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.
Discover how your Chambers ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 176 |
| Buckinghamshire | 55 |
| Berkshire | 82 |
| Cambridgeshire | 93 |
| Channel Islands | 14 |
| Cheshire | 175 |
| Cornwall | 43 |
| Cumberland | 160 |
| Derbyshire | 392 |
| Devon | 176 |
| Dorset | 35 |
| Durham | 653 |
| Essex | 359 |
| Gloucestershire | 209 |
| Hampshire | 326 |
| Herefordshire | 42 |
| Hertfordshire | 144 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 53 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 668 |
| Lancashire | 1,109 |
| Leicestershire | 289 |
| Lincolnshire | 503 |
| London | 1,709 |
| Middlesex | 233 |
| Northumberland | 316 |
| Norfolk | 213 |
| Northamptonshire | 366 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,089 |
| Oxfordshire | 24 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 53 |
| Shropshire | 44 |
| Suffolk | 362 |
| Somerset | 129 |
| Surrey | 197 |
| Sussex | 232 |
| Staffordshire | 461 |
| Warwickshire | 565 |
| Westmorland | 21 |
| Wiltshire | 66 |
| Worcestershire | 225 |
| Yorkshire | 1,574 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 25 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 15 |
| Flintshire | 11 |
| Glamorgan | 62 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 107 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,323 |
| Coal Miner | 267 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 239 |
| General Labourer | 171 |
| Domestic Servant | 127 |
| Dress Maker | 102 |
| Labourer | 92 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 91 |
| Living On Own Means | 88 |
| Farmer | 76 |
| General Servant | 66 |
| General Servant Domestic | 65 |
| Cotton Weaver | 65 |
| Clerk | 63 |
| Laundress | 58 |
| Farm Labourer | 55 |
| Farm Servant | 49 |
| House Keeper | 48 |
| Carpenter | 46 |
| Blacksmith | 42 |
| General Domestic Servant | 41 |
| Tailor | 41 |
| Joiner | 36 |
| Tailoress | 35 |
| Butcher | 34 |
| 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 |