List gotra of digamber oswal
In Digambar Oswal Jains there is not one fixed or “official” complete gotra list for all people.
- Different Oswal groups, cities, and family‑traditions keep their own lists (sometimes 18 main gotras, sometimes 84, sometimes many more).
- Because of this, no single list can be said to be “the” list for all Digambar Oswals.
However, some well‑known Oswal gotras / surnames (used by both Śvetāmbara and many Digambar Oswals) include for example:
- Surana
- Dugar / Dugad
- Kothari
- Lodha
- Patni / Patniya
- Parekh / Parikh
- Bafna / Bafna
- Lunawat / Lunia
- Kankariya
- Chordia / Chopda / Chopra
- Gadiya
- Bhandari
- Jain
- Soni
- Kasar
- Nahta / Nahata
- Sanghvi / Singhvi
- Rakhecha
- Saklecha / Sankhla
- Many more regional surnames and sub‑gotras
These names function in practice as gotra / kul identifiers in marriage and family records, and traditionally marriage inside the same gotra is avoided.
For a simple explanation of Oswal gotras and why the lists differ, you can read more here