 Claudius gens: Encyclopedia II - Claudius gens - Gens Claudia branchesThere were three of four major branches of the Claudian gens at the end of the Republic. Those with the cognomen Nero were prominent patrician senators during the late Republic; they favoured the praenomen Tiberius. However, the Neros joined the gens Julia when Tiberius Claudius Nero, the son of another Ti. Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla (herself a Claudian Nero through her father Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus) was adopted ...
See also:Claudius gens, Claudius gens - Gens Claudia branches, Claudius gens - Notable members of the gens Claudia Read more here: » Claudius gens: Encyclopedia II - Claudius gens - Gens Claudia branches | 
