The Oda family said they were from the Taira family or the Fujiwara family, however, it is thought that they were from the Inbe family, an old ruling family, due to the connection between the Oda family and Tsurugi-jinja Shrine in Ota, Echizen-cho, Nyu-gun, Fukushima Prefecture.
織田氏は平氏とも藤原氏とも自称するが、福井県丹生郡越前町織田にある劔神社の関係から古代豪族の忌部氏と考えられている。