Find out how popular the last name Raychaudhuri is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Raychaudhuri.

Raychaudhuri, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Raychaudhuri surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Raychaudhuri in America

Raychaudhuri is the 146201st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Raychaudhuri surname appeared 113 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Raychaudhuri.

The history of the last name Raychaudhuri

The surname RAYCHAUDHURI is of Indian origin, specifically from the state of Bengal in eastern India. It is derived from the Sanskrit words 'ray' meaning king or lord, and 'chaudhuri' meaning a feudal chief or landowner who collected revenue from peasants. The name dates back to the medieval period in Bengal, when the system of land revenue collection was established.

RAYCHAUDHURI was the title bestowed upon the zamindars or landowners who held significant tracts of land and wielded considerable power and influence in their respective regions. These zamindars played a crucial role in the administration and governance of rural areas during the reign of various rulers and dynasties in Bengal.

The earliest known records of the RAYCHAUDHURI surname can be traced back to the 16th century, when it was mentioned in land revenue records and official documents. One of the earliest known references to the name is found in the 'Ain-i-Akbari,' a detailed administrative document written during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the late 16th century.

In the 18th century, during the rule of the East India Company in Bengal, several RAYCHAUDHURI families were prominent landowners and played a significant role in the local administration. One notable figure from this period was Raychaudhuri Nandakumar, a renowned landlord and scholar who was involved in a legal dispute with the East India Company and was eventually executed in 1775.

Another prominent RAYCHAUDHURI was Raychaudhuri Jadunath, a renowned Bengali scholar and writer who lived from 1824 to 1891. He made significant contributions to Bengali literature and was also involved in social reforms.

In the 20th century, Raychaudhuri Hemchandra (1892-1957) was a renowned historian and author who wrote extensively on Indian history, particularly the medieval period. His works, such as 'Political History of Ancient India' and 'Materials for the Study of the Early History of the Vaishnava Sect,' are considered seminal contributions to the field of Indian historiography.

Raychaudhuri Tapan (1926-2014) was a distinguished Indian physicist and statistician who made significant contributions to the fields of cosmology and astrophysics. He is best known for his work on the Raychaudhuri equation, a fundamental equation in general relativity that describes the behavior of congruences of timelike and null geodesics.

The RAYCHAUDHURI surname continues to be prevalent in various parts of India, particularly in West Bengal and the neighboring states of eastern India, where it is associated with a rich cultural and historical legacy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Raychaudhuri

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Raychaudhuri.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Raychaudhuri was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Raychaudhuri was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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