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Foster

in New York

There are 6,770 people with the last name "Foster" in New York.

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Ranking in New York

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Foster 117
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  1. is 113th most common Stevens
  2. is 114th most common Howard
  3. is 115th most common Oconnor
  4. is 116th most common Clarke
  5. is 117th most common Foster
  6. is 118th most common Richardson
  7. is 119th most common Simmons
  8. is 120th most common Hayes
  9. is 121st most common Jimenez

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

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

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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