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 | 223 |
| Buckinghamshire | 54 |
| Berkshire | 108 |
| Cambridgeshire | 101 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 175 |
| Cornwall | 51 |
| Cumberland | 196 |
| Derbyshire | 527 |
| Devon | 181 |
| Dorset | 35 |
| Durham | 928 |
| Essex | 621 |
| Gloucestershire | 280 |
| Hampshire | 439 |
| Herefordshire | 55 |
| Hertfordshire | 182 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 59 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 869 |
| Lancashire | 1,402 |
| Leicestershire | 413 |
| Lincolnshire | 708 |
| London | 2,036 |
| Middlesex | 442 |
| Northumberland | 444 |
| Norfolk | 183 |
| Northamptonshire | 478 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,277 |
| Oxfordshire | 45 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 59 |
| Shropshire | 46 |
| Suffolk | 415 |
| Somerset | 138 |
| Surrey | 347 |
| Sussex | 283 |
| Staffordshire | 624 |
| Warwickshire | 703 |
| Westmorland | 38 |
| Wiltshire | 88 |
| Worcestershire | 357 |
| Yorkshire | 2,116 |
| Anglesey | 34 |
| Brecknockshire | 33 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 38 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 32 |
| Flintshire | 19 |
| Glamorgan | 107 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 121 |
| Pembrokeshire | 8 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 219 |
| General Servant Domestic | 169 |
| General Labourer | 153 |
| Scholar | 113 |
| Dress Maker | 104 |
| Cotton Weaver | 80 |
| Farmer | 80 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 72 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 65 |
| Cook Domestic | 60 |
| Domestic Servant | 52 |
| Carpenter | 50 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 44 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 43 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 42 |
| Tailoress | 38 |
| Coal Hewer | 38 |
| Dressmaker | 37 |
| Laundress Wash | 37 |
| Bricklayer | 37 |
| School | 35 |
| Commercial Clerk | 33 |
| Servant Domestic | 33 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 32 |
| Butcher | 31 |
| 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 |