 Some Deshastha Brahmin surnames are also derived from their gotra name of rishi For example, prominent Marathi writer, a poet Pralhad Keshav Atre popularly known as Acharya Atre surname "Atre" came from the gotra Atri.Deshastha Brahmins also use the surnames , which their ancestors got as titles or positions held like Kulkarni, Deshpande, Deshmukh, Patil, Desai, and Joshi denote their professions.However, some of these names are also common to some other Marathi communities.