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Foster

in Pennsylvania

There are 5,173 people with the last name "Foster" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

NameRank
Foster 107
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  1. is 103rd most common Marshall
  2. is 104th most common Crawford
  3. is 105th most common Gordon
  4. is 106th most common Sullivan
  5. is 107th most common Foster
  6. is 108th most common Torres
  7. is 109th most common Hamilton
  8. is 110th most common Beck
  9. is 111th most common Barnes

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

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

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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