• چودھری ہندی زبان کا لفظ ہے۔
• سلطنت مغلیہ میں جلال الدین محمد اکبر نے لگان یعنی ٹیکس کا نظام رائج کیا تھا اس نظام کے تحت ہر کسان سے اُس کی فصل کا چوتھا حصہ وصول کیا جاتا تھا۔
اس چوتھے حصے کے لگان کو وصول کرنے کے لیے جن لوگوں کو مغل سلطنت میں بھرتی کیا جاتا تھا اُن کو چودهری کا نام دیا جاتا تھا۔
(فارسی زبان میں چو کا مطلب چوتھا اور دهری کا مطلب مالک ہے) یعنی چوتھے حصے کا مالک۔
مغل سلطنت میں چوتھے حصے کے لگان کو وصول کرنے والے کو چودھری کہا جاتا ہے۔
پاکستان میں چودھری کا لفظ ارائیں ، جٹ ،گجر اور راجپوت ذات سے تعلق رکھنے والے لوگ اپنے خاندانی نام کے طور پر استعمال کرتے ہیں، لیکن زیادہ تر چودھری آرائیں ہی ہوتے ہیں۔
چودھری صحیح املا ہے۔
چوہدری، چوھدری، چودہری وغیرہ اصولًا نادرست ہیں۔
جان ٹی پلیٹس نے بھی اسی املا کو نقلِ حرفی کرکے Chaudhary لکھا ہے۔
نواب فیض النساء
چودھری رحمت علی
سوفی چودھری
Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri
Rezwana Choudhury Bannya
Abdul Munim Chowdhury , former MP for Habiganj-1
Abdur Rouf Choudhury , writer
Abu Lais Md. Mubin Chowdhury , former MP for Habiganj-3
Abu Osman Chowdhury , Sector Commander of the مکتی باہنی
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
Ariful Haque Choudhury , Mayor of سلہٹ
A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury , 13th President of Bangladesh
Ayesha Bedora Choudhury , doctor
Justice Badrul Haider Chowdhury , 5th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry , 5th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Chowdhury Gulam Akbar , writer and collector of بنگلہ دیشی لوک ادب for the بنگلہ اکیڈمی
Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky , former Minister of Commerce
Harris Chowdhury , former MP for Sylhet-5
Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury , 11th Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army
Humayun Rashid Choudhury , 41st President of the United Nations General Assembly & 7th Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament
Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury , diplomat and former Foreign Affairs Adviser
Jamilur Reza Choudhury , president of Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad , vice-chancellor of University of Asia Pacific , adviser to Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
Chowdhury Kazemuddin Ahmed Siddiky , founding president of Assam Bengal Muslim League
Mahmudul Amin Choudhury , 11th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
محمود الصمد چودھری , former MP for Sylhet-3
Justice Mainur Reza Chowdhury , 12th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
Mehazabien Chowdhury , Bangladeshi actress
Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury , 5th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury , Bangladeshi journalist and editor turned politician. Advisor to the President of Bangladesh (2006-2007)
Naiyyum Choudhury , biotechnologist and nuclear scientist
Najma Chowdhury , founder of the Women and Gender Studies department in the ڈھاکہ یونیورسٹی , adviser to Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
Nazim Kamran Choudhury , former MP
Rashed Chowdhury , former Army officer, currently in exile in the United States
Rezwana Chowdhury , renowned exponent of Tagore songs
Sadruddin Ahmed Chowdhury , physicist and vice-chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and Sylhet International University
Salah Choudhury , editor of Weekly Blitz
Samarjit Roy Chowdhury , painter
Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury , Nawab of Dhanbari, ٹانگایل ضلع
Shamima K Choudhury , physicist and advocate for women in science
Shamsher M. Chowdhury , Bangladeshi diplomat and former secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Shamsul Huda Chaudhury , 3rd Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament
شیرین شرمین چودھری , Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament
Shayan Chowdhury , Bengali indie musician and singer
Samson H. Chowdhury , Bengali Christian entrepreneur and business leader
Tapan Chowdhury , Bengali singer of Adhunik songs
