The Noto Kainosho clan was part of the Kainosho clan, but from a different family line; Ieshige KAINOSHO, who was a member of this clan and held the position of Suruga no kami (the governor of Suruga Province), served as a senior vassal to the Noto Hatakeyama clan.
また、同族で別系統に能登甲斐庄氏があり、甲斐庄駿河守家繁が能登畠山氏重臣として見える。