The chamberlain Surname
chamberlain Name Meaning and History
English: status name from Old French chambrelain, Norman
French cambrelanc, cambrelen(c) ‘chamberlain’ (of
Germanic origin, from kamer ‘chamber’, ‘room’, Latin
camera (see Chambers) + the diminutive suffix
-(l)ing). This was originally the name of an official in charge
of the private chambers of his master.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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