Gautam (clan)

The Gautam is an Kshatriya Rajput clan found primarily in north region of Indian subcontinent. Gautam Rajputs, who descent from the Ishvaku dynasty.

They are primarily found in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, along with Rajasthan and Gujarat.

The clan name Gautam means "descendant of Gautam or one who has most light", "Gautama" meaning "one who has the most light," and comes from the fact that Kshatriya clans adopted the gotra of their ancestors.