At first, he referred himself as YODO or ONO, and he was granted FUJITA as a family name, the position of Noto no kuni no kami (Governor of Noto Province), and the territory of 5700 Kan of rice (1 kan is 3.75 kg) in Numata, Kozuke Province by Katsuyori in 1579.
はじめ用土・小野姓を称していたが、天正7年（1579年）に勝頼から藤田姓と能登国守、そして上野国沼田に5700貫の所領を拝領した。