Chowdhury

Chowdhury is a title of honour, usually hereditary, originating from the Indian subcontinent.[1]

Meaning and significance

"Chowdhury" is a term in Sanskrit, literally meaning "holder of four" (four denoting a measure of land, from chadhur (four) and dhar (to hold or possess).[2] The name is an ancient Sanskrit term denoting the head of a community or caste.[3] These people belonged to the zamindar families in British India.[4]

Chowdhuries of Cachar

The Muslim Mirashdars living in the Kachari Kingdom (predominantly Sylhetis) were given titles by the Kachari Raja which had a hierarchy, and in modern day acts as a surname for the Kachari Sylheti Muslims of the Barak Valley. The title was the highest ranking title granted by the Kachari king above Majumdar, Bhuiyan, Barbhuiyan, Mazarbhuiyan, Rajbarbhuiyan, Laskar, Barlaskar respectively.[5]

Alternate spellings

Its alternate spellings include: Chaudhary, Chaudri, Choudhary, Chaudhry, Chowdary, Chowdhary, Chaudhary, Chaudry, Choudary, Choudhry, Chaudhuri, Chaudhari, Chudhry, Choudhari, Choudhury, Chowdhuri and Chowdury.[6] The female equivalent is Chaudhurani and alternate spellings include: Choudhurani, Chowdhurani, Chowdhrani, Choudhrani, Chaudhrani.[7]

Bangladesh

India

Nepal

Fiji

Pakistan

United Kingdom

United States

Chaudhurani

References
  1. Bhindar, Imran (2018). FROM SIALKOT TO VANCOUVER. Lulu.com. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-64254-791-7. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  2. Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
  3. Campbell, Mike. "User-submitted surname Choudhry". Behind the Name. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  4. The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, Volume 51. Anthropology Survey of India. 2002. p. 204.
  5. E M Lewis (1868). "Cachar District: Statement No. XVIII: Glossary of Local Terms.". Principal Heads of the History and Statistics of the Dacca Division. Calcutta: Calcutta Central Press Company. pp. 406–408.
  6. Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 501. ISBN 9780192527479.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 501. ISBN 9780192527479.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Ahuja, M. L. (2000). Handbook of General Elections and Electoral Reforms in India, 1952-1999. Mittal Publications. pp. 302, 340. ISBN 9788170997665.
  9. Pakistani Leaders Online
  10. Hossain, Anowar (2003). Muslim women's struggle for freedom in colonial Bengal: (1873-1940). Progressive Publishers. p. 266. ISBN 9788180640308.
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