The Umegakoji family was Toshoke and a collateral branch of the Seikanji family line of a collateral branch of the Kajuji family line of the Northern House of the FUJIWARA clan with the court noble family rank of Meike.
梅小路家（うめがこうじけ）は、藤原北家勧修寺流庶家清閑寺家庶家の堂上家、家格は名家(公家)。