The Huckabee name will only be shunned by Americans ignorant of early American history, or those who do not care. Michael Huckabee is a direct descendant of "Berryman" Huckabee who was born ca 1795 in Virginia. Although a connection is not known, a John Huckaby immigrated to Charles City County, Virginia around 1675. The name is an old established American colonial name no matter what the uneducated, or selectively ignorant, want you to believe.