{"id":495,"date":"2008-09-03T05:55:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-03T05:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2008\/09\/montucky-or-falling-from-the-family-tree\/"},"modified":"2008-09-03T05:55:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-03T05:55:00","slug":"montucky-or-falling-from-the-family-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2008\/09\/montucky-or-falling-from-the-family-tree.html","title":{"rendered":"Montucky – or falling from the family tree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I got Kentucky Roots. Or at least my name does. Or at least sort of\u2026<\/p>\n

Kentucky, USA has the greatest concentration of Whitakers on earth<\/span>. That\u2019s right, go to Kentucky and you\u2019ll be bouncing off Whitakers left and right, at a whopping 908.13 Whitakers per million people. With a population of about 4.2 million people, that means you\u2019ll find around 4000 Whitakers in that state alone. Scary.<\/p>\n

If you want to find deeper roots, and good tea, try crossing the pond and heading up north in England to Yorkshire and Humberside<\/span>. There you will find a delightful and oh-so-proper 773.95 Whitakers per million people. Ah\u2026 now there<\/span> are some roots worth exploring (sorry Kentucky, maybe some other time). There are even some Whitakers in Spain and Denmark\u2026 Hmmmm\u2026 travel ideas?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>As an aside, last time I was in Spain I met up with a man who\u2019s become a good friend, Daniel Montesinos who, as luck would have it, was being <\/span>visited<\/span> by a certain Daniel Montesinos. <\/span> Dani #1 is Spanish and Dani #2 is from Holland I believe. There was no known relation, just a common name as a good excuse to travel and have a free couch to crash on. How cool is that?<\/p>\n

Have a look for yourself.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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