Ancestorage and Niyogi Brahmins Cont...........

Surnames (Family Names) of:

Niyogi Brahmins

1.	Adaalatu
2.	Adukuri
3.	Ainamprolu
4.	Ainaparti
5.	Akhandam
6.	Akkiraju
7.	Alamuru
8.	Alapattu
9.	Aleti
10.	Alladi
11.	Ambadasu
12.	Ambarukhana
13.	Ammiraju
14.	Amruthavakkula
15.	Anantavarapu
16.	Andukuru
17.	Anipeddi
18.	Annavarpu
19.	Anumarlapudi
20.	Attota
21.	Ayenapurapu
22.	Ayinambrolu
23.	Ayinpura
24.	Bairavarasu
25.	Balijepalli
26.	Bathulapalli
27.	Beecharaju
28.	Bhandaru
29.	Bharatam
30.	Bhatlapenamarthi
31.	Bhatraju
32.	Bhimavarapu
33.	Birudavolu
34.	Bodicherla
35.	Bolla
36.	Bollapragada
37.	Boppudi
38.	Brahmandam
39.	Budamagunta
40.	Chadalavada
41.	Chakilam
42.	Challa
43.	Chandraraju
44.	Chelpati
45.	Chentapenta
46.	Cheruku
47.	Chetlapalli
48.	Chevendra
49.	Chillara
50.	Chittem
51.	Chodavarapu
52.	Daliparthi
53.	Damerla
54.	Devalraju
55.	Devambotla
56.	Devarabotla
57.	Dongra
58.	Dontaraju
59.	Dontharaju
60.	Dosapati
61.	Dubagunta
62.	Durga
63.	Durgaraju
64.	Edlapalli
65.	Edury
66.	Eedupalli
67.	Errampeta Chetlapalli
68.	Errapatruni
69.	Errum
70.	Gaddapalli
71.	Gadicharla
72.	Gadidasu
73.	Gajulapalli
74.	Gampa
75.	Ganapatiraju
76.	Gandavarapu
77.	Gandham
78.	Gangaravula
79.	Ganugapati
80.	Garikapati
81.	Gatraju
82.	Ghali
83.	Ghantasala
84.	Godavari
85.	Goparaju
86.	Gopaluni
87.	Gorijavolu
88.	Guduru
89.	Gundlapalli
90.	Gundumalla
91.	Guntupalli
92.	Huggahalli
93.	Ikkurthi
94.	Ikkurthy
95.	Ikkurty
96.	Illandula
97.	Illendula
98.	Illindala
99.	Inapurapu
100.	Indurthi
101.	Inumella
102.	Jeedigunta
103.	Josyula
104.	Kagollu
105.	Kagupati
106.	Kakarlamudi
107.	Kakarlapudi
108.	Kakileru Chetlapalli
109.	Kamaraju
110.	Kambhammettu
111.	Kanakabhattula
112.	Kanchikacharala
113.	Kanchugantala
114.	Kandhibanda
115.	Kankipati
116.	Kanukollu
117.	Kapavarapu
118.	Karinapati
