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Foster

in Idaho

There are 1,041 people with the last name "Foster" in Idaho.

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Ranking in Idaho

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Foster 80
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  1. is 76th most common Reynolds
  2. is 77th most common Hanson
  3. is 78th most common Myers
  4. is 79th most common Russell
  5. is 80th most common Foster
  6. is 81st most common Collins
  7. is 82nd most common Gardner
  8. is 83rd most common Jenkins
  9. is 84th most common Olsen

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

James, Robert, John, William, Richard, David, Susan, Jeff, Jennifer, Karen

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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