The Oda clan identified itself as the Taira clan or the Fujiwara clan, but it can be thought that it was a descendant of the Inbe clan, an ancient Gozoku (local ruling family), judging from the relationship with Tsurugi-jinja Shrine at Oda, Echizen-cho, Nyu-gun, Fukui Prefecture.
織田氏は平氏や藤原氏とも自称するが、福井県丹生郡越前町織田にある劔神社の関係から古代豪族の忌部氏と考えられる。