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Foster

in Indiana

There are 4,240 people with the last name "Foster" in Indiana.

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Ranking in Indiana

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Foster 75
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  1. is 71st most common Watson
  2. is 72nd most common Ward
  3. is 73rd most common Meyer
  4. is 74th most common Cole
  5. is 75th most common Foster
  6. is 76th most common Ross
  7. is 77th most common Powell
  8. is 78th most common Brooks
  9. is 79th most common Stevens

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

Robert, James, John, David, Michael, William, Charles, Richard, Mark, Larry

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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Robert Foster, IN (62 searches)
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