Chambers (surname)
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Chambers is a common surname
of English
origin. It usually denoted either a servant who worked in his master's private chambers, or a camararius, a person in charge of an exchequer room. At the time of the British census of 1881 http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/CHAMBERS/1881census, the relative frequency of the surname Chambers was highest in Nottinghamshire
(4.4 times the British average), followed by Northamptonshire
, Huntingdonshire
, Lincolnshire
, Bedfordshire
, Rutland
, Suffolk
, Derbyshire
, Haddingtonshire and Kent
. Related surnames include Chalmers
and Chamberlain
.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
origin. It usually denoted either a servant who worked in his master's private chambers, or a camararius, a person in charge of an exchequer room. At the time of the British census of 1881 http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/CHAMBERS/1881census, the relative frequency of the surname Chambers was highest in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
(4.4 times the British average), followed by Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, Haddingtonshire and Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. Related surnames include Chalmers
Chalmers (surname)
Chalmers is a Scottish surname, and may refer to:*Alan Chalmers , British scholar*Alexander Chalmers , Scottish writer*Andrew Chalmers , Canadian actor*Angela Chalmers , retired Canadian middle-distance athlete...
and Chamberlain
Chamberlain (surname)
Chamberlain is the surname of:*Alec Chamberlain, English football player*Alexander Francis Chamberlain, Canadian anthropologist*Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, English Football player*Ardwight Chamberlain, voice actor...
.
List of persons with the surname
- Aidan ChambersAidan ChambersAidan Chambers is an award-winning British writer of novels for children and young adults.- Life and work :Born near Chester-le-Street, County Durham in 1934, Chambers was an only child, and a poor scholar; considered "slow" by his teachers, he did not learn to read fluently until the age of nine...
(born 1934), English children's author - Bill ChambersBill Chambers (basketball)William B. "Bill" Chambers is an American former college basketball player for the William & Mary Tribe.He attended E. C...
, (born 1930), American basketball player - Carlton ChambersCarlton ChambersCarlton Chambers is a retired sprint athlete from Canada, and a winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He only ran in the preliminary heats, the final race was won by Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, and Donovan Bailey...
(born 1975), Canadian sprint athlete - Chris ChambersChris ChambersChristopher J. "Chris" Chambers is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
(born 1978), American football player - Colin ChambersColin ChambersColin Chambers is a former swimming representative from New Zealand.At the 1950 British Empire Games he won a gold medal as part of the men's 880 yards Freestyle Relay.-References:...
, New Zealand swimmer - Dennis ChambersDennis ChambersDennis Chambers is an American drummer who has recorded and performed with John Scofield, George Duke, Brecker Brothers, Santana, Parliament/Funkadelic, John McLaughlin, Niacin, Mike Stern, Greg Howe, and many others. Despite a lack of formal training, Chambers has become well known among...
(born 1959), American drummer - Diane ChambersDiane ChambersDiane Chambers is a fictional character portrayed by Shelley Long on the American television show Cheers , and on several episodes of the subsequent Cheers spin-off Frasier...
, fictional character on the U.S. television series CheersCheersCheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television for NBC, and was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles... - Dorothea Chambers (1878–1960), British-American female tennis player
- Dwain ChambersDwain ChambersDwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second...
(born 1978), British sprinter - Edmund Kerchever ChambersEdmund Kerchever ChambersSir Edmund Kerchever Chambers was an English literary critic and Shakespearean scholar. His four-volume history of Elizabethan theater, published in 1923, remains a standard resource for scholars of the period's drama....
(1866–1954), English literary critic and Shakespearean scholar - Emma ChambersEmma ChambersEmma G. Chambers is an English actress. Her work includes the role Alice Tinker in the BBC comedy The Vicar of Dibley and Honey Thacker in the film Notting Hill .-Early life:...
(born 1964), English actress - Ephraim ChambersEphraim ChambersEphraim Chambers was an English writer and encyclopaedist, who is primarily known for producing the Cyclopaedia, or a Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences.-Early life:...
(c.1680–1740), English writer and encyclopedist - Ernie ChambersErnie ChambersErnest W. Chambers is a former Nebraska State Senator who represented North Omaha's 11th District in the Nebraska State Legislature. He is also a civil rights activist and is considered by most citizens of Nebraska as the most prominent and outspoken African American leader in the state...
