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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.
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People belonging to a particular gotra may not be of the same caste in the [[Hindu]] social system. However, there is a notable exception among matrilineal [[Tulu language|Tulu]] speakers, for whom the lineages are the same across the castes.
In [[Hindu culture]], a [[gotra]] is equivalent to a [[Lineage (anthropology)|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 language|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.
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.


== Main Hindu gotras ==
== Main Brahmin Gotras ==
 
A list of major Brahmin gotras according to the [[Sutra]]s:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brough |first=John |title=The Early Brahmanical System of Gotra and Pravara: A Translation of the Gotra-Pravara-Mañjarī of Puruṣottama-Paṇḍita |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1953 |pages=31–37}}</ref>{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}
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* [[Bhrgu|Bhr̥gu]] ([[Jamadagni]])
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** [[Bhrgu|Bhārgava]]
* [[Aalimaha]] (Gotra)
** [[Chyavana|Cyāvana]]
* [[Aadisya]] (Gotra) (Brahmin)
** [[Aurva]]
* [[Agastya]] (after sage [[Agastya]]) <!--Agastya is sometimes msntioned as a saptarishi. There is an Agastya gotra. Read wikipedia article on Gotra for details-->
** [[Jamadagni|Jāmadagnya]]
* [[Agni]] (Gotra)
** [[Vatsa|Vātsa]]
* [[Angiras Brahmin]] (caste and gotra)
* [[Bhrgu|Kevala Bhr̥gu]]
* Alambayan (Shakdwipi Brahmin and [[Vaidyabrahmin]] gotra)
** [[Bhrgu|Bhārgava]]
* [[Atri]] (Surname and gotra)
** [[Divodasa|Daivodāsa]]
* [[Awasthi]] (surname and gotra)
** [[Vena (Hindu king)|Vainya]]
* [[Bachchas]] (Rajputs) (Gaur Brahmin)
** [[Prthu|Pārtha]]
* [[Bansal]] (surname and gotra) bhesean gotra of pandit
** [[Shaunaka|Śaunaka]]
* [[Bhargava]] (after sage [[Bhrigu]])
** [[Gritsamada|Gārtsamada]]
* [[Bhardwaja]] (after sage Bhardwaja)
* [[Gautama Maharishi|Gautama]]
* [[Baghel]] (caste and gotra)
** [[Angiras|Āṅgirasa]]
* Chandramaharshi (gotra)
** [[Gautama Maharishi|Gautama]]
* [[Chahar]] , a Hindu-Jat Gotra
** [[Kakshivat|Kākṣīvata]]
* [[Dahiya (surname)|Dahiya]] ([[Jat]] surname)
** [[Dirghatamas|Dairghatamasa]]
* [[Daane (Mane)]]
** [[Ushanas|Auśanasa]]
* [[Deval]] (Surname and gotra)
* [[Bharadvaja|Bharadvāja]]
* [[Dubey]] (surname and gotra)
** [[Angiras|Āṅgirasa]]
* Elladi(ancient greek):Albayan,Salankayan,Solaniki,Chalukyas,Seleukas,Shakyan,Shaktayan. 
** [[Brihaspati|Bārhaspatya]]
* [[Erukka Maharishi]] (Gotra)
** [[Bharadvaja|Bhāradvāja]]
* [[Gangotri]] (Brahmin surname)
** [[Garga (sage)|Gārgya]]
* [[Gautam (surname)|Gautam]] (surname and gotra)
* [[Angiras|Kevala Aṅgiras]]
* [[Gohel]] ([[Rajput]] and others; also Gahlot, Gehlot, Gohil, Gelot)
** [[Angiras|Āṅgirasa]]
* [[Goyal]] (surname and gotra)
** [[Ambarisha|Āmbarīṣa]]
* [[Harita ]] (Surname and gotra)
** [[Mandhatri|Māndhātra]]
* [[Jadaun]] ([[Rajput]] and Gurdar)
