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Foster

in Michigan

There are 6,434 people with the last name "Foster" in Michigan.

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Ranking in Michigan

NameRank
Foster 61
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  1. is 57th most common Howard
  2. is 58th most common Wood
  3. is 59th most common Brooks
  4. is 60th most common Kelly
  5. is 61st most common Foster
  6. is 62nd most common Richardson
  7. is 63rd most common Fisher
  8. is 64th most common Ward
  9. is 65th most common Morgan

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

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

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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