Marriage alliances were being made between persons of different Gotras but not with persons of the same Gotras.
Gotra (clan), Vamsam means heredity. The Vamsams are of two types:
Those Kshatriyas who were educated under certain Sages (Rishis) became their Vamsiyas. They belong to the respective Vidya Vamsams.
Sage Apastamba wrote a book named Apastamba Sutramulu incorporating the traditions of persons wearing the sacred thread (Dvija). All the traditions and ceremonies of Rajus are based on these sutras.
The Rajus of Northern Circars belong to these Four Gotras:
The Rajus of Vijayanagaram have these additional Gotras:
They have marriage alliances with the persons belonging to the other Gotras. As Vasistha was the
guru of both Koundinya and Vasistha Gotras, he is considered as the Pithru (Father) of both of them
and so there were no marriage alliances between these two Gotras. However, for the last few
centuries they discarded this tradition.
Most surnames in Andhra Pradesh come from the family’s town of origin so some of the surnames are
found in other Andhra communities. Some of the Kshatriya names are actually the same but due to
regional pronunciation differences they are spelt differently.
Addala, Adluri, Byrraju, Chekuri, Chintalapato, Chinatapalli, Cherukuri,Dandu, Dantuluri, Datla, Ellamraju, Gadiraju, Gandham, Gudiraju, Guduru, Gundraju, Gandraju, Gokaraju, Gottemukkala, Gunturi, Jampana, Jujjuri, Keertipati, Kondaraju, Kallepalli, Kammela, Kankipati, Kasi, Kasiraju, Kokkerlapati, Konduri, Koppella/Kopperla, Kovvuri, Kusampudi, Kunaparaju, Mahali/Maka raju, Mudundui, Mullaparaju, Nandimandalam, Nallaparaju, Nunna, Pakalapati, Patchamatla/Patsamatla, Penmatsa, Penumuchuru, Poranki, Pusampudi, Rachakonda, Raghavaraju, Rasiraju, Renati, Rudraraju, Sagiraju, Somalraju, Suraparaju, Thotakura, Thotakuri, Tirumalaraju, Uddaraju, Vuddaraju, Vuyyuri/Uyyuri, Vanapala, Vandaraju, Vempali, Vengamaraju, Vadlamudi, Vegiraju, Vetukuri, Yarakaraju, Eswarraju...
Adduri, Alluri, Bezawada, Byrraju, Buddharaju, Balaraju, Chamarthi, Chekuri, Cherukuwada, Chekuri, Chilluri, Chiluguri, Chiluvuri, Chodaraju, Dendukuri, Dhenuvakonda, Erraguntala, Etikuri, Vetikuri, Gadiraju, Ganapathiraju, Godavarthi, Gurajala/Gurrijala, Indukuri, Isakapalli, Immalaraju, Kakarlapudi, Kolukuluri, Kosuri, Kucharlapati, Mahali/Maka raju, Manthena, Mulagapati, Munagapati, Nadimipalli, Nagaraju, Nandela/Nandilla, Pericharla, Pinnamaraju, Pusapati, Potturi, Raavipati/Raayapati, Sagi, Sakhineti/Sagineti, Sagiraju, Samanthapudi, Siruguri/Siruvuri, Vadapalli, Valivarthi, Vatsavayi, Vegesna, Vejandla, Vejarla/Vejella, Velaganati...
Alugunuru, Anatharaju, Anjiraju, Ayyaparaju, Balaraju, Bayalaraju, Betharaju, Bogaraju, Buttamraju, Chamarthi, Chejerila, Chennamarju, Chennapay, Chevuru, Chokkaraju, Cibyala, Daasanapu, Dakshiraju, Dalavayi, Dommaraju, Gadi, Gouripuram, Govindaraju, Gunlapalli, Hasthi, Inkula, jagadabhi, Kamparaju, Kanchiraju, Katri, Kondurur, Kocherla, Lingaraju, Medidaraju, Mudhuluru, Nadyala, Nimmaraju, Padmaraju, patarapalli, Peddiraju, Penugonda, Raghava, Sangaraju, Solaraju, Tipparaju, Sangaraju, Soaraju, Ummalaraju, Valavarthi, Vanipanta, Vakeraju, Velignadla, Venkataraju, Yadavalli. Yellatur, Yeeamraju...
Bellamkonda, Bhimaraju, Chodaraju, Chirutani, Dandu, Eedurapalli/Eedarapalli, Ganapathiraju, Gangaraju, Gobburi, Gorinta, Hasti, Jillela, Kanumuri, Katari, Kondaraju, Kadimella, Lakhamraju, Madiraju, Mandapati, Matla, Mudhuluru, Nagalapati, Namburi/Namburu, Sayyaparaju, Solanki, Tirumalaraju, Uppalapati/Vuppalapai, Yallamraju...
Agili, Amaravathi, Bopparaju, Dalavayi, Madapalli, Juturi Kadapa, Kadimella, Koneti, Matla, Narapathi, Nandyala, Nandela, Owk, Pocharaju, Saluva, Sammeta, Siddiraju, Simhadri, Timmaraju,
Addepalli, Ainampudi, Eemanamanda, Inampudi, Jampana, Kalidindi, Mudunuri, Saripalli/Saripella, Vemulamanda, Yamanamanda...
Dalavai, Pocharaju....