Chalmers Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 1
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 12
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 7
Essex 2
Gloucestershire 1
Hampshire 22
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 2
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 3
Lancashire 51
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 118
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 2
Norfolk 5
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 1
Suffolk 0
Somerset 2
Surrey 4
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 1
Warwickshire 4
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 20

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 9
Radnorshire 0

Chalmers Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Chalmers family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 11
Female Servant 7
Baker 6
Clerk 4
Cooper 4
Weaver 3
Labourer 3
Merchant 3
Soldier 3
Dress Maker 3
Gardener 2
Fisherman 2
Pupil 2
Joiner 2
Publican 2
Shoe Maker 2
Surgeon 2
Army 2
Engineer 2
Draper 2
Teacher 1
Butcher 1
Piet Fun Maker 1
Physician 1
Wool Comber 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Chalmers

Name Census Frequency
John Chalmers 416
James Chalmers 349
William Chalmers 343
Mary Chalmers 337
George Chalmers 210
Elizabeth Chalmers 208
Thomas Chalmers 203
Jane Chalmers 154
Alexander Chalmers 147
Margaret Chalmers 145
Sarah Chalmers 131
Robert Chalmers 123
Alice Chalmers 117
David Chalmers 107
Ann Chalmers 94
Henry Chalmers 87
Charles Chalmers 86
Andrew Chalmers 77
Annie Chalmers 77
Isabella Chalmers 77
Alfred Chalmers 70
Jessie Chalmers 64
Agnes Chalmers 56
Emma Chalmers 55
Emily Chalmers 53

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