Släkthistoria för Chalmers
Chalmers Vad efternamn betyder
Scottish: from Older Scots chalmer ‘chamberlain’; compare Chambers. The mb was assimilated to mm; the l was purely graphic indicating that the preceding a was long. English: possibly a localized form of Challinor (see Challender) with dissimilation of ln to lm in Chalner.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
