Last Name CHAMBERLAIN

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Meaning The chamberlain, lit. one who had care of a chamber; he who had charge of his lord's receipts and issues, a treasurer. Chambers, where 'de la chambre,' though local in form, is partically official, and frequently meant the chamberlian.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish, South african

Rank 1,151 (2000 US census) 1,098 (1990 US census)
Count 27,928 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 89.47%, or 24987 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 5.52%, or 1542 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.52%, or 145 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.78%, or 218 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.27%, or 355 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.44%, or 681 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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