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Foster

in Delaware

There are 503 people with the last name "Foster" in Delaware.

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Ranking in Delaware

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Foster 130
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  1. is 126th most common Nelson
  2. is 127th most common Benson
  3. is 128th most common Stevenson
  4. is 129th most common Griffin
  5. is 130th most common Foster
  6. is 131st most common Gibson
  7. is 132nd most common Spencer
  8. is 133rd most common Cole
  9. is 134th most common Ortiz

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

John, William, Robert, Charles, Christopher, James, Scott, Susan, David

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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