The Dadhich Brahmins are a subgroup of Brahmins who are the descendants of Rishi Dadhichi

Dadhichi

Dadhichi, also known as Dadhyancha, is an important character in Hindu mythology. He is revered amongst the greatest of sages and is portrayed as an example that no sacrifice is too great when the result is the good of the world. His bones are marked as symbol on the India's highest gallant award...

, who is said to have given his bones for making of the vajra

Vajra

Vajra is a Sanskrit word meaning both thunderbolt and diamond...

, the mythological weapon created to kill the demon vritra

Vritra

In the early Vedic religion, Vritra , is an Asura and also a serpent or dragon, the personification of drought and enemy of Indra. Vritra was also known in the Vedas as Ahi...

/virtrasur. It was Dadhichi's father Atharvan

Atharvan

Atharvan was a legendary Vedic sage of Hinduism who along with Angiras is supposed to have authored the Atharvaveda. He is also said to have first instituted the fire-sacrifice or yagna. Sometimes he is also reckoned among the seven seers or Saptarishi. His clan is known as the Atharvanas...

 who along with Angiras composed the Atharvaveda

Atharvaveda

The Atharvaveda is a sacred text of Hinduism and one of the four Vedas, often called the "fourth Veda"....

. A temple of Dadhichi's sister Dadhimati is found in the village Goth Manglod, Nagaur

Nagaur

Nagaur is a city in the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagaur District. The Nagaur city lies about midway between Jodhpur and Bikaner. It was founded by the Naga Kshatriyas.- History :...

, Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

. They are most ancient among Brahmins of the Marwad region and elsewhere.

Sage Dadhich is a legend in the 1st mandala of rigveda, and there are references of him visiting the sindu, sarswati area. Some section of Sarswat brahmins also trace their origin from him.

They are mostly found in Rajasthan region; a large part of the society has even migrated to other parts of world. They can have surnames like Dadheech, Dayama, Joshi

Joshi

Joshi is a family name common in India and Nepal. Whereas the Joshi's of India are of Brahmin origin, the Joshi's of Nepal are either Newars or Khas-Brahmin...

, dahima

Dahima

The Dahima or Daima are a gotra of tribes in India who worship Mati Dadhimati as their Kuldevi . They are primarily descendants of the sage Dadhichi. Dadheech Brahmins are also known as Dahima Brahmins, and are the most abundant community among Dahimas.-Description:James Tod recorded the Dahima, a...

, sharma

Sharma

Sharma Hindi शर्मा, Urdu شرمہ, ) is a name used in the Indian subcontinent mostly in Northern India as a surname or given name. As a noun in Sanskrit, Sharma has various positive connotations, such as "bliss", "happiness", "shelter", "laid back" and "protection."Sharma is a surname of brahmin...

, mishra

Mishra

Mishra or Misra is a Hindu Brahmin surname found mostly in the northern and central parts of India.It is one of the most widespread Brahmin surnames in the fertile Gangetic plain region and in the Indian states of Punjab, Delhi, Orissa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh,...

, tiwari

Tiwari

Tiwari Sanskrit | तिवारी, is a Hindu Brahmin surname found mostly in the northern and central parts of India and Nepal.-About the surname Tiwari:Its other forms are Tewari, Tewary, Tiwary, Tewaree, and Tewarey...

, Vyas, etc.

They belong to six groups of Brahmins, i.e. Chhanyati brothers who performed homas and rituals for
Maharaja jai singh of Jaipur.

1. Dadheech Brahmins
2. Parikh Brahmins
3. Sikhwal or Sukhwal Brahmins, also called Shringi Brahmins
4. Saraswat Brahmins
5. Gujar Gaud Brahmins
6. Khandelwal Brahmins

List of common gotras

(shakha -88 )

1. Gautam -patodhya,palod,nawal,kumbhya,kanth,budadhara,khatod,budsuna,bagadiya,vedvant,

vanansidara,lelodhya,kakda,gangvani,bhuwal,bhabhda

1. Vatsa
   Vatsa
   Vatsa was one of the solasa Mahajanapadas of Uttarapatha of ancient India mentioned in the Anguttara Nikaya....
   
   -ratava,kolwal,baldawa,rolanya,cholsankhya,jopat,itodhya,polgala,nosara,namawal,

ajmera,kukda,taranwa,avadig,didel,musya,mang

1. Bhardwaj
   Bhardwaj
   Bhardwaj is a Punjabi Brahmin surname belonging to one of the great rishis named Rishi Bharadwaja....
   
   -pedwal,shukl,karesya,malodya,asopa,lyali,barmota,indorwal,harsodiya,bhataly,gadiya,solyani

1. Bhargav - inaniya,jajhodiya,prathanya,kasalya,shilnodhya,kuradya,khebar,bisawa,ladanwa,badagana,kapdodya
2. Kotchs-didwanya,mandodya,dhavdodya,jatalya,doba,mundel,manajwal,sosi,gothecha,kudal,tetrawal,
3. Kashyapaborayada,derolya,namwal,shirgota,rajthala,badawa,balaya,cholakhya
4. Shandilya- rinwa,bediya,bahad,gothwal,dahwal
5. Atrey -sunthwal,jujnodya,dubanya,sukalya,
6. Parasar-bheda,parasar,
7. Kapil-chipada
8. Garg- tulachhya
9. Mamm - anachar se mlechh(apavitra) ho gaye