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Foster

in Oregon

There are 2,669 people with the last name "Foster" in Oregon.

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Ranking in Oregon

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Foster 73
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  1. is 69th most common Murphy
  2. is 70th most common Collins
  3. is 71st most common Long
  4. is 72nd most common Ross
  5. is 73rd most common Foster
  6. is 74th most common Gray
  7. is 75th most common Gonzalez
  8. is 76th most common Howard
  9. is 77th most common Sanchez

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

Robert, David, John, William, James, Michael, Charles, Mark, 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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Robert Foster, OR (9 searches)
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