Chambers (surname)

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, Retrieved 25 January 2014 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.

People

Bill Chambers (basketball) (1930–2017), American basketball player and coach Bill Chambers (musician), Australian country musician

Bill Chambers (footballer) (1906–1978), English footballer

Bradley B. Chambers (born 1964), American businessman and politician

Brant Chambers (born 1980), Australian rules footballer

Brittany Chambers (born 1991), American basketball player Bruce Chambers (American football), American football player and coach Bruce Chambers (footballer) (born 1959), Australian rules footballer

Clare Chambers (philosopher) (born 1976), British political philosopher Clare Chambers (novelist) (born 1966), British novelist of different genres

D Dani Chambers, American voice actress

John David Chambers (1805–1893), English barrister and legal and liturgical writer

John T. Chambers (born 1949), American businessman

Jordan Chambers (1896–1962), American politician

Joseph Bernard Chambers (1859–1931), New Zealand sheep farmer, viticulturist and wine-maker

Julia Chambers (born 1956), British actress Julius Chambers (1850–1920), American journalist Julius L. Chambers (1936–2013), American lawyer, civil rights leader and educator

Kathleen Chambers (1880–1965), English politician Kelly Chambers (politician), American politician from Washington

Kevin Chambers, American attorney

Kim Chambers (swimmer), New Zealand open water swimmer Kimberley Chambers (author) (born 1967), British novelist

L Laura Chambers, Technology executive

Leon Chambers (born 1998), American-born Australian rower

Liam Chambers, Irish historian and academic Lin Chambers, American physical scientist Linda Chambers (playwright) (born 1954), American dramatist

Lucy Chambers (actress) (born 2007), English actress

M Marcus Chambers (born 1994), American sprinter

Martin Chambers (born 1951), English musician

Mary Anne Chambers (born 1950), Canadian politician

Meshach Chambers (1867–1920), English cricketer

N Nadia Chambers (born 1968), British actress Nanci Chambers (born 1963), American actress

Neil Chambers (born 1974), American architect, writer and blogger

Oswald Chambers (1874–1917), Scottish baptist and evangelist

Paul Chambers (1935–1969), American jazz double bassist Paul Chambers (industrialist) (1904–1981), British civil servant and industrialist Paul Chambers (footballer) (born 1982), Australian rules footballer

Peter Chambers (footballer) (1878–1952), English footballer

Raymond J. Chambers (1917–1999), Australian accountant

Rebecca Ballard Chambers (1858–1920), American newspaper editor and temperance worker Rebecca Chambers (pianist) (born 1975), Australian pianist

Ricardo Chambers (born 1984), Jamaican track and field athlete

Robert Chambers (publisher, born 1802) (1802–1871), Scottish publisher and writer

Robert Chambers (Quebec politician) (1809–1886), Canadian politician

Robert Chambers (English judge) (1737–1803), English jurist Robert Chambers (New Zealand judge) (1953–2013), New Zealand judge and Supreme Court justice

Robert Chambers (oarsman) (1831–1868), English oarsman and world sculling champion Robert Chambers (Canadian politician) (1813–1875), Canadian politician

Robert Chambers (biologist) (1881–1957), American biologist Robert Chambers (priest) (1571–1628), English Catholic priest, writer and translator Robert Chambers (cricketer) (born 1943), English cricketer

S Sam Chambers (born 2007), Scottish footballer Sandra Chambers (born 1967), British singer

Sean Chambers (musician), American singer Shamawd Chambers (born 1989), Canadian football wide receiver

Shirley Chambers (1913–2011), American actress Sinead Chambers (born 1992), Irish badminton player

Stan Chambers (1923–2015), American television reporter Stanley Chambers (1910–1991), British cyclist

Stephen Chambers (born 1960), British artist and Royal Academician Steve Chambers (born 1968), English footballer

Suzanne Chambers, Australian researcher in psycho-oncology

Teresa Chambers, American police officer Terry Chambers (born 1955), English drummer Thomas Chambers (British politician) (1814–1891), British politician Thomas Chambers (painter) (1808–1869), American painter

Thomas Jefferson Chambers (1840–1929), American politician Thomas King Chambers (1818–1889), English physician

Tom Chambers (actor) (born 1977), English actor

Tom Chambers (judge) (1943–2013), American judge Tom Chambers (trade unionist) (1867–1926), British trade unionist Tom Chambers (bowls), Canadian international lawn bowls player Tony Chambers (born 1963), British magazine editor and creative director

Verone Chambers (born 1988), Jamaican athletics competitor Veronica Chambers (born 1970), Afro-Latina Writer and teacher

W W. Paris Chambers (1854–1913), American composer and bandmaster

Walter M. Chambers (1873–1934), Canadian politician

Will Chambers (born 1988), Australia international rugby league and union footballer

William Chambers (publisher) (1800–1883), Scottish publisher and politician

William Clarke Chambers (1862–1958), Canadian politician William Frederick Chambers (1786–1855), British physician William Henry Chambers, Canadian politician from Ontario William Lea Chambers (1852–1933), American judge

Wylie Chambers (1928–1953), Australian rules footballer

Fictional characters

Diane Chambers, from the U.S. television series Cheers Peter Chambers, character from American old time radio detective show Crime and Peter Chambers Rebecca Chambers (character), from the Resident Evil video game franchise

Chambers (surname)

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