Chalmers Family History
Chalmers Name Meaning
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.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022