Thayyil

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Thayyil is a small coastal village in Kannur District of Kerala state, south India. With growing urbanisation, this village is now within city limits. There also exists a family of the same name, originally from this village. This family is closely associated with the Muthappan Temple at Parassinikkadavu. Tradition has it, that for the Annual Festivial ('Ulsavam') of the Muthappan Temple at Parassinikkadavu to start, a procession led by a male member of the "Thayyil" clan of Thayyil, Kannur begins from the family home and terminates at the main altar of the temple with a 'pooja' (prayer) to the Gods. This tradition is still in vogue.

Mankada

Thayyil is also a family name which spread across kerala. In Mankada there is around 50-100 families in the thayyil family. They also spread in Mass Number in Tirurangadi, Tirur, Ponnani,areekode and Valamboor. All the family members in Malappuram thayyil family are Muslims. The family history start from 1921 on the malabar revolution when the family members are migrated to different part of malappuram. In Tirur there is more than 100 families of this group. Similar is in Thiroorangadi and valamboor.