as a Last Name
- 7,363
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Chowdhury
Meaning & Origins
Indian (Bengal) and Bangladeshi: Muslim and Hindu status name for a head of a community or caste, from Sanskrit čatus- ‘four-way’, ‘allround’ + dhurīya ‘undertaking a burden (of responsibility)’ (Sanskrit dhura ‘burden’). The title was originally awarded to persons of eminence, both Muslims and Hindus, by the Mughal emperors. The Khatris have a clan called Chowdhury. In some traditions the term is said to derive from a title for a military commander controlling four different fighting forces, namely navy, cavalry, infantry, and elephant corps, but this is probably no more than folk etymology.
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 7,363
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New York
- has the most people named Chowdhury per capita
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