Chowdhury
English
Alternative forms
- Choudhary, Choudhry, Choudhury
Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali চৌধুরি (coudhuri).
Proper noun
Chowdhury (plural Chowdhurys)
- A surname from Bengali.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chowdhury is the 2997th 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.