The social standing of the Tsuchimikado family was hange (kuge), kuge of lower rank (and the details have been discussed under the Tsuchimikado Family of the Abe Clan (Muromachi Period to Meiji Period), the ancestors of the Tsuchimikado family).
家格は半家(公家)（詳細は祖先にあたる阿倍氏土御門家（室町～明治時代）の項目で解説する）。