119.	Karlapudi
120.	Kasarabada
121.	Kathari
122.	Kavipurapu
123.	Kavulu
124.	Kavuluri
125.	Kavuru
126.	Kesharaju
127.	Khandaladinne
128.	Koduri
129.	Kolipaka
130.	Komaravolu
131.	Kompalli
132.	Kona
133.	Koochi
134.	Korlimarla
135.	Kotamraju
136.	Kovuru
137.	Kunchanapalli
138.	Kuppila
139.	Lakinepalli
140.	Lakkaraju
141.	Lingamgunta
142.	Machiraju
143.	Maddali
144.	Madiraju
145.	Mallavarapu
146.	Malyala
147.	Mandapaka
148.	Manikonda
149.	Mannava
150.	Marella
151.	Mattigunta
152.	Matukumalli
153.	Mittadoddi
154.	Modukuru
155.	Morparthi
156.	Mukkamala
157.	Mukkapati
158.	Munimanikyam
159.	Mylavarapu
160.	Nadimpalli
161.	Nagulapalli
162.	Nandiraju
163.	Naraparaju
164.	Nibhanupudi
165.	Nimmaraju
166.	Nissankala
167.	Paluvayi
168.	Pamarthi
169.	Pamidimukkala
170.	Parimi
171.	Parupudi
172.	Patibanda
173.	Pavuluri
174.	Penamakuri
175.	Penamakuru
176.	Penugonda Chetlapalli
177.	Pidugu
178.	Potula
179.	Pusuluri
180.	Rayabharam
181.	Rayaprolu
182.	Regadamilli
183.	Revuri
184.	Rudravarapu
185.	Rupanagunta
186.	Salapaka
187.	Sambaraju
188.	Sambatur
189.	Sampatam
190.	Samudram
191.	Sandepudi
192.	Sannikandlapadu
193.	Saripalli
194.	Satram
195.	Sattenapalli
196.	Savidi
197.	Singaraju
198.	Somaasi
199.	Somaraju
200.	Srikaram
201.	Sthaanam
202.	Tammera
203.	Thondapi
204.	Toleti
205.	Torthi
206.	Tumu
207.	Turlapati
208.	Tuttagunta
209.	Twarakavi
210.	Udayagiri
211.	Ullaganti
212.	Uppala
213.	Urakaranam
214.	Uta
215.	Uttaralingamakuntla
216.	Vaddiraju
217.	Vadduri
218.	Vadlamudi
219.	Vaduri
220.	Vahi
221.	Vallambhatla
222.	Vanam
223.	Vangipurapu
224.	Vankamamidi
225.	Vankeswarapu
226.	Varagani
227.	Varahagiri
228.	Vareswaram
229.	Varkhola
230.	Vasa
231.	Vegaraju
232.	Veladi
233.	Velagapudi
234.	Vepachedu
235.	Vinnakota
236.	Vissamraju,
237.	Yamarthi
238.	Yedida
239.	Yerravally

