Chambers (surname)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Disambiguation
Notable people with the surname include:
- David Chambers (disambiguation)
- Jack Chambers (disambiguation)
- James Chambers (disambiguation)
- John Chambers (disambiguation)
- Paul Chambers (disambiguation)
- Robert Chambers (disambiguation)
- William Chambers (disambiguation)
- Chambers brothers (disambiguation)
American
- Aden Chambers (born 1980), American pro wrestler also known as Dalton Castle and Ashley Remington
- Annika Chambers (born 1985), 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
- Brandon Chambers, American college basketball coach
- C. Fred Chambers (1918–1989), American oilman and political activist
- Chambers Brothers (gang) (B. J., Larry, Willie and Otis), American criminals in the 1980s from Detroit
- 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), American politician, state senator of Nebraska
- Erynn Chambers (born 1992), American content creator and activist
- 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 (1956–2016), 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
- Reed McKinley Chambers (1894–1972), American aviator
- Rome Chambers (1875–1902), American baseball player
- Sean Chambers, (born 1965), American basketball player
- Sean Chambers (musician), American blues-rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter
- Shawn Chambers (born 1966), American ice hockey player
- Shirley Chambers (1913–2011), American film actress of the 1930s
- Steele Chambers (born 2000), American football player
- 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), American politician, associate justice of the Washington State Supreme Court
- Veronica Chambers, American 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), American architect
- Wheaton Chambers (1887–1958), American actor
- Whittaker Chambers (1901–1961), American writer, editor, ex-Soviet spy
Australian
- Kasey Chambers (born 1976), country singer
- Chambers brothers (pastoralists), James and John, in South Australia
- Lucy Chambers (1834–1894), contralto
- Steven Chambers (born 1990), baseball player
Canadian
- Carlton Chambers (born 1975), Canadian sprint athlete
- Michael A. Chambers, Canadian businessman, former president of the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Munro Chambers (born 1990), Canadian actor
- Nanci Chambers (born 1963), Canadian-born American actress
- Ruth Chambers (born 1960), Canadian artist
English
- Aidan Chambers (1934–2025), English author of children's and young adult literature
- Ashley Chambers (born 1990), English footballer
- Calum Chambers (born 1995), English footballer
- Danny Chambers (born 1982), British Liberal Democrat politician and veterinarian
- 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
- Lucy Chambers, English actress
- 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
- Lisa Chambers (born 1983), Irish politician
- Gordon Chambers (born 1974), Irish Scientist
- Jack Chambers (politician) Irish Politician
Italian
- Sandra Chambers (born 1967), Italian singer
Jamaican
- Olivene Elfreda Louise Chambers (1925–2019), Jamaican educator
Scottish
- Oswald Chambers (1874–1917), Scottish Protestant minister and teacher
Trinidadian
- George Chambers (1928–1997), former prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago
New Zealander
- Colin Chambers (1926–2005), New Zealand swimmer
- Kim Chambers (swimmer), open water swimmer from New Zealand
- Noel Chambers (1923–1990), New Zealand swimmer
