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Foster

in Maine

There are 1,573 people with the last name "Foster" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

NameRank
Foster 57
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  1. is 53rd most common Bailey
  2. is 54th most common Russell
  3. is 55th most common Nelson
  4. is 56th most common Cole
  5. is 57th most common Foster
  6. is 58th most common Harris
  7. is 59th most common Wright
  8. is 60th most common Turner
  9. is 61st most common Richardson

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

Robert, John, David, Richard, James, William, Linda, Michael, Donald, Paul

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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