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Foster

in Missouri

There are 5,405 people with the last name "Foster" in Missouri.

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Ranking in Missouri

NameRank
Foster 58
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  1. is 54th most common Sanders
  2. is 55th most common Myers
  3. is 56th most common Richardson
  4. is 57th most common Morgan
  5. is 58th most common Foster
  6. is 59th most common Murphy
  7. is 60th most common Ward
  8. is 61st most common Bell
  9. is 62nd most common Gray

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

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

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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