Chamberlain Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Chamberlain Name Meaning: Occupational name for someone who was employed under his master within their private living quaters,rather than public halls.

The name represents a form of anglo-norman 'Cha(u)mbre''chamber', 'room'. This term was later reserved for more humble servants of the bedchamber as it rose in the social scale.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Chamberlain Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Chamberlain family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,172
Agricultural Labourer 178
General Labourer 105
Dress Maker 67
Domestic Servant 57
Farm Labourer 54
Living On Own Means 47
Laundress 46
Coal Miner 46
General Servant Domestic 43
Labourer 42
Living On Her Own Means 37
General Domestic Servant 31
General Servant 31
Farmer 26
Grocer 25
Shoe Maker 24
Tailoress 24
Charwoman 23
Straw Plaiter 22
Cotton Weaver 21
Cook Domestic Servant 20
Gardener 20
Cook 19
Errand Boy 19

Chamberlain Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Chamberlain 100% 53,363
2 Chamberlin 91% 8,501
3 Chamberlaine 92% 2,916
4 Chamberline 82% 826
5 Chamberlane 82% 668
6 Chamberlan 91% 362
7 Chamberlian 82% 170
8 Chamberlen 82% 155
9 Chamberlein 91% 111

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The surname Chamberlain is the most popular version of all its varients

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