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LIST OF FAMILY NAMES
(Compiled from Late Sri Apparaju Seetharamappa’s List)

Agasthyasa Gothram 20 Houses
Name of Anecestor: Shadangala Narayana Dikshitulu.
Pravara: Asgasthya, Dhariyadya, Schuta Yaadwaha Thiarusheya.

1. Anantapuram 2. Bukkapatnam 3. Bukkaraju 4. Dachepalle 5. Desaye

6. Induparthi 7. Jirraoaatu 8. Pallavali 9. Pattabhiraya 10. Revanuru

11. Vaddamaanu

Atreyasa Gothram 60 Houses
Name of The Ancestor: Mahabashyam Mahadeva Bhattu.
Pravara: Aatrya, Archavasya, Chavaasya Thriarusheya

1. Appaji 2. Avulamanda 3. Bhanumukkala 4. Begepalle 5. Canadam

6. Cheenepalle 7. Chennamaraju 8. Cheelekampalle 9. Cirium 10. Enamachintala

11. Garnimitta 12. Gopalayya 13. Hari Haranandam 14. Kalamalla 15. Kalugotla

16. Kakanavaram 17. Kamanuru 18. Kanajam 19. Kanala 20. Kallamadi

21. Kallubavi 22. Kimparaju 23. Kishnappati 24. Komari 25. Komaragiri

26. Lingaraju 27. Madalakoti 28. Mahabhasyam 29. Mahimaluru 30. Maripati

31. Marripati 32. Muddhiraju 33. Mushturu 34. Nagaraju 35. Noothalapati

36. Paaluru 37. Poonamarapalu 38. Rayakoti 39. Sanampudi 40. Sanampudi

41. Taluchelumala 42. Thurumalla

Bharadwajasa Gothram 40 Houses
Name of the Ancestor: Puranam Sridhara Dikshitulu
Pravara: Aangeerasa, Barhaspathya, Bharadwaja Thriarusheya.

1. Aarimakulapalle 2. Abbaraju 3. Adhyeksham 4. Bhoopathi 5.Bidipalli Chempalli

6. Bisaati 7. Chukkaraju 8. Chunduru 9. Devanuru 10. Elkuru 11. Goturu

12. Jarripaadu 13. Kalvapalle 14. Kamalapuri 15. Kandukuru 16. Kattaa

17. Kavi 18. Kesapuram 19. Kulluru 20. Machavaram 21. Mahimalaru

22. Mallepalle 23. Mallighadi 24. Nandavaram 25. Nandigam 26. Nudurupati

27. Obulam 28. Pasupathi 29. Pondaluru 30. Puranam 31. Raacharal

32. Rajasampalle 33. Ranataapi 34. Rentala 35. Sangaraju 36. Sunkesula

37. Tallapaaka 38. Thamidapaadu 39. Veeraraju or Dornipadu 40. Zampalle

Gowthamasa Gothram 20 Houses
Name of the Ancestor: Dasagrathala, Viswanadha dwaryulu.
Pravara: Aangeersa, Ayasya, Gowhthama Thriarusheya.

1. Chintakunta 2. Chintapalle 3. Dasagranthala 4. Duggaraju 5. Gelavaraju

6. Gowriraju 7. Gudimitta 8. Karanam 9. Maadirala 10. Manchiraju

11. Neerarambham 12. Pasupathi 13. Netturu 14. Nichchenametla 15. Pasupula

16. Penganuru 17. Potladurthi 18. Rayasam 19. Salapakam

20. Settipeta 21. Turumalla

Harithasa Gothram 40 Houses
Name of the Ancestor: Mantrasasthram, Kamala naabha Pandithulu:
Pravara: Aangeersa, Ambareesha, Yavanasava Thiyarusheya: Haritha Ambereesha, Yavanasu Thiyarusheya.

