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Foster

in Illinois

There are 6,495 people with the last name "Foster" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Foster 84
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  1. is 80th most common Carlson
  2. is 81st most common Gomez
  3. is 82nd most common Schmidt
  4. is 83rd most common Brooks
  5. is 84th most common Foster
  6. is 85th most common Watson
  7. is 86th most common Hughes
  8. is 87th most common Richardson
  9. is 88th most common Olson

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

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

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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