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Foster

in New Mexico

There are 901 people with the last name "Foster" in New Mexico.

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Ranking in New Mexico

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Foster 163
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  1. is 159th most common Hughes
  2. is 160th most common Brooks
  3. is 161st most common Ross
  4. is 162nd most common Henderson
  5. is 163rd most common Foster
  6. is 164th most common Sedillo
  7. is 165th most common Alvarez
  8. is 166th most common Reynolds
  9. is 167th most common Holguin

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

John, Robert, David, William, James, Mary, Gary, Linda, Stephen, Donna

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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