EXHIBIT 21

                     Parent and Subsidairies

                    CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION

                        CITY NATIONAL BANK

       CITY NATIONAL      CITINATIONAL    CITY NATIONAL  CITY NATIONAL
    FINANCIAL SERVICES,  BANCORPORATION     MORTGAGE      PROPERTIES
          INC.                              COMPANY         INC.

    City National Corporation is a corporation organized under the laws of 
the State of Delaware.  City National Bank is a national banking association 
organized under the laws of the United States of America.  Each of the other 
above-named subsidiaries is a corporation organized under the laws of the 
State of California.  Registrant owns 100% of the outstanding capital stock 
of City National Bank ("Bank").  The Bank owns 100% of the outstanding common 
stock of Citinational Bancorporation, City National Mortgage Company, City 
National Properties, Inc. and City National Financial Services.  The 
consolidated financial statements in the Registrant's Annual Report to 
Shareholders include Registrant, Bank, City National Financial Services, 
Inc., Citinational Bancorporation, City National Properties, Inc. and City 
National Mortage Company.