Yahya Chowdhury , former MP for Sylhet-2
Yeamin Ahmed Chowdhury Munna , footballer for Chittagong Abahani
Yakub Ali Chowdhury , Bengali essayist
Mahendra Mohan Choudhury , Chief Minister of Assam and Governor of Punjab
اپیندر کشور رائے چودھری , 19th century aristocrat
Amitabh Chaudhry (born 1964/65), Indian banker, CEO and MD of Axis Bank
Anjan Choudhury , Bengali film director and writer
A. B. A. Gani Khan Choudhury , Railway Minister of India
Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury , Indian film director
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury , member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India
Arindam Chaudhuri , Indian author
Rahul Chaudhari , Indian kabaddi player
Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury , Indian singer
Sonali Chowdhury , Indian actress
Chumki Choudhury , Indian actress
Rina Choudhury , Indian actress
تریدھا چودھری , Indian actress
Jogen Chowdhury , 21st century Indian painter
Pramatha Chaudhuri , 19th century Bengali writer and an influential figure in بنگالی ادب
سلیل چودھری , Indian music director & composer
Nirad C. Chaudhuri , Indian writer
Shankar Roychowdhury , Chief of Staff of the بھارتی فوج
Mrinal Datta Chaudhuri , theoretical economist, academic and professor of the Delhi School of Economics .
Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri , Chief of Staff of the Indian Army
روی شنکر (born Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury), ہندوستان کی موسیقی and a composer of ہندوستانی کلاسیکی موسیقی
Bula Choudhury , Indian national women's swimming champion
Sarita Choudhury , Indian actress and model
چرن سنگھ , 6th Prime Minister of India
Pratik Chaudhari (born 1989), Indian footballer playing as a defender for Jamshedpur
Veerabhadram Chowdary , film director
رینوکا چودھری , Union Minister of State
Saifuddin Choudhury , former Member of Parliament
Veeramachineni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary , Telugu film actor
چودھری دیوی لال , Deputy Prime Minister of India
K. V. Chowdary , Indian Revenue Service Central Vigilance Commissioner
Chaudhary Harmohan Singh Yadav , Shaurya Chakra awardee[1]
Shagun Chowdhary , Indian shooter
Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav , Chief Minister, Delhi
مہیما چودھری , Indian actress and model
Mohinder Singh Chaudhury , Indian politician
سوفی چودھری , Indian actress and dancer
Rita Chowdhury , established poet and novelist, ساہتیہ اکیڈمی اعزاز recipient
Aadesh Chaudhary , Indian actor
R. B. Choudary , Indian film producer
Y. S. Chowdary , Indian central minister for state
Gurmeet Choudhary , Indian television actor
Ranjit Chowdhry , Indian actor
Karmveer Choudhary , Indian actor
Kamla Chaudhry (born 1908), Indian short story writer
یوویکا چودھری (born 1983), Indian actress
Amit Chaudhuri , Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Ankush Chaudhari , Marathi Film actor
Ambikagiri Raichoudhury , Assamese poet
Moinul Hoque Choudhury , five-time MLA , two-time اقوام متحدہ جنرل اسمبلی representative and Minister of Industrial Development
Rashida Haque Choudhury , former Minister of State of Social Welfare
Akhlaq Choudhury , Judge of the British High Court of Justice
Anwar Choudhury , diplomat at the محکمہ خارجہ ودولت مشترکہ برطانیہ ; former Governor of the Cayman Islands , British Ambassador to Peru and British High Commissioner to Bangladesh
Anjem Choudary , Islamist political activist
Foysol Choudhury MBE – Businessman, community activist and Chairman of Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council.
Hamza Choudhury , midfielder for English football club Leicester City F.C.
Khaled Choudhury , theatre personality and artist
Mamun Chowdhury – Businessman, and founder and co-director of London Tradition .
Navin Chowdhry - British actor
Roshonara Choudhry , British Islamic extremist
Shamim Chowdhury , TV and print journalist for Al Jazeera English
Shefali Chowdhury , actress best known for the role of Padma Patil in Harry Potter
Paul Chowdhry English comedian of Punjabi origin.