The Kiyosu Oda clan (Oda Yamatonokami family), which was the shugodai of four counties of Owari Province based at Kiyosu-jo Castle, was a branch family of the Iwakura Oda clan (Oda Isenokami family), the original head family of the Oda clan, and was a family of daikan (local governor) in Owari Province.
清洲城を本拠とした尾張下四郡の守護代清洲織田氏（織田大和守家）は元々織田宗家であった岩倉織田氏（織田伊勢守家）の分家で、尾張の在地支配をした代官の家柄であった。