Most of these families belong to "Kanva" or "Kanveeya" branch of Pradhamasakha. Many of these family names are unique to Pradhamasakha, and you may not find the same names in any other Brahmin caste, but some family names are found in various other Brahmin groups as well. Also, some of these family names may be found in non-Brahmin castes due to the fact that many of the family names are derived from the village names.

Aruvela Niyogi

1 Abbaraju 2 Abburi 3 Achanta 4 Addanki 5 Adidamu 6 Adimulam 7 Adipudi 8 Adiraju 9 Aditham 10 Adivi 11 Aduri 12 Adusumalli 13 Ajjarapu 14 Akkanapragada 15 Akkaraju 16 Akkenapragada 17 Akkinapragada 18 Akkinepalli 19 Akkiraju 20 Akunuri 21 Aluru 22 Amanaganti 23 Amancherla 24 Amirapu 25 Ammanabrolu 26 Amperayani 27 Andukuri 28 Annamraju 29 Annapragada 30 Annavaram 31 Apparaju 32 Aradhyula 33 Arjarapu 34 Atlapragada 35 Atluri 36 Atreyapurapu 37 Avasarala 38 Avatapalli 39 Avva 40 Ayyadevara 41 Ayyagari 42 Ayyalaraju 43 Bakaraju 44 Balabhadrapatruni 45 Balanthrapu 46 Balemarthy 47 Balivada 48 Ballijepalli 49 Banda 50 Bandhakavi 51 Bapatla 52 Basavaraju 53 Bendapudi 54 Bhadriraju 55 Bhamidipati 56 Bharatham 57 Bhattiprolu 58 Bhavaraju 59 Bheemaraju 60 Bhimaraju 61 Bhogaraju 62 Bhograj 63 Bhupatiraju 64 Bitragunta 65 Bodapati 66 Boddapati 67 Boinapally 68 Bollapalli 69 Bollapragada 70 Bommakanti 71 Bommaraju 72 Bommireddipalli 73 Bondalapati 74 Botlaguduru 75 Boyanapalli 76 Boyinepalli 77 Brahmandam 78 Budaraju 79 Buddhavarapu 80 Buddhiraju 81 Budhiraju 82 Buyyanapragada 83 Chadalawada 84 Chaganti 85 Chaganty 86 Chakicherla 87 Chakilam 88 Chalamchala 89 Challa 90 Challapally 91 Chamaraju 92 Chamarthy 93 Chandarlapati 94 Chandramouli 95 Chandraraju 96 Chatrathi 97 Cheemalamarri 98 Chennapragada 99 Cherukupalli 100 Cherukuvada 101 Chevuturi 102 Chevuturu 103 Chilakalapudi 104 Chimakurthy 105 Chimatapu 106 Chinnamuttevi 107 Chinta 108 Chintagunta 109 Chintalapudi 110 Chintapalli 111 Chitrapu 112 Chittamuri 113 Chittapragada 114 Chitturi 115 Chodavarapu 116 Choragudi 117 Chunduru 118 Ciriyam 119 Daliparthy 120 Damaraju 121 Dammalapati 122 Danam 123 Dantanaraju 124 Davuluri 125 Desabhatla 126 Desaraju 127 Desiraju 128 Devaguptapu 129 Devalraju 130 Devambotla 131 Devarabhotla 132 Devarabotla 133 Devulapalli 134 Dhanyamraju 135 Dharani 136 Dharmavarapu 137 Dhurjati 138 Dinavahi 139 Dittakavi 140 Doddavarapu 141 Dontaraju 142 Dronamraju 143 Duggaraju 144 Duggirala 145 Duttaluru 146 Eadara 147 Eeswarapragada 148 Elchuri 149 Enjeti 150 Errapragada 151 Gaddamanugu 152 Gade 153 Gadiraju 154 Gady 155 Ganavarapu 156 Gandavarapu 157 Gandrapu 158 Gangaraju 159 Gangavarapu 160 Ganjam 161 Gannavarapu 162 Ganugapati 163 Garnepudy 164 Gollamudi 165 Gollapudi 166 Goparaju 167 Goteti 168 Govindaraju 169 Gudipati 170 Gudladona 171 Gudlavalleti 172 Gullapalli 173 Gummaraju 174 Gundamaraju 175 Gundimeda 176 