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Foster

in Georgia

There are 7,320 people with the last name "Foster" in Georgia.

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Ranking in Georgia

NameRank
Foster 79
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  1. is 75th most common Nelson
  2. is 76th most common Coleman
  3. is 77th most common Patterson
  4. is 78th most common West
  5. is 79th most common Foster
  6. is 80th most common Hughes
  7. is 81st most common Garcia
  8. is 82nd most common Long
  9. is 83rd most common Harrison

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

James, John, Robert, William, Michael, Charles, Mary, David, Richard, Willie

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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