Let’s start with the stats 😒😁
There really aren’t many of us around the world, but what does that mean? Today on MyHeritage a search for the surname Caddie showed 100,817 results for the whole world. Obviously not all the records are available digitally or on MyHeritage but as some comparison as search for Harris (another name in my tree) produced 45,547,937 results; and McKay had 6,298,162 results. It makes it easier to search for relatives and less likely that there are multiple options every time you search, so there are positives. It also means people are often interested in where your surname came from as they are unlikely to have come across it previously. So back to the 100,817 results, having had a look at some of the categories the golfing occupation of caddie crops up, particularly in advertising in trade directories and maps which wipes a few of the returns out. There are 2,689 in census and voters lists, but for most adults they will appear in voters lists or censuses multiple times, giving context t