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Foster

in Nebraska

There are 1,077 people with the last name "Foster" in Nebraska.

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Ranking in Nebraska

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Foster 74
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  1. is 70th most common Murphy
  2. is 71st most common Bennett
  3. is 72nd most common Cox
  4. is 73rd most common Wood
  5. is 74th most common Foster
  6. is 75th most common Long
  7. is 76th most common Sullivan
  8. is 77th most common Hanson
  9. is 78th most common Kelly

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

James, Charles, William, Robert, Michael, Gary, John, Nancy, Mark, 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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James Foster, NE (9 searches)
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