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Chowdhury From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the Indian surname. For the Gujarati scheduled tribe, see Chaudhri. Chowdhury is a hereditary title of honor originating in the Indian subcontinent. Contents [hide] 1 Meaning and significance 2 Alternate spellings 3 Geographical distribution 4 Bangladesh 5 India 6 Nepal 7 Fiji 8 Pakistan 9 United Kingdom 10 United States 11 See also 12 References Meaning and significance[edit] "Chowdhury" is a term in Indo-Aryan languages, literally meaning "holder of four" (four denoting a measure of land) in Sanskrit, from čatus (four) and dhar (to hold or possess).[1] The name is an ancient Sanskrit term denoting the head of a community or caste.[2] These people generally belong to the upper castes who were the landlords, Zamindars, Thasildar before and during British Raj.[3] Similar lordships existed in other parts of the Eastern world, including in the Ottoman Empire (Malik) and Persia (Arbab).[4][better source needed] Alternate spellings[edit] Its alternate spellings include: Chaudri, Choudhary, Chaudhry, Chowdary, Chaudhary, Chaudry, Choudary, Choudhry, Chaudhari, Chudhry and Choudhury.[5] Geographical distribution[edit] As of 2014, 91.6% of all known bearers of the surname Chowdhury were residents of Bangladesh and 6.9% were residents of India. In India, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states:[6] 1. West Bengal (1: 445) 2. Odisha (1: 1,109) 3. Tripura (1: 1,214) 4. Arunachal Pradesh (1: 3,500) Bangladesh[edit] Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, 2nd President of Bangladesh Justice A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, 9th President of Bangladesh Anwarul Karim Chowdhury, former UN Under Secretary General A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, 13th President of Bangladesh Ayesha Bedora Choudhury, doctor Justice Badrul Haider Chowdhury, 5th Chief Justice of Bangladesh Faizunnesa Choudhurani, Muslim feminist and awarded the title Nawab by Queen Victoria Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry, 5th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury, former Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army Humayun Rashid Choudhury, 41st President of the United Nations General Assembly & 7th Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament Chowdhury Kazemuddin Ahmed Siddiky, founding president of Assam Bengal Muslim League Shamsul Huda Chaudhury, 3rd Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, 5th Prime Minister of Bangladesh Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament Rezwana Chowdhury, renowned exponent of Tagore songs Shayan Chowdhury, Bengali indie musician and singer Samson H. Chowdhury, Bengali Christian entrepreneur and business leader Justice Mainur Reza Chowdhury, 12th Chief Justice of Bangladesh Mehazabien Chowdhury, actress Najma Chowdhury, academic India[edit] Mahendra Mohan Choudhry ,Former Chief Minister of Assam and Governor of Punjab Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, 19th century aristocrat Anjan Choudhury, Bengali film director and writer Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India. Pramatha Chaudhuri, 19th century Bengali writer and an influential figure in Bengali literature. Salil Chowdhury, Indian music director & composer Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri, Indian Writer Chaudhary Charan Singh, 6th Prime Minister of India Veerabhadram Chowdary, film director Renuka Chowdhury, former Union Minister of State Veeramachineni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary, Telugu film actor Chaudhary Devi Lal, former Deputy Prime Minister of India A. B. A. Gani Khan Choudhury, former Railway Minister of India K. V. Chowdary Shankar Roychowdhury, former Chief of Staff of the Indian Army Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri, former Chief of Staff of the Indian Army Chaudhary Harmohan Singh Yadav,[7] Shaurya Chakra awardee Bula Choudhury, former national women's swimming champion Sarita Choudhury, Indian Actress and model Shagun Chowdhary, Indian shooter Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav, Former Chief Minister, Delhi Jogen Chowdhury, eminent Indian painter of 21st century India Mahima Chaudhry, Indian Actress and model Mohinder Singh Chaudhury, Indian politician Sophie Choudry, Indian Actress and dancer Rita Chowdhury, established poet & novelist, Sahitya Akademi Award recipient Aadesh Chaudhary, Indian actor R. B. Choudary, Indian Film producer Y. S. Chowdary, Indian central minister for state< Gurmeet Choudhary, Indian Television actor Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Indian Film director Ranjit Chowdhry, Indian actor Arindam Chaudhuri, Indian author Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury, Indian Singer Sonali Chowdhury, Indian Actress Chumki Choudhury, Indian Actress Rina Choudhury, Indian Actress Tridha Choudhury, Indian Actress karmveer Choudhary, Indian Actor Kamla Chaudhry (1908–????), Indian short story writer Nepal[edit] Binod Chaudhary, Nepalese billionaire Fiji[edit] Mahendra Chaudhry, former Prime Minister of Fiji Pakistan[edit] Cecil Chaudhry, Pakistani academic, human rights activist, veteran fighter pilot Chaudhary Rahmat Ali, Pakistani Movement activist Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, 4th Prime Minister of Pakistan Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, 5th President of Pakistan Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, 14th Prime Minister of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, former Chief Justice of Pakistan Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Minister of Interior of Pakistan[8] United Kingdom[edit] Anjem Choudary, Islamist political activist Anwar Choudhury, British diplomat Mamun Chowdhury, British businessman Roshonara Choudhry, British Islamic extremist Shefali Chowdhury, English actress of Bangladeshi descent Paul Chowdhry English comedian of Punjabi origin. United States[edit] Michael Chowdry, founder of cargo airliner Atlas Air Satveer Chaudhary, former Minnesota state senator Subir Chowdhury, author & management consultant See also[edit] Khan (surname) Yadav Arain Gurjar Jat References[edit] Jump up ^ Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press Jump up ^ Campbell, Mike. "User-submitted surname Choudhry". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2016-04-05. Jump up ^ The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, Volume 51. Anthropology Survey of India. p. 204. Jump up ^ https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Choudhury Jump up ^ Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 501. Jump up ^ Chowdhury Surname Distribution Jump up ^ M. L. Ahuja (2000). Handbook of General Elections and Electoral Reforms in India, 1952-1999. Mittal Publications. pp. 302, 340. ISBN 9788170997665. Jump up ^ Pakistani Leaders Online WPanthroponymy.svg This page lists people with the surname Chowdhury. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link. 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Chowdhury

