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Foster

in Rhode Island

There are 386 people with the last name "Foster" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Foster 223
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  1. is 219th most common Simmons
  2. is 220th most common Barry
  3. is 221st most common Rego
  4. is 222nd most common Reed
  5. is 223rd most common Foster
  6. is 224th most common Farrell
  7. is 225th most common Hart
  8. is 226th most common Stewart
  9. is 227th most common Vincent

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

John, James, Richard, Jennifer, Michael, Mary, Charles, Edward, Lisa

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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