(born 1937), Nebraska State Senator - Ezekiel F. ChambersEzekiel F. ChambersEzekiel Forman Chambers was an American politician.Born in Chestertown, Maryland, Chambers was graduated from Washington College at Chestertown in 1805. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1808, and commenced practice in Chestertown...
(1788–1867), American jurist & politician - Faune A. ChambersFaune A. ChambersFaune Alecia Chambers is an American actress.-Personal life:Chambers was born in Florida and began dancing when she was only three years old. Her family moved to Virginia when she was nine, where she participated in various types of dance and gymnastic competitions...
(born 1976), American actress - George ChambersGeorge ChambersGeorge Michael Chambers was the second Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. Born in Port of Spain, Chambers joined the People's National Movement in 1956, and was elected to Parliament representing the St. Anns East seat...
(1928–1997), former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago - Guy ChambersGuy ChambersGuy Chambers is an English songwriter and record producer, perhaps best known for his long partnership with Robbie Williams.- Biography :...
(born 1963), English songwriter - Henry E. ChambersHenry E. ChambersHenry Edward Chambers, Sr. , was an educator and historian from New Orleans, Louisiana, known principally for his 1925 work, History of Louisiana: State and People, a principal source for much on the 19th and early 20th centuries.-Background:Chambers was born to Captain Joseph Chambers and the...
(1860-1929), Louisiana historian and educator - Jack ChambersJack ChambersJohn "Jack" Chambers was a Canadian artist and filmmaker. Born in London, Ontario, Chambers' painting style shifted from surrealist-influenced to photo-realist. He began working with film in the 1960s, completing six by 1970...
(1931–1978), Canadian artist and filmmaker - Jack ChambersJack Chambers (linguist)J. K. "Jack" Chambers is a Canadian linguist, and a well-known expert on language variation and change, who pioneered research on Canadian English and coined the term "Canadian raising." He has been a professor of linguistics at the University of Toronto since receiving his a Ph.D. from the...
(born 1938), Canadian linguist - Jason ChambersJason ChambersJason Chambers is an American actor and mixed martial artist. Chambers is best known for his role as the host of the popular weekly television program Human Weapon on The History Channel...
(born 1980), American actor and a mixed martial artsMixed martial artsMixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
fighter - John ChambersJohn Chambers (CEO)John T. Chambers is Chairman of the Board and CEO of Cisco Systems, Inc. Chambers joined Cisco in 1991 as senior vice president, Worldwide Sales and Operations. Since January 1995, when he assumed the role of CEO, the company has grown from $1.2 billion in annual revenues to its current run-rate...
(born 1949), rose to the post of Chairman & CEO of Cisco SystemsCisco SystemsCisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, United States, that designs and sells consumer electronics, networking, voice, and communications technology and services. Cisco has more than 70,000 employees and annual revenue of US$...
after overcoming childhood dyslexiaDyslexiaDyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, or rapid... - Justin ChambersJustin ChambersJustin W. Chambers is an American actor and former Calvin Klein male fashion model. As of 2005, he is starring in the ABC drama series Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Alex Karev....
(born 1970), American model and actor - Kasey ChambersKasey ChambersKasey Chambers is an Australian country singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of steel guitar player Bill Chambers, and the sister of musician and producer Nash Chambers.-Solo success:...
(born 1976), Australian country singer - Kim ChambersKim ChambersKimberly Chambers is an American pornographic actress. She entered the adult film industry in 1993 at the age of around 19, and has since appeared in over 200 films...
(born 1974), American pornographic actor - Luke ChambersLuke ChambersLuke Chambers is an English footballer currently playing for Nottingham Forest. He is a centre-back but has also played as a right-back.-Northampton Town:Chambers made his Town debut against Mansfield in 2003...
(born 1985), English footballer - Marilyn ChambersMarilyn ChambersMarilyn Chambers was an American pornographic actress, exotic dancer, model, actress and vice-presidential candidate...
