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Foster

in Louisiana

There are 3,930 people with the last name "Foster" in Louisiana.

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Ranking in Louisiana

NameRank
Foster 88
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  1. is 84th most common Brooks
  2. is 85th most common Gray
  3. is 86th most common Watson
  4. is 87th most common Bordelon
  5. is 88th most common Foster
  6. is 89th most common Baker
  7. is 90th most common Bennett
  8. is 91st most common Cook
  9. is 92nd most common Simon

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

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