His father was Moroyoshi YAMANA, his elder brother was Yoshiyuki YAMANA, his younger brothers were Tokihiro YAMANA and Mitsuyuki YAMANA, and his son was Hiroyuki YAMANA.
父は山名師義、兄に山名義幸、弟に山名時熙、山名満幸、子に山名熙之がいる。