Most of the Shinke families had the status of Urin or Meike (type of court nobility) and Han-ke (type of court nobility), but, despite their promotion to the nobility, did not generally become councilors.
新家のほとんどが羽林家・名家(公家)・半家(公家)に属しており、公卿に昇進しても非参議に終わるケースが殆どであった。