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Re: Variant Chamberlain Spellings
Posted by: James Baldwin Parker (ID *****4227) Date: October 25, 2009 at 06:42:08
In Reply to: Re: origin of chamberlain name by Robert Chamberlain of 3966

For the benefit of other researchers, here is the reference list I've created over the years and use for researching the Chamberlain surname's variant spellings (useful, for instance, when checking census data):

CHAMBERLAIN SPELLINGS

Historical variant spellings of the name "Chamberlain," primarily derived from U. S. Census Records, Encyclopedia Britannica, and Chamberlain Association of America records. The most common spellings are shown in capital letters:

- Camberlain, Camberlan, Camberland, Camberlin
- Camberley, Camberly, Camblayn, Camblen, CAMBLIN, Camerling
- Cemberlain
- Chaberlin, Chaimberlain, Chaimberlen
- Chambalon
- Chambeau, Chambedent, Chambelain, Chambelen, Chambelrain, Chamberlan, Chambellan
- Chambelleau, Chambelleaux (variant of Chamberland in New Brunswick)
- Chamben
- Chamberdent, Chamberin
- CHAMBERLAIN, CHAMBERLAINE, Chamberlaiin
- CHAMBERLAN, CHAMBERLAND, CHAMBERLANE, Chamberlang, Chamberlant
- CHAMBERLAIN, CHAMBERLAYNE
- Chamberlein, CHAMBELEN, Chamberlene, Chambeleigne, Chamberley, Chamberleyn, Chamberleyne
- Chamberlian, CHAMBERLIN, CHAMBERLINE, Chamberling, Chamberlins
- Chamberlon
- Chamberlyn, Chamberlyne
- Chambilen
- Chamblain, Chamblaine, Chamblayn, Chamblen, CHAMBLIN, Chambling
- Chamble, Chamblee, Chambley, Chambly, Chambely (possible variants of Chambliss, but more likely of Camberley/Camberly)
- Chamborlain, Chamborlin
- Chambrelaine, Chambrelan, Chambrelayne, Chambrelem, Chambrelen, Chambrelin, Chambrlin, Chambulane
- Chamelee, Chamlee, Chamlen, CHAMLIN, Chamlly
- Champerlan
- Chanverlange
- Charmbelain, Chombelin, Chormbelin, Chombuland
- CHEMBERLIN
- SHAMBLEN, SHAMBLIN, Shambling, Shamlin, Shanblin


The following surnames generally pertain to another family, but on occasion might be substituted for Chamberlain:
- Camberwell
- Chambeless, Chambliss
- Chambers (there is at least one documented case where used interchangeably with Chamberlain)
- Chambertin, Chamberton
- Champain, Champan, Champeon, Champin, Champion, Champlain, Champlan, Champlin
- Chaplain, Chapline
- Cumberland, Cumberlow, Cumbraland

James B. Parker
Whitmore Lake, Michigan


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