# Chowdhury (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/chowdhury/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Bengali.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Bengali |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,961 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,997 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 25,813 people |
| Change since 2000 | +108% (5,765 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Choudhary, Choudhry, Choudhury |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali চৌধুরি (cōudhuri).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Chowdhury in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 2.2% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 94% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

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

## People named Chowdhury

- Shefali Chowdhury, British actress
- Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, Bangladeshi jurist and politician (1921–1987)
- A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, Bengali statesman, public servant and judge (1915–2001)
- Najma Chowdhury, Bangladeshi academic
- Kabir Chowdhury, Bangladeshi academic and writer
- Matia Chowdhury, Bangladeshi politician
- Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, Bangladeshi politician
- Anwara Bahar Chowdhury, Bangladeshi social activist and writer

## Similar surnames

Chaudhry, Choudhury, Chaudhary, Choudhry, Choudhary, Cotter, Couture, Cutter, Cater, Cuadra, Coder, Chaudhari.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.