The habitation of Meedhoo began with its original settlers of Indo-Aryan group. Centuries after the original settlers came, an Arab Traveller by the name of Yoosuf Naib, converted the people of Meedhoo into Islam and settled himself in Meedhoo. Since then the people of Meedhoo gave a high respect to their ancestors and preserved their genealogy starting with Yoosuf Naib's paternal great grand father El-Faqeeh Sulaiman Qadir. 

 Most of the known progenitors of Meedhoo genealogy belonged to nine houses or clans, out of which seven clans are nobles and two are of lower class.

            Nobles:

1.     Haaneikaleyge Dharikolhu

2.     Keulhaaru Dharikolhu

3.     Kalhaihaaru (or Kalhihaaru) Dharikolhu

4.     Uhuniaru Dharikolhu

5.     Heneikamanaaru Dharikolhu

6.      Dhorutheebeege Dharikolhu

7.     Kalhubeege Dharikolhu

Lower Class (known as toddy tappers)

8.     Abokoraage Dharikolhu

9.     Dhon Umburaage Dharikolhu