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Foster

in Massachusetts

There are 2,910 people with the last name "Foster" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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Foster 153
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  1. is 149th most common Morin
  2. is 150th most common Dunn
  3. is 151st most common Pacheco
  4. is 152nd most common Bailey
  5. is 153rd most common Foster
  6. is 154th most common Pierce
  7. is 155th most common Higgins
  8. is 156th most common Cote
  9. is 157th most common Sheehan

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

John, Robert, David, James, Charles, Richard, Michael, William, Stephen, Donald

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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