The Chambliss surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,268 people carried this name — #5,543 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,200 people counted. That is up 7% from 5,868 in 2000.

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In print

Chambliss in American newspapers,
1894–1895.

Newspaper page from The Morning Call carrying the name Chambliss
The Morning Call 1894-12-11
Newspaper page from The Morning Call carrying the name Chambliss
The Morning Call 1894-08-08
Newspaper page from The Morning Call carrying the name Chambliss
The Morning Call 1895-02-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,610 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Chambliss,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John R. Chambliss
    John R. Chambliss 1833–1864 · military personnel
  • Alexander W. Chambliss
    Alexander W. Chambliss 1864–1947 · judge
  • Robert Edward Chambliss
    Robert Edward Chambliss 1904–1985
  • William Chambliss
    William Chambliss 1933–2014 · jurist
  • John R. Chambliss, Sr. 1809–1875 · lawyer
  • William Parham Chambliss 1823–1887

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Chambliss,
in the records of the United States.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States278 records

278 records of the Chambliss name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 182
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 71
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Luther Chambliss

    Born 1947; from Atlanta, Georgia. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam. Buried at Marietta National Cemetery, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Elton B. Chambliss

    Born 1921 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1942 at Little Rock; farmer from Calhoun County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Lakeside Cemetery, Camden, Arkansas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Robert L. Chambliss

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1888, died 1959; buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 278 records for Chambliss in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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