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Meanings of old families in English

We have no meanings for "old families" in our records yet.
Usage of old families in English
1
There arose the proud monuments of the grand old families of Rome.
The Martyr of the Catacombs / A Tale of Ancient Rome
2
But it is odd to hear you express interest in old families.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman
3
Losses of the old families by the suppression-newfoundation by Henry VIII.
The Life of Froude
4
Several old families had found him their rock of refuge in distress.
The Moon Rock
5
That was the way most of our old families were made noble.
The Small House at Allington
6
Your old families should take a strong country lass now and then.
Elizabeth Visits America
7
Even old families take these new descendants as a matter of course.
The Log-Cabin Lady — An Anonymous Autobiography
8
Their old families were like stories once told and then mostly forgotten.
Armageddon's Children
9
There are, for instance, several old families who have their traditional banshee.
The Uninhabited House
10
I can't bear to see old families deserting their old places,-quitewicked.
Alice, or the Mysteries — Complete
11
There are always sad and dark stories in old families such as ours.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901
12
There's a lot of old families here, they form a foundation.
Radio NZ
13
The Spragues of Melrose, formerly North Malden, were one of the old families.
The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 5, February, 1885
14
And as happened with most of the old families, the land slipped away.
East of eden
15
He is an Austrian nobleman, of one of the old families.
54-40 or Fight
16
He is a southerner and from one of those old families.
Betty Zane
This collocation consists of:
Old families through the time
Old families across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common