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Foster

in Iowa

There are 1,919 people with the last name "Foster" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Foster 80
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  1. is 76th most common Parker
  2. is 77th most common Kelly
  3. is 78th most common Richardson
  4. is 79th most common Erickson
  5. is 80th most common Foster
  6. is 81st most common Becker
  7. is 82nd most common Swanson
  8. is 83rd most common Kramer
  9. is 84th most common Turner

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

John, Robert, James, Richard, David, Linda, Mark, Michael, Barbara, Debra

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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