Chambers Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
Chambers 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 plural form of anglo-norman 'Cha(u)mbre''chamber',
'room' & has similar connotations with 'chamberlain'.
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
0
45
90
135
180
225
271
316
361
406
451
496
Buckinghamshire
67
Brecknockshire
8
Cambridgeshire
110
Channel Islands
17
Cheshire
52
Carmarthenshire
2
Cornwall
12
Cumberland
140
Derbyshire
210
Denbighshire
16
Devon
123
Dorset
35
Durham
233
Essex
60
Flintshire
14
Glamorgan
7
Gloucestershire
108
Hampshire
212
Herefordshire
63
Hertfordshire
89
Hunts and Rutland
84
Kent
541
Lancashire
458
Leicestershire
131
Lincolnshire
495
London
1,018
Middlesex
51
Monmouthshire
21
Northumberland
222
Norfolk
197
Northamptonshire
287
Nottinghamshire
399
Oxfordshire
8
Pembrokeshire
3
Radnorshire
10
Shropshire
34
Suffolk
186
Somerset
101
Surrey
68
Sussex
106
Staffordshire
222
Warwickshire
373
Westmorland
19
Wiltshire
40
Worcestershire
132
Yorkshire
737
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Isle of Man
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
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Chambers Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Chambers family
Profession
Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer
371
Female Servant
280
Independent
219
Labourer
150
Farmer
125
Male Servant
109
Shoe Maker
61
Coal Miner
48
Tailor
36
Dress Maker
30
Carpenter
30
Pupil
27
Weaver
24
Lace Maker
23
Clerk
23
Blacksmith
23
Servant
23
Apprentice
20
Pauper
19
Gardener
18
Independant
18
Frame Work Knitter
18
Mariner
17
Butcher
17
Smith
17
Most Frequent Forenames for Chambers
Name
Census Frequency
William Chambers
6,966
Mary Chambers
6,917
John Chambers
6,553
Elizabeth Chambers
4,255
Thomas Chambers
4,012
George Chambers
3,964
Sarah Chambers
3,755
James Chambers
2,842
Ann Chambers
2,471
Charles Chambers
2,170
Henry Chambers
1,893
Jane Chambers
1,819
Joseph Chambers
1,808
Robert Chambers
1,801
Eliza Chambers
1,441
Annie Chambers
1,435
Ellen Chambers
1,403
Emma Chambers
1,403
Alice Chambers
1,348
Margaret Chambers
1,237
Frederick Chambers
1,202
Hannah Chambers
1,179
Edward Chambers
1,117
Arthur Chambers
1,053
Alfred Chambers
1,043
Chambers Surname Variants Ranking
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