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 (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 with the surname include:
Aden Chambers (born c. 1986), American pro wrestler also known as "Dalton Castle" and "Ashley Remington"
Aidan Chambers (born 1934), English children's author
Ashley Chambers (born 1990), English footballer
Bill Chambers (baseball) (1888–1962), American baseball player
Bill Chambers (basketball) (born 1930), American basketball player
Boyd Chambers (1884–1964), American college sports coach
C. Fred Chambers (1918-1989), American oilman and political activist.
Calum Chambers (born 1995), English footballer
Carlton Chambers (born 1975), Canadian sprint athlete
Chris Chambers (born 1978), American football player
Colin Chambers, New Zealand swimmer
Craig Chambers, American computer scientist
David Chambers (disambiguation)
Dennis Chambers (born 1959), American drummer
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 (born 1964), English actress
Ephraim Chambers (c. 1680 – 1740), English writer and encyclopedist
Ernie Chambers (born 1937), Nebraska State Senator
Ezekiel F. Chambers (1788–1867), American jurist & politician
Faune A. Chambers (born 1976), American actress
George Chambers (1928–1997), former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Guy Chambers (born 1963), English songwriter
Henry E. Chambers (1860–1929), Louisiana historian and educator
Jack Chambers (disambiguation)
Jason Chambers (born 1980), American actor and mixed martial arts fighter
John Chambers (CEO) (born 1949), Chairman & CEO of Cisco Systems
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
Kasey Chambers (born 1976), Australian country singer
Kim Chambers (born 1974), American pornographic actor
Luke Chambers (born 1985), English footballer
Marilyn Chambers (1952–2009), American pornographic actress
Munro Chambers, Canadian actor
Oswald Chambers (1874–1917), Scottish Protestant minister and teacher
Pat Chambers (born 1971), American basketball coach
Paul Chambers (1935–1969), jazz bassist of the 1950s and 1960s
Paul Chambers (disambiguation)
Robert Chambers (disambiguation)
Sandra Chambers, Italian singer
Shirley Chambers (1913-2011), American film actress of the 1930s
Steven Chambers (born 1990), Australian baseball player
Thomas Chambers (Agent of Madras), English administrator and factor of the British East India Company
Tim Chambers (baseball), American college baseball coach
Tom Chambers (actor) (born 1977), English actor
Tom Chambers (basketball) (born 1959), American former NBA professional basketball player
Tom Chambers (judge), Associate Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court
Wally Chambers (born 1951), American professional football player
Walter B. Chambers (1866–1945), New York City architect
Whittaker Chambers (1901–1961), American writer and editor
William Chambers (architect) (1723–1796), 18th century Scottish architect
William Chambers (publisher) (1800–1883), Scottish publisher
W. Paris Chambers (1854–1913), American cornetist and bandmaster
Fictional characters:
Diane Chambers, fictional character on the U.S. television series Cheers
