How common is the surname Chalmers?

6,166 people in the United States had the surname Chalmers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,072 Americans. It ranked 5,637th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Chalmers?

David Chalmers, Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist, followed by Mario Chalmers.

Where is the surname Chalmers most common?

Wikidata records people named Chalmers in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Chalmers?

Chalmers is /ˈt͡ʃɑːməz/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Chalmers getting more or less common?

More common. 5,817 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,166 in 2010, up 6.0%.

Is Chalmers also a first name?

Yes. Chalmers is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Chalmers

A surname, carried by 6,166 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɑːməz/ 2 syllables Soundex C456

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chalmers is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,166 people named Chalmers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,072 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,817.

#5,637

rank among US surnames

6,166

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #5,496)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,632	Bayless	6,171	50,032
#5,633	Pennell	6,170	50,040
#5,636	Diep	6,168	50,056
#5,637	Chalmers	6,166	50,072

Who is named Chalmers

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

68% of people named Chalmers identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Chalmerss

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Chalmers
Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist, born 1966
Mario Chalmers
American basketball player (born 1986)
Kyle Chalmers
Australian swimmer, born 1998
Alan Chalmers
British-Australian philosopher of science, born 1939
Thomas Hardie Chalmers
American opera singer (1884-1966)
Lionel Chalmers
American basketball player (born 1980)
James Ronald Chalmers
American politician (1831-1898)
George Chalmers
British antiquarian; (1742-1825)
Joseph W. Chalmers
American politician (1806-1853)
Leona Chalmers
American writer, inventor and actress, born 1950

Notable Chalmerss come mostly from the United States (6), Australia (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Chalmers

Chalmers has the Soundex code C456, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C456.

Questions

How common is the surname Chalmers?: 6,166 people in the United States had the surname Chalmers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,072 Americans. It ranked 5,637th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chalmers?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Chalmers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Chalmers?: David Chalmers, Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist, followed by Mario Chalmers.
Where is the surname Chalmers most common?: Wikidata records people named Chalmers in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Chalmers?: Chalmers is /ˈt͡ʃɑːməz/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Chalmers getting more or less common?: More common. 5,817 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,166 in 2010, up 6.0%.
Is Chalmers also a first name?: Yes. Chalmers is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.