The Chambers surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 94,988 people carried this name — #326 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,110 people counted. That is up 5% from 90,325 in 2000.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 69 births for the Chambers name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 3,100 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Antrim, Mayo, Down, and Armagh.”
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 123 people named Chambers live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Chambers.
Most of them — 27 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Ariège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
49 people named Chambers live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
21 people named Chambers have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 72 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
83 people named Chambers are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Chambers in American newspapers,
1901–1949.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,162,767 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Chambers,
with a public archive behind them.
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William Chambers 1723–1796 · architect -
Thomas Chambers 1724–1789 · printmaker -
Ezekiel F. Chambers 1788–1867 · judge -
Henry H. Chambers 1790–1826 · politician -
Robert Chambers 1802–1871 · naturalist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 212 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Chambers.
- Chalus 113 · U.S. census
- Chalut 111 · U.S. census
- Cham 1,124 · U.S. census
- Chamba 237 · U.S. census
- Chamberland 1,469 · U.S. census
- Chamberlin 9,897 · U.S. census
- Chambon 146 · U.S. census
- Chami 391 · U.S. census
- Chamorro 2,602 · U.S. census
- Champ 3,104 · U.S. census
- Champagne 12,023 · U.S. census
- Champeau 730 · U.S. census
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