Chamberlain

See also: chamberlain

English

Alternative forms

  • Chamberlaine (obsolete)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Chamberlain (plural Chamberlains)

  1. A surname.
    • 2000 June 28, Tom Yeung, “Using his death?”, in Xtra Magazine‎[1], archived from the original on 20 April 2024:
      Shortly after Surrey high school student Hamed Nastoh (called a “faggot” by classmates) killed himself by jumping off a bridge, James Chamberlain wrote a letter to the editor of a small newspaper called the Peace Arch News.
  2. Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War II.

Proper noun

Chamberlain (uncountable)

  1. A township in the Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada.
  2. A village in the Rural Municipality of Sarnia No. 221, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A city, the county seat of Brule County, South Dakota, United States.
  4. A village in Tacuarembó Department, Uruguay.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Chamberlain is the 1231st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 28727 individuals. Chamberlain is most common among White (87.49%) individuals.
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