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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 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 Hindu gotras
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- Agastya (after sage Agastya)
- Agni (Gotra)
- Angiras Brahmin (caste and gotra)
- Alambayan (Shakdwipi Brahman gotra)
- Aliman (Gotra)
- Atri (Surname and gotra)
- Awasthi (surname and gotra)
- Bachchas (Rajputs) ( Gaur Brahman)
- Bansal (surname and gotra)
- bhesean gotra of pandit
- Bhargava (after sage Bhrigu)
- Billas/Billash/Bilash (Surname and Gotra of Gaur Brahman)
- Batish/Vats (gotra and surname Gaur Brahmin)
- Bhardwaja (after sage Bhardwaja)
- Baghel (caste and gotra)
- Chandramaharshi (gotra)
- Chathundi Maharshi (Gotra), Arya Vysya Berichettiar
- Chahar, a Hindu-Jat Gotra
- [Cheekhooree] (surname & gotra of kashyapa (brahmin))
- Dahiya (Jat surname)
- Dalabhya (gotra)
- Deval (Surname and gotra)
- Dubey (surname and gotra)
- Galav (Gotra)
- [[Gargas * Gangotri (Brahmin surname) (gotra)|Garg]] (Gotra)
- Gangotri (Brahmin surname)
- Gautam (surname and gotra)
- Gohel (Rajput and others; also Gahlot, Gehlot, Gohil, Gelot)
- Goyal (surname and gotra)
- Harita (Surname and gotra)
- Jadaun (Rajput and Gurdar)
- Kashyapa (after sage Kashyapa)
- Kaundinya gotra (Jamwal pandit gotra and Kamdala gotra Kaundinya)[1]
- Katyayan (gotra of highest clan of maithil Brahmins)
- Kaushal (surname and gotra)
- Kaushik (Surname and gotra of Brahmins from Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan in India)
- Kayastha (devotees of god chitragupta)
- Khangura (Surname and gotra of Punjab)
- Kancharla (gotra of Reddi)
- Kothapalla (gotra of Kamma)
- Vishwamitra/Kaushik (Brahmin surname and gotra)
- Mittal (Agrawal surname and gotra)
- Mohil/Mahiwal (Rajput gotra)
- Mudgalya/Maudgalya/Mudgal (Brahmin gotra)
- Munshi (Kashmiri pundits)
- Nagasya (Odia Gotra)
- Nanda (surname and gotra)
- Panchal (Vishwabrahmin / Vishwakarma Brahmin Gotra)
- Parashar (Brahmin gotra)
- Rathod (Rajput gotra)
- Rawal (Rajput, Gurjar, Brahmin and other gotras)
- Sankrit (Brahmin gotra)
- Saraswat (Brahmin gotra)
- Savarna (Kanyakubja Brahmin gotra)
- Shandilya (Brahmin gotra)
- Shaktri (Vaidyabrahmin gotra)
- Sheoran (surname and gotra)
- Singhal (surname and gotra)
- Srivatsa (Brahmin gotra)
- Toppo (Kshatriya gotra)
- Tulyamahamuni (Settibalija gotra)
- upmanyu (on the name of sage upmanyu) ( mainly bajpais' of uttar pradesh and nearby states)
- Upreti (Kumaoni Brahmin gotra)
- Vaadhula (Brahmin gotra)
- Vaid (Mohyal Brahmin gotra)
- Vasishtha (Brahmin gotra)
- Vats (clan) (Brahmin gotra)
- Vishvakarman (Vishwakarma Brahmin gotra)
References
- ↑ Thakur, Upendra (1986). Some Aspects of Asian History and Culture. Abhinav Publications. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-7017-207-9.
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