1. Aguduru 2. Anantapuram 3. Dangaraju 4. Dhanayani 5. Gorantla 6. Kandukuru

7. Manthriraju 8. Mungara 9. Musalaraju 10. Pallavaram 11. Pallavolu.

Kasyapasa Gothram 20 Houses
Name of the Ancestor: Prabhakara Naagavadhulu:
Pravara: Kaasyapa, Vatsaara, Nairuva-Triyarusheya; Kaasyapa, Vatsaara, Naid-uva, Rebha, Raibha Panchaarusheya; Kaasyapa, Vatsaara, Naidruva, Rebha, Raibha, Sendila, Saandilya Sapthaarusheya.

1. Alavakonda 2. Govvada 3. Kaasiraju 4. Kollam 5. Kuchipudi 6. Moolpuru

7. Mundlapadu 8. Nemalipuri 9. Palasagaram 10. Palaseneekam 11. Paparaju

12. Patnam 13. Pendlimarri 14. Pratapagiri 15. Pullalacheruva 16. Rayasam

17. Reddicherla 18. Sakunaala 19. Sampatru 20. Samprathi 21. Sunkesula

22. Tallapaaka 23. Vaasiraju 24. Velpuru 25. Vempalle 26. Yadavalle

27. Yadupuru

Kausika Viswamitrasa Gothram 60 Houses
Name of the Ancestor: Vaiswshikam Vishnuvardhana Bhatlu.
Pravara: Angeerasa, Agasthya, Aghamar Shana Triarusheya; Kausika, Viswamitra, Aghamar shana Triyarusheya.

1. Allamaraju 2. Annamaraju 3. Balapanuru 4. Bodhicerla 5. Chowdraju 6. Desayi

7. Desikaranam 8. Eetimarpuram 9. Eggonu 10. Gumpudu Manidinne or Singaraju

11. Jogiraju 12. Kaanagaduru 13. Kanyaluru 14. Koti 15. Kupparaju 16. Loti

17. Maadiraju 18. Manchiraju 19. Miyyapuram 20. Muddnauru Kalava

21. Muthyala 22. Nagaraju 23. Nennuru 24. Paalapati 25. Pegadraju

26. Putaparthi 27. Sangaraju 28. Siddaraju 29. Thumucherla 30. Tsundupalli

31. Vaasiraju 32. Vadiyapu 33. Vankaraju 34. Varthaluru 35. Vellalacheruvu

Kutsasa Gothram 60 Houses
Name of the Ancestor: Kramdathi Janardhana Somayajulu:
Pravara: Angeerasa, Maamdhatru, Koutsukha Triarusheya

1. Adda 2. Addaganti 3. Bodicherla 4. Chintakunta 5. Juturu

Moudgalyasa Gothram 20 Houses
Name of the Ancestor: Pradyotha Nrusimha Somayajulu
Pravara: Aangeerasa, Baarhasparthya, Moudgalya Thriarusheya.

1. Ambaa 2. Ambaalam 3. Chintakunta 4. Chokkaraju 5. Ganjikunta

6. Gonavaram or Channamaraju 7. Juturu 8. Kappunuru 9. Mukundapuram

10. Numarasu 11. Palkuru 12. Peruru 13. Somapalyam 14. Somapalle

15. Tumkuntla 16. Varthakavi

Mounabhaargava Gothram 20 Houses
Name of theAncestor: Sooryasiddhantam Narayana Dikshitulu
Pravara: Bhaargava, Vaithahavya, Saavedasa – Thriarusheya

1. Kaakaluru.

Srivathsa Gothram 100 Houses
Name of the Ancestor: Avadhanam Peddi Bhatlu
Pravara: Bhaargava, Chyavana, Aaplavaana, Aurava Jaamadagnya – Pancharusheya.

