A survey of Gothras
among iyers (Tamil Speaking
Brahmins)
Complied by
P.R.Ramachander
Gothras among Brahmins is supposed to be patrilineal groups among them. They are believed to have originated
from the Gothra rishi. I wanted
to know how the gothras are spread among
Tamil speaking iyers and
undertook this survey. As a part of arm chair research I went through several
issues of Sruthivani and Mukthipriya
magazines which give matrimonial advertisements of Iyers. From them using
the data of 3507 advertisements,
I could find that , they belong to 51 Gothras(
There may be many more Gothras, which has not come in my survey.
|
Agasthya
|
4
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|
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Athreya
|
227
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6.40%
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Badarayana
|
12
|
|
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Bharadwaja
|
685
|
19.50%
|
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Bharghava
|
8
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|
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Chandilya
|
2
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|
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Devaradam
|
1
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|
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Garga
|
99
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2.82%
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Gauthama
|
86
|
2.42%
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Gowri Veetham
|
6
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|
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Gowshteera
|
1
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|
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Gowsteera
|
2
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Guthsava
|
1
|
|
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Haritha
|
235
|
6.70%
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Kalpangeerasa
|
2
|
|
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Kanva
|
12
|
|
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Kapi
|
8
|
|
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Kashyapa
|
198
|
5.64%
|
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Koundinya
|
379
|
10.80%
|
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Koushika
|
477
|
13.60%
|
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Kutsava
|
2
|
|
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Lohitha
|
7
|
|
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Manava
|
1
|
|
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Mandavya
|
3
|
|
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Medhara
|
2
|
|
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Moudgalya
|
45
|
1.28%
|
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Naidrupa Kahyapa
|
121
|
3.45%
|
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Oupumanya
|
55
|
1.56%
|
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Parasara
|
12
|
|
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Pourugusthya
|
16
|
|
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Radheethara
|
1
|
|
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Ratheethra
|
1
|
|
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Rebha Kashyapa
|
1
|
|
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Salangayana
|
1
|
|
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sankarshana
|
1
|
|
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Sankrithi
|
103
|
2.93%
|
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Saunaka
|
5
|
|
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Shadamarshana
|
48
|
1.36%
|
|
Shandilya
|
18
|
|
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Sikitha
|
1
|
|
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Sri Vatsa
|
390
|
11.12%
|
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Tharakayana
|
9
|
|
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Udhitha
|
3
|
|
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Uditya
|
5
|
|
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Uditya Goutama
|
11
|
|
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Vadhoolam
|
160
|
4.56%
|
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Vasishta
|
6
|
|
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Veethakavya
|
9
|
|
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Vishnu Vardhangeerasa
|
3
|
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Vishnudangeerasa
|
1
|
|
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Viswamithra
|
21
|
|
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Total
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3507
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