Explore the Family Name Chowdhary

The meaning of Chowdhary

Indian (West Bengal) and Bangladeshi: variant of Chowdhury.

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How common is the last name Chowdhary in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Chowdhary has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 88,825th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had risen sharply to become the 55,619th most common name. This is a substantial change of 37.38%. In terms of actual numbers, the count of individuals with this surname almost doubled, from 194 in 2000 to 369 in 2010, marking a 90.21% increase. The proportion of people named Chowdhary per 100,000 also rose by 85.71%, from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#88,825	#55,619	37.38%
Count	194	369	90.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.13	85.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chowdhary

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Chowdhary also presents interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. A vast majority identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, accounting for 86.08% in 2000 and growing to 93.22% in 2010, an 8.29% increase. Those who identify with two or more ethnicities reduced drastically from 8.25% to 2.17%, a decrease of 73.70%. There was a modest increase in the number of individuals identifying as White, rising from 2.58% to 3.79%, an uptick of 46.90%. Meanwhile, there were no individuals who identified as Hispanic or Black in either year. The percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped from 2.58% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	86.08%	93.22%	8.29%
White	2.58%	3.79%	46.9%
Two or More Races	8.25%	2.17%	-73.7%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.58%	0%	-100%