1. Aaadiraju 2. Abbayi 3. Akkiraju 4. Apparaju 5. Bhavanam 6. Bheemavaram

7. Bhairavaraju 8. Bodamaraju 9. Bodicherla (Bowringpeta Kamasamudram)

10. Brahmeswaram 11. Bukkaraju 12. Cheelekampalle 13. Chelamakuru

14. Chinnamaraju 15. Choparala 16. Dommalla 17. Dammavalam

18. Dandamoodi 19. Dantanaraju 20. Dayitharaju 21. Degaramudi

22. Desaikunchala 23. Duggaraju 24. Durgaraju 25. Enjeti 26. ganganapalle

27. Gandikota 28. Garapaati 29. Gattupalle 30. Gavuri 31. Gottipati 32. Gudilotta

33. Gummaraju 34. Gundamaraji 35. Hasarvani 36. Iragaraju 37. Jakkaraju

38. Jammanapalle 39. Kadapa 40. Kakanuru 41. Kakarla 42. Kamaraju

43. Kasba 44. Kavali 45. Kayipa 46. Kesavaraju 47. Kondramutla 48. Koratagiri

49. Korrapaati 50. Kotike 51. Kunchala 52. Kurapati 53. Kuppam 54. Lomada

55. Macharla 56. Madhavaraju 57. Mandem 58. Maruru 59. Maktapuram

60. Mudiyam 61. Mutukuru 62. Nagaraju 63. Nakarikant 64. Nakka

65. Nakkalapaati 66. Nallagattu 67. Nidanapati 68. Obulampalle 69. Padiraju

70. Palampalle 71. Palem 72. Pallekunchala 73. Pappuru 74. Nallagattu

75. Patla 76. Payidala 77. Peddanapaati 78. Pillutla 79. Pullaklacheruvu

80. Pulipati 81. Rajanampalle 82. Rajupalle 83. Rangasamudaram 84. Rooparaju

85. Sandepudi 86. Sankarayogi 87. Sibbala 88. Suddhaprathi 89. Suddhaprathi

90. Uppaturu 91. Varthaluru 92. Vasanthapuram 93. Vellatutu 94. Venupaaka

95. Vitaa 96. Yanagandla.

Vaasishtasa Gothram 60 Houses
Name of the Ancestor: Tharkasastram Mahadeva Bhatlu
Pravara: Vaasishta, Indrapravara, Ayindra Abara –dwasa (Tharayarusheya); Vaashishta, Maitravaruna, Paraasara- Thrayarusheya; Vaasishta Maitravaruna, Kaundinya – Thrayarusheya; Upamanya, Parasara, Vaasishta Maitravaruna, Kaundinya Pancharusheya.

1. Abbaraju 2. Akkiraju 3. Allasani 4. Chamaraju 5. Ammiraju 6. Anupuru

7. Attluru 8. Bamarthi 9. Batrapalle 10. Bhadriraju 11. Bhaskaruni 12. Bitrakunta

13. Bandaru 14. Chamaraju 15. Chilamakuru 16. Chappalli 17. Chintakunta

18. Mysore 19. Desakulkarni 20.Dharani &Jamanapalle 21. Dinavahi 22. Divi

23. Ganapavaram 24. Godugunuru 25. Gudipaati 26. Gummaraju 27. Guntupalle

28. Hampapuram 29. Kalvatala 30. Kamalapuri 31. Kamakoti 32. Katepalle

33. Kanaala 34. Kanamarla 35. Karakali 36. Koilakuntla 37. Kommanuru

38. Kommaragiri 39. Kondajati 40. Kotthaluru 41. Kudumula 42. Kunkumakunta

43. Maddirela 44. Maduru 45. Manchiraju 46. Motukuru 47. Nagaraju

48. Nandavaram 49. Nandyala 50. Phanathi 51. Ponnathota 52. Ravaluru

53. Rajasampalle 54. Saagi 55. Saagiraju 56. Saakimalla 57. Singaraju

58. Sudige 59. Thuggili 60. Thummanapalle 61. Varikuntla 62. Viruru

63. Velavali 64. Velpuru 65. Vemuru

Veethahavyasa Gothram
Name of the Ancestor: Kanadam Vishnuvardhana Bhatlu
Pravara: Pasupathi; Bhargava; Veethahavya Thiryarusheya; Veerthahavya; Bhargava; Saavedana Thiryarusheya.

1. Canadam 2. Darga 3. Goddumarri 4. Sakunala

Source: A Treatise on Nandavariks by Rayasam Viswanatha Rao