Chambless History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Chambless family

The surname Chambless was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dijonnais and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Chambless family

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Chambless Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chamblis, Chambliss, Chamblay, Chambley, Chambly and many more.

Early Notables of the Chambless family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Jacques de Chambly (died 1687), French military officer who became a seigneur in the New World and a Governor of Acadia in 1673.Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (1688-1763)...
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Chambless Ranking

In the United States, the name Chambless is the 7,166^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Chambless migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chambless Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Nathaniel Chambless, who arrived in New Jersey in 1675 2
Nathaniel, Chambless Jr., who landed in New Jersey in 1675 2

Chambless Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Solomon Chambless, who settled in Texas in 1837

Contemporary Notables of the name Chambless (post 1700) +

Jerry Chambless, American producer, known for his work on No Fear (2018), Drawn to the Broken (2016) and Locket (2017)
Payton Chambless, American director, known for his work on USS Hammer, Edgar, Evicted (2022) and Heartbreak Magic (2021)
Karl Chambless, American actor, known for Poor Mama's Boy (2016), Six Days in the Life of Mims (2004) and The Poor & Hungry (2000)
Nya Chambless, American actress and director, known for Bridge to the Other Side, The Growing Garden Pilot (2021) and Shape of the Past (2021)
Jonathan Chambless, American actor, known for Necrolectric (2014)
Matthew Franklin "Matt" Chambless, American audio engineer, known for his work on Raising Helen (2004), The Voice (2011) and Onion SportsDome (2011)
Dianne Lynn Chambless (b. 1948), American clinical psychologist, professor at the University of Pennsylvania
Matt Chambless, American musician, former drummer for Ingram Hill, a rock band from Memphis, Tennessee
Chris Chambless, American co-founder and CMO of Ambit Energy, an American multi-level marketing company in the fields of electricity and natural gas services in 2006
Edgar Chambless, American urban planner

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)