Chowdhury

Chowdhury is a hereditary title of honor originating in theIndian subcontinent.

Contents
Meaning and significance
Alternate spellings
Geographical distribution
Bangladesh
India
Nepal
Fiji
Pakistan
United Kingdom
United States
See also
References

Meaning and significance

"Chowdhury" is a term in Sanskrit, literally meaning "holder of four" (four denoting a measure of land, from chadhur (four) and dhar
(to hold or possess).[1] The name is an ancient Sanskrit term denoting the head of a community or caste.[2] These people generally
belong to the upper castes who were the landlords,Zamindars, Thasildar before and duringBritish Raj.[3]

Alternate spellings
Its alternate spellings include: Chaudri, Choudhary, Chaudhry, Chowdary, Chaudhary, Chaudry, Choudary, Choudhry, Chaudhari,
Chudhry and Choudhury.[4]

Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 91.6% of all known bearers of the surname Chowdhury were residents of Bangladesh and 6.9% were residents of India.
states:[5]
In India, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following

1. West Bengal (1: 445)

2. Odisha (1: 1,109)
3. Tripura (1: 1,214)
4. Arunachal Pradesh (1: 3,500)

Bangladesh
Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, 2nd President of Bangladesh
Justice A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, 9th President of Bangladesh
Anwarul Karim Chowdhury, former UN Under Secretary General
 A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, 13th President of Bangladesh
Ayesha Bedora Choudhury, doctor
Justice Badrul Haider Chowdhury, 5th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
Faizunnesa Choudhurani, Muslim feminist and awarded the titleNawab by Queen Victoria
Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry, 5th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury, former Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army
Humayun Rashid Choudhury, 41st President of the United Nations General Assembly & 7th Speaker of the
Bangladesh National Parliament
Chowdhury Kazemuddin Ahmed Siddiky, founding president of Assam Bengal Muslim League
Shamsul Huda Chaudhury, 3rd Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament
Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, 5th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament
Rezwana Chowdhury, renowned exponent of Tagore songs
Shayan Chowdhury, Bengali indie musician and singer
Samson H. Chowdhury, Bengali Christian entrepreneur and business leader
Justice Mainur Reza Chowdhury, 12th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
Mehazabien Chowdhury, actress
Najma Chowdhury, academic

India
Mahendra Mohan Choudhry,Former Chief Minister of Assam and Governor of Punjab
Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, 19th century aristocrat
Anjan Choudhury, Bengali film director and writer
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India.
Pramatha Chaudhuri, 19th century Bengali writer and an influential figure inBengali literature.
Salil Chowdhury, Indian music director & composer
Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri, Indian Writer
Chaudhary Charan Singh, 6th Prime Minister of India
Veerabhadram Chowdary, film director
Renuka Chowdhury, former Union Minister of State
Veeramachineni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary, Telugu film actor
Chaudhary Devi Lal, former Deputy Prime Minister of India
A. B. A. Gani Khan Choudhury, former Railway Minister of India
K. V. Chowdary
Shankar Roychowdhury, former Chief of Staff of the Indian Army
Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri, former Chief of Staff of the Indian Army
Chaudhary Harmohan Singh Yadav,[6] Shaurya Chakra awardee
Bula Choudhury, former national women's swimming champion
Sarita Choudhury, Indian Actress and model
Shagun Chowdhary, Indian shooter
Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav, Former Chief Minister, Delhi
Jogen Chowdhury, eminent Indian painter of 21st century India
Mahima Chaudhry, Indian Actress and model
Mohinder Singh Chaudhury, Indian politician
Sophie Choudry, Indian Actress and dancer
Rita Chowdhury, established poet & novelist,Sahitya Akademi Award recipient
Aadesh Chaudhary, Indian actor
R. B. Choudary, Indian Film producer
Y. S. Chowdary, Indian central minister for state<
Gurmeet Choudhary, Indian Television actor
Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Indian Film director
Ranjit Chowdhry, Indian actor
Arindam Chaudhuri, Indian author
 Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury, Indian Singer
Sonali Chowdhury, Indian Actress
Chumki Choudhury, Indian Actress
Rina Choudhury, Indian Actress
Tridha Choudhury, Indian Actress
karmveer Choudhary, Indian Actor
Kamla Chaudhry (1908–????), Indian short story writer

Nepal
Binod Chaudhary, Nepalese billionaire

Fiji
Mahendra Chaudhry, former Prime Minister of Fiji

Pakistan
Cecil Chaudhry, Pakistani academic, human rights activist, veteran fighter pilot
Chaudhary Rahmat Ali, Pakistani Movement activist
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, 4th Prime Minister of Pakistan
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, 5th President of Pakistan
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, 14th Prime Minister of Pakistan
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, former Chief Justice of Pakistan
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Minister of Interior of Pakistan[7]

United Kingdom
Anjem Choudary, Islamist political activist
Anwar Choudhury, British diplomat
Mamun Chowdhury, British businessman
Roshonara Choudhry, British Islamic extremist
Shefali Chowdhury, English actress of Bangladeshi descent
Paul Chowdhry English comedian of Punjabi origin.

United States
Michael Chowdry, founder of cargo airliner Atlas Air
Satveer Chaudhary, former Minnesota state senator
Subir Chowdhury, author & management consultant

See also
Khan (surname)
Yadav
Arain
Gurjar
Jat
SAINI

References
 1. Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press(http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surna
me=chaudhury)
2. Campbell, Mike. "User-submitted surname Choudhry"(http://surnames.behindthename.com/name/chaudhary/submit
ted). Behind the Name. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
3. The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, V
olume 51 (https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DfeBAAAAMAA
J&q=chowdhury+title+brahmin&dq=chowdhury+title+brahmin&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiK06PQzf7XAhVHpI8KH
XJLBBEQ6AEIOzAE). Anthropology Survey of India. p. 204.
4. Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure (2016).The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
(https://books.google.co.in/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA501). Oxford University Press. p. 501.
5. Chowdhury Surname Distribution(http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/chowdhury#surnames)
6. M. L. Ahuja (2000). Handbook of General Elections and Electoral Reforms in India, 1952-1999
(https://books.google.
com/?id=PCrZLq_gEcUC&pg=PA340&dq=chaudhary+yadav#v=onepage&q=chaudhary%20yadav&f=false) . Mittal
Publications. pp. 302, 340.ISBN 9788170997665.
7. Pakistani Leaders Online(http://pakistanileaders.com.pk/profile/Chaudhry_Nisar_Ali_Khan)

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