The descendants of Hirono were divided into two lines; the line living in Kyoto for generations with the official court ranks of Myobo hakase (teacher of law in the Ritsuryo system), etc. (the line of SAKANOUE no Yoshikage, a child of Masamichi, Ukon no shosho - Minor Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards) and the line settling into Hiranosho (the line of SAKANOUE no Minebon, Dewa no Gon no Suke who was the grandchild of Hirono).
広野の子孫は、代々、明法博士などの官職を得て京都に住した系統（当道の子の右近少将の坂上好蔭の系統）と、平野庄に土着したとされる系統（広野の孫の出羽権介の坂上峯盆の系統）に分かれた。