Gundlapalli 177 Gunnikuntla 178 Gurazada 179 Iduri 180 Idury 181 Illandula 182 Illendula 183 Illindala 184 Inamanamelluri 185 Inampudi 186 Indupalli 187 Inugurthi 188 Inumella 189 Ippagunta 190 Iragavarapu 191 Ivaturi 192 Jakkaraju 193 Jallawaram 194 Jayagiri 195 Jayanthi 196 Jeedigunta 197 Jillellamudi 198 Jonnalagadda 199 Kaasiraju 200 Kadambari 201 Kalapatapu 202 Kalavacharla 203 Kaligotla 204 Kallakuri 205 Kalley 206 Kalluri 207 Kalugotla 208 Kalvakurthi 209 Kamakolanu 210 Kamaraju gadda 211 Kambhammettu 212 Kanakagiri 213 Kanala 214 Kanchnepalli 215 Kandukuri 216 Kanukolanu 217 Kanukollu 218 Kanuparthi 219 Kanuparthy 220 Kapavarapu 221 Karanam 222 Karavadi 223 Kasavaraju 224 Kasthala 225 Kasturi 226 Kasukurthi 227 Katranikona 228 Kattekola 229 Katuri 230 Kavi 231 Kavipurapu 232 Kesaanapalli 233 Kesanupalli 234 Kesapragada 235 Kesinapalli 236 Khambhammettu 237 Kocherlakota 238 Kodi 239 Koduri 240 Koduru 241 Koka 242 Kolanu 243 Komara 244 Komaragiri 245 Komaravolu 246 Komarraju 247 Kommaraju 248 Kona 249 Konda 250 Kondapally 251 Kondepudi 252 Konduri 253 Konduru 254 Konidena 255 Konuru 256 Kopparapu 257 Korimilli 258 Korrapati 259 Korupolu 260 Kotamarthi 261 Kotamraju 262 Kotaru 263 Kotharu 264 Kotichintala 265 Kovuru 266 Krovvidi 267 Kuchimanchi 268 Kummamuru 269 Kunderu 270 Kundurthi 271 Kuntamukkala 272 Kurapati 273 Kurumaddali 274 Lakkapragada 275 Lakkaraju 276 Lakkavajjula 277 Lingamgunta 278 Lingaraju 279 Machavaram 280 Machiraju 281 Maddali 282 Maddikonda 283 Madiraju 284 Majeti 285 Malkapuram 286 Mallampalli 287 Mallapragada 288 Mallavarapu 289 Malyala 290 Manapragada 291 Manchikalapati 292 Manchikanti 293 Manchiraju 294 Mandapaka 295 Mandapati 296 Mangu 297 Mannava 298 Mannepalli 299 Mantri 300 Mantripragada 301 Mantriraju 302 Maramraju 303 Marella 304 Marripati 305 Mattigunta 306 Matukumalli 307 Medikonduru 308 Medukonduru 309 Mittagunta 310 Mocherla 311 Modukuru 312 Mooparti 313 Moorthiraju 314 Mopidevi 315 Movva 316 Mudunuru 317 Mukkamala 318 Muktevi 319 Mulakaluri 320 Mulpur 321 Mulpuri 322 Mulugu 323 Munagamuri 324 Munimanikyam 325 Munipalle 326 Muppalla 327 Mutchumilli 328 Mutharaju 329 Muvva 330 Mydavolu 331 Mylavarapu 332 Mynampati 333 Mysore 334 Nadakuduru 335 Nadela 336 Nadimpalli 337 Nadupalli 338 Namavarapu 339 Namburi 340 Nandanavanam 341 Nandigama 342 Nandiraju 343 Nandiwada 344 Nanduri 345 Naraparaju 346 Navuluri 347 Nedunuri 348 Neelamraju 349 Nellutla 350 Nemali 351 Nemalikanti 352 Nerella 353 Nidamarthi 354 Nidumolu 355 Nimishakavi 356 Nimushakavi 357 Nissankala 358 Paaturi 359 Pabbaraju 360 Pagolu 361 Paidipati 362 Palagummi 363 Palakodety 364 Palepu 365 Palivela 366 Palutla 367 Pamidipati 368 Pamulaparthi 369 Pamulapati 370 Panamgipalli 371 Panchalavarapu 372 Pandrangi 373 Pandravada 374 Panguluri 375 Panthangi 376 Paramathmuni 377 Paramatmuni 378 Paramkusham 379 Parimi 380 Parupalli 