How common is the surname Choudhury?

3,530 people in the United States had the surname Choudhury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,463 Americans. It ranked 9,226th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Choudhury?

Sarita Choudhury, British actress, followed by Humayun Rashid Choudhury.

Where is the surname Choudhury most common?

Wikidata records people named Choudhury in the United Kingdom, Bangladesh and British Raj.

Is the surname Choudhury getting more or less common?

More common. 2,149 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,530 in 2010, up 64%.

The surname Choudhury

A Bengali surname, carried by 3,530 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Choudhury is more common than 94.3% of them.

Origin

Bengali origin

Variant of Chowdhury.

One of 21 Bengali surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,530 people named Choudhury in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 87,463 Americans. That is up 64% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,149.

#9,226

rank among US surnames

3,530

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+64.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,067)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,221	Kerber	3,535	87,340
#9,222	Lenoir	3,534	87,364
#9,224	Fulks	3,531	87,439
#9,226	Choudhury	3,530	87,463
#9,227	Baugher	3,529	87,488
#9,232	Oney	3,528	87,513

Who is named Choudhury

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

92% of people named Choudhury identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
White (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

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

Famous Choudhurys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sarita Choudhury
British actress, born 1966
Humayun Rashid Choudhury
Bangladeshi diplomat (1928-2001)
Achyut Charan Choudhury
Bengali writer and historian, 1865–1953
Anwar Choudhury
British diplomat and governor, born 1959

Notable Choudhurys come mostly from the United Kingdom (2), Bangladesh (1) and British Raj (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Choudhury

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

Other Bengali surnames

All 21 Bengali surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Choudhury come from?: Variant of Chowdhury.
How common is the surname Choudhury?: 3,530 people in the United States had the surname Choudhury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,463 Americans. It ranked 9,226th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Choudhury?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Choudhury identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Choudhury?: Sarita Choudhury, British actress, followed by Humayun Rashid Choudhury.
Where is the surname Choudhury most common?: Wikidata records people named Choudhury in the United Kingdom, Bangladesh and British Raj.
Is the surname Choudhury getting more or less common?: More common. 2,149 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,530 in 2010, up 64%.