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Foster

in Maryland

There are 3,424 people with the last name "Foster" in Maryland.

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Ranking in Maryland

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Foster 93
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  1. is 89th most common Garcia
  2. is 90th most common Rodriguez
  3. is 91st most common Dixon
  4. is 92nd most common Hughes
  5. is 93rd most common Foster
  6. is 94th most common Russell
  7. is 95th most common Cox
  8. is 96th most common Perry
  9. is 97th most common Gordon

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

John, William, Michael, Robert, James, David, Richard, Charles, Mary, Thomas

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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