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

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Chambers Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Chambers family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,158
Agricultural Labourer 345
Coal Miner 217
Domestic Servant 164
Labourer 148
Dress Maker 138
General Labourer 129
General Servant 116
Annuitant 93
Cotton Weaver 80
Farm Labourer 70
Laundress 61
Carpenter 57
House Keeper 55
General Servant Domestic 48
No Occupation 42
Charwoman 41
Tailor 34
Farm Servant Indoor 34
Joiner 33
Clerk 31
Errand Boy 31
Farmers Son 31
Boot Maker 30
Shoe Maker 29

Chambers Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Chambers 100% 108,598
2 Chembers 88% 148

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