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Karoor Family Karoor family is a Christian Malankara Catholic family residing in Kerala. The members of the family were well known for doing business for genarations. The Karoor family is scattered all around Kerala and in United States. A part of Karoor family resides in Comaloor, Kattanam, Alapuza (district), Kerala. They initally migrated from Pala, Kottayam (district) Kerala. The then Karoor family donated hecters of land for the public to make churches, schools etc. The place today formed to be a grama panchayath known as Karoor.The family have connections with Shankarapuri family, where it broke from a subbranch Cholapilly forming Eerimattom. All members of Eerimattom were known as Eerimattom Mappilas. The Erimattom later own broke to be Karoor.From Pala a part of the family migrated to Cheppadu (Alapuza) ,the Karoor family were called Knapally, which means the one who dose business with integrety and justice but Alapuza being a land close to sea the family faced constant threats of flood which destroyed their business, home and yield. Therefore the family had to migrate from Cheppadu to present day Comaloor. Back in Comaloor, the family bought hecteres of land from a well known Knanaya family of that time Thuruthiyil. The known founder of Karoor family in Alapuza is Mathen Mapilla, his son Easo Mapilla. Notable members of Karoor family are-- Rev.Fr.George Mathew Karoor (Principal, Sarvodaya Vidyalaya Nalanchira, Trivandrum.) Rev.Fr.Issac Karoor (Catholic Diosece of United States)