Chandy

Chandy is a surname and, occasionally, a given name of Indian origin. It is particularly common among Malayalam-speaking communities in the Indian state of Kerala and among members of the Syrian Christian diaspora. The name appears in various spellings due to transliteration from regional languages, including Chandi, Chandy, and Chandys, and may reflect historical given-name usage in families.

Chandy has been associated with contributions in diverse fields through individuals bearing the surname. In computer science, the Chandy–Lamport distributed snapshot algorithm, developed by researchers with the surname Chandy and Lamport, is a foundational method for capturing a consistent global state of a distributed system without halting the computation. The algorithm is widely taught in distributed systems courses and has influenced later work on checkpoints and debugging.

In Kerala and the diaspora, people named Chandy have held roles in business, academia, and public service. The name's recognition in technology and regional history stems from both its cultural roots and notable scholarly work connected to it.