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Foster

in New Jersey

There are 3,026 people with the last name "Foster" in New Jersey.

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Ranking in New Jersey

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Foster 131
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  1. is 127th most common Powell
  2. is 128th most common Perry
  3. is 129th most common Klein
  4. is 130th most common Gray
  5. is 131st most common Foster
  6. is 132nd most common Wood
  7. is 133rd most common Oconnor
  8. is 134th most common Butler
  9. is 135th most common Schmidt

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

Robert, John, James, William, Richard, Thomas, Charles, David, Michael, Joseph

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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