Type Surname (from occupation) Usage Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali Scripts चौधरी(Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) ચૌધરી(Gujarati) Pronounced Pron. TSOD-ree(Marathi) Meaning & History From a title meaning "holder of four", from Sanskrit चतुर् (chatur) meaning "four" and धुरीय (dhuriya) meaning "bearing a burden".