Chamblee
A likely English surname from a place-name or field-name based on a low, enclosed meadow or clearing.
The #9,907 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 94,620 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Chamblee is most likely an English locational surname, probably from a place-name or minor place-name built from older elements meaning a grassy clearing or meadow. The first element may be related to a form of Old English or Norman-French place-name vocabulary, while the ending reflects later English spelling. As with many surnames of this type, the exact original spot is not always easy to identify, especially when the name later traveled and was respelled.
History
The surname is best understood as a name taken from a local place rather than from a personal attribute or occupation. In the English-speaking world it is most familiar in the United States, where spelling and pronunciation were often stabilized only after migration. It may also reflect a variant or altered form of an older surname such as Chambley, Chamley, or similar local-name forms.
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Fun fact
In modern U.S. records, Chamblee often appears in the South, where many older English surnames survived in altered local spellings.