381 Pathapati 382 Pathikonda 383 Patibanda 384 Patruni 385 Pattamatta 386 Pavani 387 Peddiraju 388 Pegatraju 389 Pelluri 390 Pemmaraju 391 Penamakuru 392 Penumudi 393 Perala 394 Petluri 395 Piduru 396 Pillutla 397 Pindiproli 398 Pindiprolu 399 Pingali 400 Pochiraju 401 Poduri 402 Pogalore 403 Pokkunuru 404 Polamraju 405 Polapragada 406 Polavaram 407 Poluri 408 Ponduri 409 Ponnada 410 Ponnekanti 411 Poolla 412 Poruri 413 Pothapragada 414 Potharaju 415 Potturi 416 Pragada 417 Pragadaraju 418 Praturi 419 Pubbaraju 420 Puligadda 421 Puligurtha 422 Pulijala 423 Pulikanti 424 Pulipaka 425 Pullamaraju 426 Punyamurthula 427 Pusapati 428 Putrevu 429 Puttabakula 430 Puvvada 431 Rachapudi 432 Racherla 433 Rajasekharuni 434 Ramachandruni 435 Ramapragada 436 Ramaraju 437 Rangaraju 438 Raparla 439 Ravela 440 Ravinutala 441 Ravipati 442 Ravula 443 Ravulaparti 444 Ravulapati 445 Ravuri 446 Rayapudi 447 Rayasam 448 Rebbaprgada 449 Returi 450 Rupanagunta 451 Ryali 452 Saathamraju 453 Sambatur 454 Sambharaju 455 Sandepudi 456 Sangaraju 457 Sanka 458 Sankhamraju 459 Santapur 460 Sarikonda 461 Sarraju 462 Sarvepalli 463 Sathuluri 464 Sattiraju 465 Satyavolu 466 Seethamraju 467 Seethanraju 468 Seethimraju 469 Siddiraju 470 Singam 471 Singampalli 472 Singaraju 473 Siripurapu 474 Srigiriraju 475 Srikantham 476 Sundaragiri 477 Sunkaranam 478 Sunkesula 479 Surampudi 480 Suraparaju 481 Tadakamalla 482 Tadanki 483 Tadepalli 484 Tadikonda 485 Tadimalla 486 Tadimeti 487 Tadinada 488 Talapuru 489 Tallamraju 490 Tallapragada 491 Talluri 492 Talpuri 493 Tamiri (Kousikasa) 494 Tamirisa 495 Tamvada 496 Tanguturi 497 Tanuku 498 Tatavarthy 499 Tatiraju 500 Telidevara 501 Tenneti 502 Tetali 503 Thalupooru 504 Thatikonda 505 Thondapi 506 Thungathurthi 507 Timmaraju 508 Tipparaju 509 Tummalacheruv 510 Tummurugoti 511 Turaga 512 Turimella 513 Turlapati 514 Turlapaty 515 Tvarakavi 516 Unnava 517 Uppalapati 518 Uppaluri 519 Uppuluri 520 Uppugunduri 521 Urvaakaranam 522 Vaddadi 523 Vaddiparthi 524 Vadlamannati 525 Vadrevu 526 Vajja 527 Vajjala 528 Vakkalanka 529 Valluri 530 Valluru 531 Vallury 532 Vamaraju 533 Vangipurapu 534 Vankamamidi 535 Varahagiri 536 Varanasi 537 Varigonda 538 Vasiraju 539 Vedagiri 540 Vedaraju 541 Vedururu 542 Veladi 543 Velagaleti 544 Velagapudi 545 Velaparti 546 Veldurthy 547 Velichety 548 Velpuru 549 Vemavarapu 550 Vempati 551 Vemuganti 552 Vemula 553 Vemulakonda 554 Vemuri 555 Vennelaganti 556 Ventrapragada 557 Venuturupalle 558 Vepakomma 559 Vinnakota 560 Viriyala 561 Vissapragada 562 Volety 563 Voore 564 Vootukuri 565 Voruganti 566 Vurakaranam 567 Wuppalapati 568 Wuppugundur 569 Wuppukondur 570 Wuriti 571 Yabaloori 572 Yabaluri 573 Yallapragada 574 Yamarthi 575 Yandapalli 576 Yandapally 577 Yarrapragada 578 Yeddanapudi 579 Yedida 580 Yellamraju 581 Yendluri 582 Yerragudipati 583 Yerramilli 584 Yerrapragada 585 Yerukalapudi

