“Maloo” (also written Malu / Mallu) is mainly a Jain Oswal gotra (clan).

Key points in simple words:

1. Community & Tradition

- Most people with Maloo gotra are from the Śvetāmbara Oswal Jain community. - Traditional roots are in Rajasthan (Marwar side), with families later settling in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, etc.

1. Relation to other gotras

- In Oswal Jain tradition, Maloo is considered a sub‑gotra of the Daga gotra. - That means in old Oswal histories, Maloo families are traced to the larger Daga lineage, and then further identified as Maloo.

1. Origin idea (in brief)

- Oswal gotras usually go back to Rajput / Kshatriya lineages who accepted Jain dharma and became Oswals. - Maloo gotra is also understood in that same way: an early ancestor/family line accepted Jainism, and their descendants are known as Maloo within the Oswal Jains. - Exact detailed story (name of king, place, Acharya, etc.) can differ by family tradition, so it is usually preserved in community records or kul‑pothi, not a main Jain scripture.

1. Religious vs. social meaning

- Spiritually in Jain philosophy, gotra means a type of karmic bondage (gotra‑karma) and has nothing to do with caste or surname. - Socially in Jain society, “Maloo gotra” is just a family/clan identity used in community records and for marriage rules (normally, marriage within the same gotra is avoided among Oswals).

1. Digambar / Śvetāmbara view

- This Maloo gotra identity is mainly among Śvetāmbara Oswal Jains. - Digambar Jains in general do not give much importance to gotra; they usually go by surname, region, or broader community name rather than formally using gotras.

If you want to understand how Jain gotra works in general (not only Maloo), you can read a simple explanation here: