Chowdhury

English

Alternative forms

• Choudhary, Choudhry, Choudhury

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali চৌধুরি (cōudhuri).

Proper noun

Chowdhury (plural Chowdhurys)

1. A surname from Bengali.

Related terms

• Chaudhari

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chowdhury is the 2997^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11961 individuals. Chowdhury is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chowdhury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 331.