Niyogis Today

Niyogis are those Brahmins, who took up various secular vocations including military ones like their counterparts in other states such as Chitpavans in Maharashtra, Mohyals in the Punjab, Tyagis and Bhumihar Brahmins in most parts of Northern India and the Pushpaka Brahmins of Kerala. For this many of them gave up religious occupations such as priesthood. Today you can see only hand-full of niyogi priests working in some temples. But still as Brahmins, they are committed to follow individual / family level rituals required to be followed at their homes, even though they don't choose that as career outside. Hence, the Niyogis never either accept a religious gift or partake of Shraadha food (food given to Brahmins during death related rituals). In spite of living in modern age, most of them never give up their consciousness regarding their Vedic heritage, but rather try to follow or understand them radically.

Niyogis depend and emphasize on modern education, administration (Niyogis have traditionally been well represented in the lower cadres of local administration in Andhra Pradesh), management etc. In the past, they were Zamindars, Talukdars, Munsabs, Minor kings, Ministers in the courts of kings and feudatories. Many of them were village accountants / clerks, Karanams (in Andhra) or Patwaris (in Telangana), until recently.

A famous saying goes Yendu Niyogimpavalenanna Niyogimpadagina vaadu Niyogi - He who can be trusted for successful completion of task is a Niyogi.

List of gotras

The word "Gotra" means "lineage" in the Sanskrit language. While it is somewhat akin to a family name, the given name of a family is often different from its gotra, as given names may reflect the traditional occupation, place of residence or other important family characteristic rather than gotra.

People belonging to the same gotra also belong to the same caste in the Hindu social system. But there is a notable exception among matrilineal Tulu/Malayalee speakers where the lineages are the same across the castes. For such lists of gotras compounded by caste, please refer to the following:

Brahmins: refer to List of Brahmin gotras

Vysyas: refer to Komati (caste)

Dhangars: refer to List of Dhangar clans in India

Kammas

Khatris: refer to List of Khatri last names

Kapu / Telaga / Balija / Naidu

Nairs

Reddys

Rajputs: refer to Rajput clans

Jats: refer to List of Jat clans

Kongu Vellala Gounder's: refer to List of Kongu Vellala kootams

Tuluva/Malayalees: refer to Tuluva Malayali lineage system

Rohillas: refer to List of Rohilla Gotra

Boyar caste refer to List of Boyar gotras

Mudaliars

Oraons

The Mouths that Recited Vedas are Grieving

Brahmins played an extraordinary role in the spread of knowledge and vitalizing the Indian society for millennia. Recently, in the freedom movement and national revitalization movements they proved their merit by playing their traditional role as usual. The Brahmins whose goals have been the enlightenment and prosperity of the society are leaving mainstream social, political and economic fields nowadays. Having merit is not enough to garner the positions in various fields and seats in schools in today’s society blighted with reservations and quotas. It is high time they raise their voice against the injustice and get together to fight by blowing the conch of awakening (clarion call), says Parusuram.

Brahmins lost their traditional jobs such as karaneekam (clerk/accountant) and agraharas (land endowments).

(It should be noted that Brahmins are not the priests in every temple. Temples like mutyalamma, poleramma, mahankali etc., where animal sacrifices are a norm, Brahmins are not priests.

Brahmin gotra system

The word "gotra" means "lineage" in the Sanskrit language. Among those of the Brahmin caste, gotras are reckoned patrilineally. Each gotra takes the name of a famous Rishi or sage who was the patrilineal forebearer of that clan. And each Gotra is addressed by the suffix 'sa' or 'asa' as relevant.

The concept of Gotra was the first attempt among Brahmins to classify themselves among different groups. At the beginning, these gentes identified themselves by the names of various rishis (Angirasa, Atri, Gautam, Kashyapa, Bhrigu, Vasishtha, Kutsa, and Bharadvaja; the first seven of these are often enumerated as Saptarishis). It is to be noted that Vishwamitra was initially a Kshatriya king, who later chose and rose to become an ascetic rishi. Hence the gotra was applied to the grouping stemming from one of these rishis as his descendants.

Contents

1 Gotras

2 Gothras and Pravaras

3 Lists of Brahmin Gotras

4 Implications

5 References

6 See also

Gotras

Many lines of descent from the major rishis were later grouped separately. Accordingly, the major gotras were divided into ganas (subdivisions) and each gana was further divided into groups of families. The term gotra was then frequently started being applied to the ganas and to the sub-ganas.

Every Brahmin claims to be a direct patrilinial descendant of one of the founding rishis of a certain gana or sub-gana. It is the gana or sub-gana that is now commonly referred to as gotra.

Over the years, the number of gotras increased due to:

Descendants of original rishi also started new family lineage or new gotras, by inter marriage with other sub-groups of the same caste, and inspired by another rishi whose name they bear as their own gotra.

