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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,
[1] 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 .
Notable people surnamed Chambers
Notable people with the surname include:
Disambiguation
American
Aden Chambers (born c. 1986), American pro wrestler also known as Dalton Castle and Ashley Remington
Annika Chambers , American soul blues singer and songwriter
Becky Chambers (author) (born 1985), American science-fiction writer
Bill Chambers (baseball) (1888–1962), American baseball player
Bill Chambers (basketball) (1930–2017), American basketball player
Boyd Chambers (1884–1964), American college sports coach
C. Fred Chambers (1918–1989), American oilman and political activist
Chambers Brothers (gang) (B. J., Larry, Willie and Otis), Detroit criminals in the 1980s
Charles Edward Chambers (1883–1941), American illustrator and classical painter
Chris Chambers (born 1978), American football player
Craig Chambers , American computer scientist
Dennis Chambers (born 1959), American drummer
Ernie Chambers (born 1937), Nebraska state senator
Evan Chambers (born 1963), American composer
Ezekiel F. Chambers (1788–1867), American jurist and politician
Faune A. Chambers (born 1976), American actress
Jason Chambers (born 1980), American actor and mixed martial arts fighter
Juanita Chambers , American bridge player
Julius L. Chambers (1936–2013), American lawyer, civil rights leader and educator
Justin Chambers (born 1970), American model and actor
Kim Chambers (born 1974), American pornographic actor
Marilyn Chambers (1952–2009), American pornographic actress
Michael Chambers (born 1967), American dancer and actor
Olivia Chambers (born 2003), American Paralympic swimmer
Pat Chambers (born 1971), American basketball coach
Paul Chambers (1935–1969), American jazz bassist active in the 1950s and 1960s
Priscilla Chambers , American drag queen
Rome Chambers (1875-1902), American baseball player
Sean Chambers , (born 1965), American basketball player
Sean Chambers (musician) , American blues-rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter
Shirley Chambers (1913-2011), American film actress of the 1930s
Thomas Chambers (painter) , (1808–1869), American landscape painter
Tim Chambers (baseball) (1965–2019), American college baseball coach
Tom Chambers (basketball) (born 1959), American former basketball player
Tom Chambers (judge) (1943–2013), associate justice of the Washington State Supreme Court
Veronica Chambers , writer and journalist for the New York Times
Vactor Tousey Chambers (1830–1883), American entomologist
W. Paris Chambers (1854–1913), American cornetist and bandmaster
Wally Chambers (1951–2019), American professional football player
Walter B. Chambers (1866–1945), New York City architect
Wheaton Chambers (1887–1958), American actor
Whittaker Chambers (1901–1961), American writer, editor, ex-Soviet spy
Australian
Canadian
English
Aidan Chambers (born 1934), English children's author
Ashley Chambers (born 1990), English footballer
Calum Chambers (born 1995), English footballer
Dominic Chambers (born 1984), English cricketer
Dorothea Chambers (1878–1960), British-American female tennis player
Dwain Chambers (born 1978), British sprinter
Edmund Kerchever Chambers (1866–1954), English literary critic and Shakespearean scholar
Emma Chambers (1964–2018), English actress
Emma Chambers (soubrette) (1848–1933), English mezzo-soprano
Ephraim Chambers (c.1680–1740), English writer and encyclopedist
Guy Chambers (born 1963), English songwriter
Lee Chambers (psychologist) (born 1985), British psychologist, entrepreneur and radio host
Luke Chambers (born 1985), English footballer
Marianne Chambers (fl. 1799–1811 or 1812), English playwright
Raymond Wilson Chambers (1874–1942) literary scholar, author, librarian and academic
Thomas Chambers (Agent of Madras) , English administrator and factor of the British East India Company
Thomas King Chambers (1817–1889), English physician
Tom Chambers (actor) (born 1977), English actor
Irish
Italian
Jamaican
Scottish
Trinidadian
New Zealander
Fictional characters
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