Nepali last name
Joshi is a Nepali last name found among Brahmin and Newar-Kshatriya communities. Some families connect this name with Kaushik, Angiras, Bharadwaj, Garga (Purbiya, Kumai) or Shrestha-Sheshya lineages. Spellings and traditions may vary by place and family.
Research summary
HamroBansa records Joshi as a Nepali last name. The links below bring together reviewed community classifications, gotra traditions, place associations and public family histories without treating a shared surname as proof that two people are related.
In the 2017 Krämer table, one Joshi row is classified as Bahun. It lists Kaushik, Angiras, Bharadwaj and Garga in the clan/gotra column and notes both Purbiya and Kumai. A separate Joshi row is classified Newar-Kshatriya with Shrestha / Sheshya in its subgroup column. The four gotra names are attached to the Bahun row, not to the Newar-Kshatriya row.
The two entries are evidence of multiple cataloged contexts for Joshi, not evidence that those communities or individual families have the same ancestry. Even within the Bahun row, the source lists several gotras rather than selecting one for all Joshis. A family record or a documented branch tradition is needed before choosing a gotra for an individual family.
These links share a reviewed gotra connection or a recorded community classification with Joshi. They are research leads, not evidence that families are related.
A shared last name does not establish a relationship between families. Compare names, dates, places and original records before drawing conclusions. Our editorial standards explain how catalog links and citations are assessed.
A surname alone cannot establish a person's ancestry or relationship to another family.
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