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Foster

in New Hampshire

There are 841 people with the last name "Foster" in New Hampshire.

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Ranking in New Hampshire

NameRank
Foster 103
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  1. is 99th most common Elliott
  2. is 100th most common Ross
  3. is 101st most common Ward
  4. is 102nd most common Cole
  5. is 103rd most common Foster
  6. is 104th most common Goodwin
  7. is 105th most common Nadeau
  8. is 106th most common Fournier
  9. is 107th most common Green

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

John, Robert, David, Stephen, Michael, Richard, Donald, Brian, Charles, Linda

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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