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Foster

in Alaska

There are 585 people with the last name "Foster" in Alaska.

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Ranking in Alaska

NameRank
Foster 62
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  1. is 58th most common Bailey
  2. is 59th most common Murphy
  3. is 60th most common Erickson
  4. is 61st most common Edwards
  5. is 62nd most common Foster
  6. is 63rd most common Bell
  7. is 64th most common Graham
  8. is 65th most common Gray
  9. is 66th most common Howard

Similar Names and Nicknames

Fister, Foston, Faster, Fester, Fuster, Festor, Fost, Fistori, Fistere, Fostor

Most Common First Names for Foster

James, John, Daniel, David, Charles, Scott, Mary, Michael, Jack

Meaning & History

English: reduced form of Forster.

English: nickname from Middle English foster ‘foster parent’ (Old English fōstre, a derivative of fōstrian ‘to nourish or rear’).

Jewish: probably an Americanized form of one or more likesounding Jewish surnames, such as Forster.

FOREBEARS This name was brought to North America by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Thomas Foster (1640–79) is buried in the old burial ground in Cambridge, MA. John Foster, born 1648 in Dorchester, MA, was the earliest wood engraver in America.

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