Pravara is the number of the most excellent rishis who belonged to that particular gotra to which a person belongs. Gotra is the name of the founding father. In Vedic ritual, the importance of the pravara appears to be in its use by the ritualist for extolling his ancestry and proclaiming, "As a descendant of worthy ancestors, I am a fit and proper person to do the act I am performing." The sacred thread yajnopavita worn on upanayana has close connection with the concept of pravaras related to Brahmin gotra system. While tying the knots of sacred thread, an oath is taken in the name of each one of these three or five of the most excellent rishis belonging to one's gotra.

The full affiliation of a brāhamana consists of:Ø Gotra,

ØPravaras

ØSutra (of Kalpa)

ØShakha

(Example:) A brahmana named 'X' introduces himself as follows : I am 'X', of Shrivatsa gotra, of Āpastamba sutra, of Taittiriya shākha of Yajurveda, of five pravaras named Bhārgava, Chyāvana, Āpnavan, Aurva and Jāmdagnya (This example is based upon the example given by Pattābhirām Shastri in the introduction to Vedārtha-Pārijata, cf. ref.).

While the gotras were classified initially according to nine rishis

The pravaras were classified under the names of the following seven rishis:

Agastya

Angirasa

Atri

Bhrigu

Kashyapa

Vasishtha

Vishvamitra

According to the listing of authors included in the verses in Rigved, the rishi Jamadagni was a descendant of rishi Bhrigu while the rishis Gautam and Bharadvaja were the descendants of rishi Angirasa.

The pravara identifies the association of a person with three or sometimes five of the above-mentioned rishis.

For example, Kashyapa Gothram has 3 rishis associated with it viz. Kashyapa, Daivala and Aavatsaara

Gothras and Pravaras

Suryadhwaja: Lakhi (Mehrishi), Soral, Binju

Bharadwaj: Angirasa, Baaryhaspatya (i.e. bRhaspati), Bharadwaja

Rathitara: Angirasa, Baaryhaspatya, Rathitara

Vatula/Vadula: Bhargava, Vaitahavya, Saavedasa

Srivatsa: Bhargava, Chyaavana, Aapnavaana, Owrva, Jaamadaghneya

Salankayana: Viswaamitra, Aghamarshana, Devarata

Shatamarshana: Angirasa, Powrukutsa, Traasatasya

Atreya: Atreya, Aarchanaasa, Syaavaasva

Kowsika: Vishwamitra, Aghavarshana, Kowsika

Kalabodhana / Kalabhavasa (3 variations)

Kalabodhana: Viswaamitra, AAgamarshana, Kalabodhana

Kalaboudha: Viswaamitra, AAgamarshana, Kalaboudha

Kalabhavasa: Viswaamitra, AAgamarshana, Kalabhavasa

Viswamitra: Vaiswaamitra, Devarata, Owtala

Kaundinya: Vaasishta, Maitraavaruna, Kaundinya

Harita/Haritasa: Angirasa, Ambarisha, Yuvanasva

Gautamasa: Angirasa, Aayasyasa, Gautama

Mowdgalya (3 Variations)

Angirasa, Bharmyasva, Mowdgalya

Tarkshya, Bharmyasva, Mowdgalya

Angirasa, Dhavya, Mowdgalya

Sandilya (3 Variations)

Kasyapa, Aavatsaara, Daivala

Kasyapa, Aavatsaara, Sandilya

Kasyapa, Daivala, Asitha

Naitruvakaasyapa: Kasyapa, Aavatsara, Naitruva

Kutsa: Angirasa, Maandhatra, Kowtsa

Kanva (2 Variations)

Angirasa, Ajameeda, Kaanva

Angirasa, Kowra, Kaanva

Paraasara: Vaasishta, Saaktya, Paarasarya

Aagastya: Aagastya, Tardhachyuta, Sowmavaha

Gargi (2 Variations)

