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Foster

in Mississippi

There are 2,775 people with the last name "Foster" in Mississippi.

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Ranking in Mississippi

NameRank
Foster 95
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  1. is 91st most common Ross
  2. is 92nd most common Howard
  3. is 93rd most common Dixon
  4. is 94th most common Woods
  5. is 95th most common Foster
  6. is 96th most common Byrd
  7. is 97th most common Cole
  8. is 98th most common Mcgee
  9. is 99th most common Ladner

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

James, Robert, Charles, David, John, William, Michael, Linda, Mary, Mark

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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James Foster, MS (9 searches)
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