(1952–2009), American pornographic actress - Munro ChambersMunro ChambersMunro Chambers is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Wilder on The Latest Buzz and his new role as Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy on Degrassi. His identical twin brother named Thomas Chambers is also an actor.- Filmography :-External links:...
, Canadian actor - Oswald ChambersOswald ChambersOswald J. Chambers was a prominent early twentieth century Scottish Protestant Christian minister and teacher, best known as the author of the widely-read devotional My Utmost for His Highest.Born to devout Baptist parents, Chambers did not plan to go into the ministry...
(1874–1917), early twentieth century Scottish Protestant minister and teacher. - Pat Chambers (born 1971), American basketball coach
- Paul ChambersPaul ChambersPaul Laurence Dunbar Chambers, Jr. was a jazz bassist. A fixture of rhythm sections during the 1950s and 1960s, his importance in the development of jazz bass can be measured not only by the length and breadth of his work in this short period but also his impeccable time, intonation, and virtuosic...
(1935–1969), jazz bassist of the 1950s and 1960s - Paul Chambers (disambiguation)Paul Chambers (disambiguation)Paul Chambers was an American jazz bassist.Paul Chambers may also refer to:* Sir Paul Chambers , British civil servant, industrialist, and chairman of ICI* Paul Chambers , Australian rules footballer...
- Robert Chambers (disambiguation)Robert Chambers (disambiguation)Robert Chambers may refer to:* Robert Chambers , English judge, professor of jurisprudence, Chief Justice of Bengal, collector of Sanskrit manuscripts...
- Sandra ChambersSandra ChambersSandra Chambers, also known as Sandy Chambers or simply Sandy, is a British dance music vocalist.-Career:Chamber's voice has been used in many Italian Electronic dance music productions, mainly eurodance; in particular, she was vocalist for dance music project Corona for most of the 1990s...
, Italian singer - Thomas ChambersThomas ChambersThomas Chambers was an English administrator and factor of the Honourable East India Company who served as the Agent of Madras from 1658 to 1661 or 1662.- Tenure as Agent of Madras :...
, English administrator and factor of the British East India Company - Tom ChambersTom Chambers (actor)Tom Chambers is a British actor, known for his role as Sam Strachan in the BBC medical drama Holby City. He also won the sixth season of Strictly Come Dancing with his partner Camilla Dallerup.-Personal life:...
(born 1977), English actor, best known for his role as Sam Strachan in Holby City - Tom Chambers (born 1959), American former NBA professional basketball player
- Tom ChambersTom Chambers (judge)Tom Chambers is an Associate Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court. He was elected to the court in 2000 and re-elected in 2006. Many Washington judges endorsed Tom in his 2006 re-election campaign He maintains a website and blogs from time to time. http://www.tomchambers.com/...
, Associate Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court - Wally ChambersWally ChambersWallace Hashim Chambers is a former American football defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears and defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1970s...
(born 1951), American professional football player - Walter B. ChambersWalter B. ChambersWalter Boughton Chambers was a successful New York architect whose buildings continue to be landmarks in the city’s skyline and whose contributions to architectural education were far-reaching....
(1866–1945), New York City architect - Whittaker ChambersWhittaker ChambersWhittaker Chambers was born Jay Vivian Chambers and also known as David Whittaker Chambers , was an American writer and editor. After being a Communist Party USA member and Soviet spy, he later renounced communism and became an outspoken opponent later testifying in the perjury and espionage trial...
(1901–1961), American writer and editor best known for his testimony against Alger HissAlger HissAlger Hiss was an American lawyer, government official, author, and lecturer. He was involved in the establishment of the United Nations both as a U.S. State Department and U.N. official... - William Chambers (architect)William Chambers (architect)Sir William Chambers was a Scottish architect, born in Gothenburg, Sweden, where his father was a merchant. Between 1740 and 1749 he was employed by the Swedish East India Company making several voyages to China where he studied Chinese architecture and decoration.Returning to Europe, he studied...
(1723–1796), 18th century Scottish architect - William Chambers (publisher) (1800–1883), Scottish publisher
- W. Paris ChambersW. Paris ChambersWilliam Paris Chambers was an American composer, cornet soloist and bandmaster of the late 19th century....
(1854–1913), American cornetist and bandmaster