Angirasa, Bharhaspatya, Bharadwaja, Upadhyay

Angirasa, Sainya, Gaargya

Bhadarayana: Angirasa, Paarshadaswa, Raatitara

Kasyapa (3 Variations)

Kasyapa, Aavatsaara, Daivala

Kasyapa, Aavatsaara, Naidruva (Naitruva)

Kasyapa, Aavatsaara, Naidruva (Naitruva), Rebha, Raibha, Sandila, Saandilya

Sunkriti (2 Variations)

Angirasa, Kowravidha, Saankritya

Sadhya, Kowravidha, Saankritya

Angirasa, Pourukutsya, Thraasadasya

Goutam/gowtamasa Aangeerasa, ayasya, gowtama

AgniVaiwaswatha: Angirasa, Brahaspthayasa, Bharadwaja, Srukva, Agnivaiwaswathasa

Sankhyayana: Vishwamitra, Aghamarshana, Devaratha

List of Brahmin Gotras

The following is a partial list of gotras found in the Brahmin community of Hindus:

1	Agastya
2	Alambani
3	Angirasa
4	Atreya
5	Atri
6	Bhakdi
7	Bhardwaj
8	Bharadvajasa
8	Bhargava
9	Chandilya
10	Charora
11	Chikitasa
12	Dalabhya
13	Darbhas
14	Dhananjaya
15	Dhanvantari
16	Galvasaya
17	Garga
18	Gargheyasa
19	Gaubhilya
20	Gautam
21	Gautamasa
22	Harita
23	Haritasa
24	Hukman Bhal
25	Jamadagni
26	Jatukarna
27	Kalabodhana
28	Kalaboudha
29	Kalabhavasa
30	Kamakayana Vishwamitra
31	Kanva
32	Kapi
33	Kapil
34	Kashyapa
35	Katyayana
36	Kaundinya
37	Kaunsh
38	Kaushal
39	Kaushalas
40	Kushal
41	Kaushika
42	Kausyagasa
43	Krishnatriya
44	Krishnatreeya
45	Kutsa
46	Kutsasa
47	Lakhi
48	Lohit
49	Lohita-Kowsika
50	Lomasha
51	Mandavya
52	Matanga
53	Mauna Bhargava
54	Moudgalya
55	Mudgala (Maudgalya, Moudgil, Modgil, Mudgal)
56	Nithunthana
57	Nrisimhadevara
58	Nydravakashyapa
59	Parashara
60	Parthivasa
61	Pouragutsya
62	Purang
63	Ratheetarasa
64	Rathitara
65	Rohinya
66	Roushayadana
67	Rowshayadana
68	Saankritya (Sakarawar)
69	Saawarna
70	Saharia Joshi
71	Salankayana
72	Sandilyasa
73	Sangar
74	Sankrithi (Sankrityayan)
75	Sankyanasa
76	Sathamarshana
77	Shaktri
78	Shandelosya
79	Shandilya, sanas
80	Shaunaka
81	Somnasser
82	Soral
83	Srivatsa
84	Sumarkanth
85	Suryadhwaja
86	Tugnait
87	Upadhyay
88	Upamanyu
89	Utsasya
90	Vadula
91	Vaidya/Baidya
92	Valmiki
93	Vardhulasa
94	Vardhviyasa
95	Vardhyswasa
96	Vashishta
97	Vatsa
98	Veetahavya
99	Vishnu
100	Vishnuvardhana
101	Viswamitra
102	Yaska

Implications

Although people belonging to the same gotra are, in theory, related to each other patrilineally, and belong to the same Brahmin caste, there may be very little else in common between them. In fact, as per the Vedic system, a man and a woman belonging to the same gotra are considered to be a brother and sister, and hence, a marriage between a man and a woman belonging to the same gotra (known as sa-gotra) is forbidden as it will cause anomalies in the progeny that come out of such a marriage. A married woman takes up the gotra of her husband. The fact that people belong to a certain gotra says nothing about their domicile, original place of residence, mother tongue or family occupation, which can be known from than lower lever classification below gotra: pravaras, sutra (of Kalpa) and shakha.