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, the relative frequency of the surname Chambers was highest in Nottinghamshire, 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
- 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, American pro wrestler also known as Dalton Castle and Ashley Remington
- Annika Chambers, American soul blues singer and songwriter
- Becky Chambers (author), American science-fiction writer
- Bill Chambers (baseball), American baseball player
- Bill Chambers (basketball), American basketball player
- Boyd Chambers, American college sports coach
- C. Fred Chambers, American oilman and political activist
- Chambers Brothers (gang), American criminals in the 1980s from Detroit
- Charles Edward Chambers, American illustrator and classical painter
- Chris Chambers, American football player
- Craig Chambers, American computer scientist
- Dennis Chambers, American drummer
- Ernie Chambers, American politician, state senator of Nebraska
- Evan Chambers, American composer
- Ezekiel F. Chambers, American jurist and politician
- Faune A. Chambers, American actress
- Jason Chambers, American actor and mixed martial arts fighter
- Juanita Chambers, American bridge player
- Julius L. Chambers, American lawyer, civil rights leader and educator
- Justin Chambers, American model and actor
- Kim Chambers, American pornographic actor
- Marilyn Chambers, American pornographic actress
- Michael Chambers, American dancer and actor
- Olivia Chambers, American Paralympic swimmer
- Pat Chambers, American basketball coach
- Paul Chambers, American jazz bassist active in the 1950s and 1960s
- Priscilla Chambers, American drag queen
- Reed McKinley Chambers, American aviator
- Rome Chambers, American baseball player
- Sean Chambers,, American basketball player
- Sean Chambers (musician), American blues-rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter
- Shawn Chambers, American ice hockey player
- Shirley Chambers, American film actress of the 1930s
- Steele Chambers, American football player
- Thomas Chambers (painter),, American landscape painter
- Tim Chambers (baseball), American college baseball coach
- Tom Chambers (basketball), American former basketball player
- Tom Chambers (judge), American politician, associate justice of the Washington State Supreme Court
- Veronica Chambers, American writer and journalist for the New York Times
- Vactor Tousey Chambers, American entomologist
- W. Paris Chambers, American cornetist and bandmaster
- Wally Chambers, American professional football player
- Walter B. Chambers, American architect
- Wheaton Chambers, American actor
- Whittaker Chambers, American writer, editor, ex-Soviet spy
Australian
- Kasey Chambers, country singer
- Chambers brothers (pastoralists), James and John, in South Australia
- Lucy Chambers, contralto
- Steven Chambers, baseball player
Canadian
- Carlton Chambers, Canadian sprint athlete
- Michael A. Chambers, Canadian businessman, former president of the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Munro Chambers, Canadian actor
- Nanci Chambers, Canadian-born American actress
- Ruth Chambers, Canadian artist
English
- Aidan Chambers, English author of children's and young adult literature
- Ashley Chambers, English footballer
- Calum Chambers, English footballer
- Danny Chambers, British Liberal Democrat politician and veterinarian
- Dominic Chambers, English cricketer
- Dorothea Chambers, British-American female tennis player
- Dwain Chambers, British sprinter
- Edmund Kerchever Chambers, English literary critic and Shakespearean scholar
- Emma Chambers, English actress
- Emma Chambers (soubrette), English mezzo-soprano
- Ephraim Chambers, English writer and encyclopedist
- Guy Chambers, English songwriter
- Lee Chambers (psychologist), British psychologist, entrepreneur and radio host
- Lucy Chambers, English actress
- Luke Chambers, English footballer
- Marianne Chambers, English playwright
- Raymond Wilson Chambers literary scholar, author, librarian and academic
- Thomas Chambers (Agent of Madras), English administrator and factor of the British East India Company
- Thomas King Chambers, English physician
- Tom Chambers (actor), English actor
Irish
- Lisa Chambers, Irish politician
- Gordon Chambers, Irish Scientist
- Jack Chambers (politician) Irish Politician
Italian
- Sandra Chambers, Italian singer
Jamaican
- Olivene Elfreda Louise Chambers, Jamaican educator
Scottish
- Oswald Chambers, Scottish Protestant minister and teacher
Trinidadian
- George Chambers, former prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago
New Zealander
- Colin Chambers, New Zealand swimmer
- Kim Chambers (swimmer), open water swimmer from New Zealand
- Noel Chambers, New Zealand swimmer
Fictional characters
- Chris Chambers, from Stephen King's The Body (King novella) and the film version Stand by Me
- Diane Chambers, from the U.S. television series Cheers
- Glenn Chambers, from the Worm (web serial)
- Kelly Chambers, from the Mass Effect video game franchise
- Lou Chambers, from A Simple Plan (novel) and film
- Peter Chambers, character from American old time radio detective show Crime and Peter Chambers
- Rebecca Chambers (character), from the Resident Evil video game franchise