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Foster

in Kentucky

There are 3,028 people with the last name "Foster" in Kentucky.

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Ranking in Kentucky

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Foster 121
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  1. is 117th most common Dunn
  2. is 118th most common Brock
  3. is 119th most common Shelton
  4. is 120th most common Wallace
  5. is 121st most common Foster
  6. is 122nd most common Mason
  7. is 123rd most common Brewer
  8. is 124th most common Ross
  9. is 125th most common May

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

James, Robert, Michael, David, John, Charles, Mary, William, Gary, 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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