Takeminakata no kami was said to be the ancestor of the Miwa clan; thus he is the ujigami of Suwashinto (Suwa shintoist group), such as the Suwa and Hoshina clans, who are descendants of the Miwa clan.
建御名方神は神（みわ）氏の祖先とされており、神氏の後裔である諏訪氏はじめ保科氏など諏訪神党の氏神でもある。