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UK surname

Chamberlaine

In the 1881 census there were 155 people recorded with the Chamberlaine surname, ranking it #15,174 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 49, ranked #34,957, down from #15,174 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, St Pancras and Battersea. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Hams, Bromley and Camden.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Chamberlaine is 213 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 68.4%.

1881 census count

155

Ranked #15,174

Modern count

49

2016, ranked #34,957

Peak year

1911

213 bearers

Map years

5

1861 to 1998

Key insights

  • Chamberlaine had 155 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,174 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 49 in 2016, ranked #34,957.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 213 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Chamberlaine surname distribution map

The map shows where the Chamberlaine surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Chamberlaine surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Chamberlaine over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 92 #18,050
1861 historical 144 #15,817
1881 historical 155 #15,174
1891 historical 187 #15,679
1901 historical 90 #24,021
1911 historical 213 #14,379
1997 modern 105 #26,188
1998 modern 116 #25,332
1999 modern 101 #27,617
2000 modern 91 #28,952
2001 modern 76 #30,366
2002 modern 73 #31,159
2003 modern 65 #31,979
2004 modern 61 #32,581
2005 modern 54 #33,433
2006 modern 54 #33,780
2007 modern 52 #34,195
2008 modern 56 #34,084
2009 modern 58 #34,144
2010 modern 56 #34,480
2011 modern 57 #34,393
2012 modern 49 #34,873
2013 modern 49 #34,952
2014 modern 46 #35,155
2015 modern 47 #35,056
2016 modern 49 #34,957

Geography

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Where Chamberlaines are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, St Pancras, Battersea and Tottenham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Hams, Bromley, Camden, Blackpool and Central Bedfordshire. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 London parishes London 1
2 London parishes London 3
3 St Pancras London (North Districts)
4 Battersea London (South Districts)
5 Tottenham Middlesex (Exclusive Of London Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Hams 001 South Hams
2 Bromley 008 Bromley
3 Camden 019 Camden
4 Blackpool 006 Blackpool
5 Central Bedfordshire 024 Central Bedfordshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Chamberlaine

These lists show first names that appear often with the Chamberlaine surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Chamberlaine

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Chamberlaine, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Chamberlaine surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Chamberlaine household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Chamberlaine is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Chamberlaine is most concentrated in decile 6 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Chamberlaine falls in decile 9 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

9
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Chamberlaine is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Chamberlaine, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Chamberlaine families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Chamberlaine surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Middlesex leads with 53 Chamberlaines recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.51x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 53 3.51x
Somerset 26 10.68x
Surrey 16 2.17x
Kent 8 1.55x
Oxfordshire 7 7.50x
Gloucestershire 6 2.02x
Hampshire 6 1.94x
Yorkshire 6 0.40x
Derbyshire 5 2.11x
Cheshire 3 0.90x
Lincolnshire 3 1.24x
Nottinghamshire 3 1.47x
Huntingdonshire 2 6.66x
Sussex 2 0.78x
Bedfordshire 1 1.28x
Buckinghamshire 1 1.09x
Devon 1 0.32x
Dorset 1 1.01x
Norfolk 1 0.43x
Radnorshire 1 8.20x
Staffordshire 1 0.20x
Suffolk 1 0.54x
Warwickshire 1 0.26x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. North Cadbury in Somerset leads with 9 Chamberlaines recorded in 1881 and an index of 1914.89x.

Place Total Index
North Cadbury 9 1914.89x
Shepton Mallet 9 329.67x
Twickenham 9 138.89x
Battersea 8 14.38x
St Marylebone London 8 9.91x
Mells 7 1400.00x
Willesden 7 49.12x
Tottenham 6 24.92x
Alfreton 5 69.54x
Chilcomb 5 3125.00x
Deptford St Paul 5 12.57x
St Pancras London 5 4.11x
St Martin In Fields 4 44.20x
Almondbury 3 41.44x
Hornsey 3 15.69x
Islington London 3 2.05x
Lambeth 3 2.28x
Nottingham St Mary 3 5.69x
Oxford St Giles 3 67.42x
Spalding 3 62.50x
Bishops Cleeve 2 266.67x
Chelsea London 2 4.39x
E Adderbury 2 425.53x
Hackney London 2 2.36x
Islip 2 645.16x
Wharton 2 109.89x
Woodstone 2 425.53x
Bampton 1 104.17x
Bedford St Paul 1 18.62x
Bermondsey 1 2.22x
Bethnal Green London 1 1.52x
Blandford Forum 1 51.02x
Brighton 1 1.94x
Carisbrooke 1 23.26x
Chatham 1 7.05x
Cheltenham 1 4.37x
Clapham 1 5.29x
Clyro 1 263.16x
Doncaster 1 9.13x
Eastbourne 1 8.53x
Gloucester Barton St 1 57.47x
Hampton Bickley 1 256.41x
Hempton 1 344.83x
Isleworth 1 14.88x
Kensington London 1 1.19x
Lee 1 13.35x
Lewisham 1 3.64x
Linslade 1 111.11x
Lowestoft 1 11.49x
Nether Hallam 1 4.93x
Newington 1 1.79x
North Cerney 1 312.50x
Richmond 1 9.69x
Rugby 1 19.38x
Sandal Magna 1 45.05x
St George Hanover Square 1 3.75x
Timsbury 1 135.14x
Walsall Foreign 1 3.79x
Wimbledon 1 12.09x
Wotton Under Edge 1 57.14x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Chamberlaine surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Chamberlaine surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Charles 8
George 6
Henry 6
James 6
John 6
William 5
Edward 3
Joseph 3
Walter 3
Ernest 2
Thomas 2
A. 1
Alfred 1
Clare 1
Claude 1
Colin 1
Edmund 1
Edwd. 1
Edwd.O. 1
Eugene 1
Francis 1
Frederic 1
Frederick 1
Harold 1
Herbert 1
Matthew 1
Robert 1
Robt 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Chamberlaine surname: questions and answers

How common was the Chamberlaine surname in 1881?

In 1881, 155 people were recorded with the Chamberlaine surname. That placed it at #15,174 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Chamberlaine surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 49 in 2016. That gives Chamberlaine a modern rank of #34,957.

What does the Chamberlaine map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Chamberlaine bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.