While the Tokugawa government only allowed a limited number of daimyo to use its myoji, the 'Matsudaira' clan, those who were allowed to use Toyotomi's sei (original name) were widened, including some retainers of powerful daimyo.
徳川政権が松平氏の名字を限られた大名にしか許さなかったのに対し、豊臣姓を許された者は有力大名の家臣なども含まれるなど広範囲にわたっている。