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Foster

in Arkansas

There are 3,170 people with the last name "Foster" in Arkansas.

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Ranking in Arkansas

NameRank
Foster 63
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  1. is 59th most common Wood
  2. is 60th most common Henderson
  3. is 61st most common Howard
  4. is 62nd most common Reynolds
  5. is 63rd most common Foster
  6. is 64th most common Hughes
  7. is 65th most common Freeman
  8. is 66th most common Russell
  9. is 67th most common Bryant

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

James, John, Charles, David, William, Jerry, Mary, Robert, Michael, Donald

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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