** [[Kutsa|Kautsa]]
* [[Konas]] (surname and gotra)
** [[Kanva|Kāṇva]]
* Kapistal (Gotra)
** [[Mudgala|Maudgalya]]
* [[Kashyapa]] (after sage [[Kashyapa]])
** [[Sankriti|Sāṁkr̥tya]]
* Kaundinya gotra (Jamwal pandit gotra and Kamdala gotra [[Kaundinya]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Thakur |first=Upendra |title=Some Aspects of Asian History and Culture |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m42TldA_OvAC&pg=PA18 |year=1986 |publisher=Abhinav Publications |isbn=978-81-7017-207-9 |page=18}}</ref>
** [[Shakti (sage)|Śāktya]]
* [[Kaushal]] (surname and gotra)
* [[Atri]]
* [[Kaushik]] (Surname and gotra of [[Barnwal]])
** [[Atreya|Ātreya]]
* [[Khangura]] (Surname and gotra of [[Punjab]])
* [[Viśvāmitra]]
* [[Vishwamitra]]/[[Kaushik]] ([[Brahmin]] surname and gotra)
** [[Vishvamitra|Vaiśvāmitra]]
* [[Mittal (surname)|Mittal]] ([[Agrawal]] surname and gotra)
** [[Devarata|Daivarāta]]
* [[Mohil|Mohil/Mahiwal]] ([[Rajput]] gotra)
** [[Madhuchhanda|Mādhucchandasa]]
* [[Mudgal|Mudgalya/Maudgalya/Mudgal]] ([[Brahmin]] gotra)
** [[Kaushik|Kauśika]]
* [[Munshi]] (Kashmiri pundits)
** [[Gādhi|Gāthina]]
* [[Nanda (surname)|Nanda]] (surname and gotra)
** [[Indra|Aindra]]
* [[Panchal]] ([[Vishwabrahmin]] / [[Vishwakarma]] [[Brahmin]] Gotra)
* [[Kaśyapa]]
* [[Pasupu Neti]] (Kshatriyas)
** [[Kashyapa|Kāśyapa]]
* [[Parashar]] ([[Brahmin]] gotra)
** [[Avatsara|Āvatsāra]]
* [[Rathod]] ([[Rajput]] gotra)
** [[Asita|Āsita]]
* [[Rawal]] ([[Rajput]], [[Gurjar]], [[Brahmin]] and other gotras)
** [[Shandilya|Śāṇḍila]]
* [[Saraswat]] ([[Brahmin]] gotra)
** [[Devala|Daivala]]
* [[Savarna (gotra)|Savarna]] ([[Kanyakubja Brahmin]] gotra)
* [[Vasiṣṭha]]
* [[Shandilya]] ([[Brahmin]] gotra)
** [[Vasishtha|Vāsiṣṭha]]
* Shaktri/[[Shakti Maharishi|Shakti]] ([[Vaidyabrahmin]] gotra)
** [[Mitra-Varuna|Maitrāvaruṇa]]
* [[Sheoran]] (surname and gotra)
** [[Upamanyu|Aupamanyava]]
* [[ Sambharwal ]] (jaat gotra)
** [[Parashara|Pārāśarya]]
* [[Sindurasya]] (gotra)
** [[Shakti (sage)|Śāktya]]
* [[Singhal]] (surname and gotra)
** [[Sankriti|Sāṁkr̥tya]]
Shankhyan ( Brahmin gotra)
* [[Agastya]]
** [[Agastya|Āgastya]]


* [[Srivatsa]] ([[Brahmin]] gotra)
* [[Toppo]] ([[Kshatriya]] gotra)
* Tulyamahamuni ([[Settibalija]] gotra)
* [[Upreti]] ([[Kumauni people|Kumaoni]] [[Brahmin]] gotra)
* [[Vaadhula]] ([[Brahmin]] gotra)
* [[Vaid]]  ([[Mohyal]] [[Brahmin]] gotra)
* [[Vallabha Maharishi]] (Gotra)
* [[Vasishtha]] ([[Brahmin]] gotra)
* [[Vats (clan)]] ([[Brahmin]] gotra)
* [[Vishvakarman]] ([[Vishwakarma]] [[Brahmin]] gotra)
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* Upplas gotra (Khatri)


==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:58, 30 December 2025


In Hindu culture, a gotra is equivalent to 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.

Main Brahmin Gotras[edit | edit source]

A list of major Brahmin gotras according to the Sutras:[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Brough, John (1953). The Early Brahmanical System of Gotra and Pravara: A Translation of the Gotra-Pravara-Mañjarī of Puruṣottama-Paṇḍita. Cambridge University Press. pp. 31–37.