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    The surname Chaudhary

    A surname, carried by 2,752 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C360

    Chaudhary: #11,443 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Chaudhary #11,443, 2,752 people Chaudhary: #11,443 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Chaudhary #11,443, 2,752 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chaudhary is more common than 92.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,752 people named Chaudhary in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 112,190 Americans. That is up 101% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,368.

    #11,443
    rank among US surnames
    2,752
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +101.2%
    change since 2000 (was #18,588)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #11,436Bovee2,754112,108
    #11,440Wehr2,753112,149
    #11,443Nygaard2,752112,190
    #11,448Mancillas2,751112,230

    Who is named Chaudhary

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named Chaudhary identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.7% as two or more races and 3.5% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
    • Two or more races 3.7%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Chaudharys

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kavita Chaudhary
      Actor from India, 1957–2024
    • Phillip Rhys Chaudhary
      British actor, born 1972

    Notable Chaudharys come mostly from India (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Chaudhary

    Chaudhary has the Soundex code C360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C360.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Chaudhary?
    2,752 people in the United States had the surname Chaudhary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,190 Americans. It ranked 11,443rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Chaudhary?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Chaudhary identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.7% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Chaudhary?
    Kavita Chaudhary, actor from India, followed by Phillip Rhys Chaudhary.
    Where is the surname Chaudhary most common?
    Wikidata records people named Chaudhary in India and the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Chaudhary getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,368 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,752 in 2010, up 101%.
    What are other spellings of Chaudhary?
    Chaudhari.