List of gotras

A gotra is a lineage, akin to a family name, but the given name of a family is often different from its gotra, and may reflect the traditional occupation, place of residence or other important family characteristic rather than the lineage.

People belonging to a particular gotra may not be of the same caste(as there are many gotras which are part of different castes) in the Hindu social system. However, there is a notable exception among matrilineal Tulu speakers, for whom the lineages are the same across the castes.

People of the same gotra are generally not allowed to marry. At weddings, the gotras of the bride and the groom are read aloud to verify that they are not breaking this rule.

Atri gottar : kshatriya related to mahabharata

Main Hindu Gotras

• Agastya (Brahmin's gotra)
• Agni (Gotra)
• Airan (Aggarwal surname and gotra)
• Angiras (Brahmin's & Maratha's gotra)
• Alambayana/Alimmanh/Alamyanh- Rishi Vashistha Family (Shakdwipi Brahman, Bengali Brahman, Kayastha, Assamese Kayastha and Kalita gotra)
• Atri - Gotra of Gaur Brahman
• Swaminatreya (Maratha's & Brahmin's, Kashmiri Pandits gotra)
• Bachchas (Rajputs) (Gaur Brahman)
• Banni (gotra)
• Bansal (Aggarwal surname and gotra)
• Bhandal (Aggarwal surname and gotra)
• Bhanpuriya (baniya Gupta ) (surname and gotra)
• Bhesean (gotra of pandit)
• Bhargava (Brahmin's gotra)
• Billas/Billash/Bilash (Surname and Gotra of Gaur Brahman)
• Bindal (Aggarwal surname and gotra)
• Ritwal/Reetwal (Surname & Gotra of Gaur Brahman)
• Bhardwaja (Brahman & Kshatriya gotra)
• Baghel (caste and gotra)
• Chandramaharshi (gotra)
• Chathundi Maharshi (Gotra)
• Arya (gotra used by Arya Samaj followers)
• Chahar, a Hindu-Jat Gotra
• Chandratreya (gotra) brahmin gotra
• Cheekhooree (surname & gotra of kashyapa (Brahmin))
• Dahiya (Jat surname)
• Dalabhya (gotra)
• Deval (Surname and gotra)
• Dhanda (Jat gotra)
• Dharan (Aggarwal surname and gotra)
• Dhayan (Brahmin, Maratha, Rajput, Kshatriya, Jat gotra)
• Galav (Brahmin Gotra)
• Garga (Brahmin's gotra)
• Garg (Aggarwal surname and gotra)
• Gautam (Maratha's & Brahmin's gotra)
• Gohel (Rajput and others; also Gahlot, Gehlot, Gohil, Gelot)
• Goyal (Aggarwal surname and gotra)
• Goyan (Aggarwal surname and gotra)
• Harita (Brahmin's gotra)
• Hrishab (Brahmin's gotra)
• Jadaun (Rajput and Gurdar)
• Jindal (Aggarwal surname and gotra)
• Kalavayana (Brahmin's gotra)
• Kapil (Brahmin's gotra)
• Kansal (Aggarwal surname and gotra)
• kashi (Rajput, kurmi, baniya )
• Kashyapa (after sage Kashyapa, Brahmin's and Maratha's gotra)
• Kaundinya gotra(Maratha's & Brahmin's gotra)
• Katyayan (Brahmin's gotra)
• Kaushal (Brahmin's gotra)
• Kaushik (Brahmin's gotra)
• Khangura (Surname and gotra of Punjab)
• Kancharla (gotra of Reddi)
• Kothapalla (gotra of Kamma)
• Kuchhal (Aggarwal surname and gotra)
• Kungu (gotra)
• Vishwamitra/Maratha's gotra, KaushikBrahmin surname and gotra)
• Lota/Dhiman (Badi surname and gotra)
• Mangal (Aggarwal surname and gotra)
• Moudgalya/Madhukulya/Madhukul (Aggarwal surname and gotra, Moudgalya- Brahmins, Khatri Northern India, Madhukulya - mispronounced , Bengali Kayastha gotra)
• Mittal (Agrawal surname and gotra)
• Mohil/Mahiwal (Rajput gotra)
• Mudgal (Brahmin's gotra)
• Munshi (Kashmiri pundits)
• Nagal (Aggarwal surname and gotra)
• Nagasya (Odia Gotra)
• Nanda (surname and gotra)
• Panchal (Vishwabrahm / Vishwakarma Gotra)
• Parashar (Brahmin's gotra)
• Rathod (Rajput gotra)
• Rawal (Rajput, Gurjar, Brahmin and other gotras)
• Sankrit (Brahmin's gotra)
• Savarna (Brahmin's gotra)
• Singhal/Singla (Aggarwal surname and gotra)
• Shandilya (Brahmin's gotra)
• Shaktri (Vaidyabrahmin gotra)
• Sheoran (surname and gotra)
• Shiva (gotra of people with nath and debnath/devnath surname)
• Sogarwal (jaat)gotra)
• Srivatsa (Brahmin's gotra)
• Tayal (Aggarwal surname and gotra)
• Tingal (Aggarwal surname and gotra)
• Toppo (MarathaKshatriya gotra)
• Tulyamahamuni (Settibalija gotra)
• chookhare (gurav dhdichi stan)
• upmanyu (Maratha's & Brahmin's gotra)
• Upreti (Kumaoni Brahmin gotra)
• Vaadhula (Brahmin gotra)
• Vaid (Mohyal Brahmin gotra)
• Vasishtha (Maratha's & Brahmin's gotra)
• Jenwal ,jetrawal (Reddy)
• Batish/Vats, Sri Vatsya (gotra and surname of : Gaur Brahmin, Srivatsya- Iyer, Iyengar Brahmins)
• Vishvakarman (Vishwakarma gotra)