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Foster

in North Carolina

There are 6,612 people with the last name "Foster" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Foster 94
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  1. is 90th most common Sanders
  2. is 91st most common Russell
  3. is 92nd most common Byrd
  4. is 93rd most common Matthews
  5. is 94th most common Foster
  6. is 95th most common Kelly
  7. is 96th most common Mills
  8. is 97th most common Myers
  9. is 98th most common Garcia

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

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

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, NC (70 searches)
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