musician
  • Ephraim Chambers, English writer and encyclopaedist,
  • Nanci Chambers, Canadian-born American actress
  • Henry H. Chambers, American politician,
  • Anne Cox Chambers, American media proprietor,
  • Oswald Chambers, early twentieth-century Scottish Baptist and Holiness Movement evangelist and teacher
  • Mary Anne Chambers, former politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Ernie Chambers, American politician
  • Guy Chambers, English songwriter, musician and record producer
  • John T. Chambers, former executive chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems
  • George Chambers, second Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Gretta Chambers, Canadian journalist and former Chancellor of McGill University
  • Ezekiel F. Chambers, American politician
  • Egan Chambers, Canadian politician
  • Washington Irving Chambers, United States Navy officer
  • Joy Chambers, Australian actress, author, and businesswoman
  • Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, British tennis player
  • Michael Chambers, and the sequel 'Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo'
  • Dennis Chambers, American drummer
  • Emma Chambers, English actress
  • Christina Chambers, American actress and model
  • Martin Chambers, English musician
  • Justin Chambers, American actor and former model
  • Teresa Chambers, American law enforcement officer and a former chief of the United States Park Police
  • Wally Chambers, former American football defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears and defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Ashley Chambers, English professional footballer
  • Nadia Chambers, Welsh actress
  • Terry Chambers, core member of the band XTC
  • Justice M. Chambers, United States Marine Corps officer

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