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Indian surname. For the Gujarati scheduled tribe, see Chaudhri.
Chowdhury is a hereditary title of honor originating in the Indian subcontinent.

Meaning and significance[edit]

"Chowdhury" is a term in Indo-Aryan languages, literally meaning "holder of four" (four denoting a measure of land) in Sanskrit, from čatus (four) and dhar (to hold or possess).[1] The name is an ancient Sanskrit term denoting the head of a community or caste.[2] These people generally belong to the upper castes who were the landlords, Zamindars, Thasildar before and during British Raj.[3]
Similar lordships existed in other parts of the Eastern world, including in the Ottoman Empire (Malik) and Persia (Arbab).[4][better source needed]

Alternate spellings[edit]

Its alternate spellings include: Chaudri, Choudhary, Chaudhry, Chowdary, Chaudhary, Chaudry, Choudary, Choudhry, Chaudhari, Chudhry and Choudhury.[5]

Geographical distribution[edit]

As of 2014, 91.6% of all known bearers of the surname Chowdhury were residents of Bangladesh and 6.9% were residents of India. In India, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states:[6]

Bangladesh[edit]

India[edit]

Nepal[edit]

Fiji[edit]

Pakistan[edit]

United Kingdom[edit]

United States[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Jump up^ Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
  2. Jump up^ Campbell, Mike. "User-submitted surname Choudhry". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  3. Jump up^ The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, Volume 51. Anthropology Survey of India. p. 204.
  4. Jump up^ https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Choudhury
  5. Jump up^ Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 501.
  6. Jump up^ Chowdhury Surname Distribution
  7. Jump up^ M. L. Ahuja (2000). Handbook of General Elections and Electoral Reforms in India, 1952-1999. Mittal Publications. pp. 302, 340. ISBN 9788170997665.
  8. Jump up^ Pakistani Leaders Online
Location: Rafah-e-Aam Society, Karachi, Pakistan

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