Chowdhury
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali চৌধুরি (cōudhuri).
Proper noun
Chowdhury (plural Chowdhurys)
- A surname from Bengali.
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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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 331.