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Foster

in California

There are 12,123 people with the last name "Foster" in California.

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Foster 149
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  1. is 145th most common James
  2. is 146th most common Pham
  3. is 147th most common Ochoa
  4. is 148th most common Robles
  5. is 149th most common Foster
  6. is 150th most common Cox
  7. is 151st most common Bennett
  8. is 152nd most common Valencia
  9. is 153rd most common Vega

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

Robert, John, James, Michael, David, William, Richard, Steven, Mark

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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