Chamberlain Family History
Chamberlain Name Meaning
English: status name from Old French chambrelain, Norman
French cambrelanc, cambrelen(c) ‘chamberlain’ (of
Germanic origin, from kamer ‘chamber’, ‘room’, Latin
camera (see Chambers) + the diminutive suffix
-(l)ing). This was originally the name of an official in charge
of the private chambers of his master.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
1,099,597
Historical Documents & Family Trees with Chamberlain
Name Distribution of Chamberlain Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Chamberlain families
 260 - 517  87 - 259 |
 1 - 86  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Chamberlain families
|
724 - 1,445 242 - 723 |
1 - 241 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Chamberlain families
|
18 - 33 7 - 17 |
1 - 6 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Chamberlain census records
You can see how Chamberlain families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
View all Chamberlain census records
>
Chamberlain Family Origin
Chamberlain Immigration Information
Click on a circle in the chart to view Chamberlain immigration records
You can find out when most of the Chamberlain families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
View all Chamberlain immigration records >
from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Chamberlain
Click on a circle in the chart to view Chamberlain birth and death records
An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates,
death dates, addresses and more.
View all Chamberlain ancestors in the SSDI >
from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Chamberlain Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Chamberlain census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Chamberlain ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
View all Chamberlain census records >
Chamberlain Civil War Service Records
Message Board about Chamberlain
778 Threads, 73
Messages
Browse message boards to get helpful hints from other people researching the name
Chamberlain.
Threads: 778 - Messages: 73
Start a FREE Chamberlain family tree
It only takes a few minutes. Search for your ancestors and discover your family
history.
About Ancestry.com
The world's largest family history resource
- Explore over 7 billion genealogical records
- Search 26 million family trees
- Create your FREE family tree
- Follow leaf Hints to follow more ancestors
×