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 authorAshley Chambers (born 1990), English footballerBill Chambers (baseball) (1888–1962), American baseball playerBill Chambers (basketball) (born 1930), American basketball playerBoyd Chambers (1884–1964), American college sports coachC. Fred Chambers (1918-1989), American oilman and political activist.Calum Chambers (born 1995), English footballerCarlton Chambers (born 1975), Canadian sprint athleteChris Chambers (born 1978), American football playerColin Chambers, New Zealand swimmerCraig Chambers, American computer scientistDavid Chambers (disambiguation)Dennis Chambers (born 1959), American drummerDorothea Chambers (1878–1960), British-American female tennis playerDwain Chambers (born 1978), British sprinterEdmund Kerchever Chambers (1866–1954), English literary critic and Shakespearean scholarEmma Chambers (born 1964), English actressEphraim Chambers (c. 1680 – 1740), English writer and encyclopedistErnie Chambers (born 1937), Nebraska State SenatorEzekiel F. Chambers (1788–1867), American jurist & politicianFaune A. Chambers (born 1976), American actressGeorge Chambers (1928–1997), former Prime Minister of Trinidad and TobagoGuy Chambers (born 1963), English songwriterHenry E. Chambers (1860–1929), Louisiana historian and educatorJack Chambers (disambiguation)Jason Chambers (born 1980), American actor and mixed martial arts fighterJohn Chambers (CEO) (born 1949), Chairman & CEO of Cisco SystemsJuanita Chambers, American bridge playerJulius L. Chambers (1936–2013), American lawyer, civil rights leader and educatorJustin Chambers (born 1970), American model and actorKasey Chambers (born 1976), Australian country singerKim Chambers (born 1974), American pornographic actorLuke Chambers (born 1985), English footballerMarilyn Chambers (1952–2009), American pornographic actressMunro Chambers, Canadian actorOswald Chambers (1874–1917), Scottish Protestant minister and teacherPat Chambers (born 1971), American basketball coachPaul Chambers (1935–1969), jazz bassist of the 1950s and 1960sPaul Chambers (disambiguation)Robert Chambers (disambiguation)Sandra Chambers, Italian singerShirley Chambers (1913-2011), American film actress of the 1930sSteven Chambers (born 1990), Australian baseball playerThomas Chambers (Agent of Madras), English administrator and factor of the British East India CompanyTim Chambers (baseball), American college baseball coachTom Chambers (actor) (born 1977), English actorTom Chambers (basketball) (born 1959), American former NBA professional basketball playerTom Chambers (judge), Associate Justice of the Washington State Supreme CourtWally Chambers (born 1951), American professional football playerWalter B. Chambers (1866–1945), New York City architectWhittaker Chambers (1901–1961), American writer and editorWilliam Chambers (architect) (1723–1796), 18th century Scottish architectWilliam Chambers (publisher) (1800–1883), Scottish publisherW. Paris Chambers (1854–1913), American cornetist and bandmasterFictional characters:
Diane Chambers, fictional character on the U.S. television series Cheers