His surname was Atai, however, he took on irreverent behavior toward Empress Oshisaka no Onakatsu no Hime no Mikoto during the Emperor Ingyo's era, and therefore his surname was demoted to Inagi.
姓は直だが、允恭朝に忍坂大中姫皇后に不敬があったため、稲置姓に落とされた。