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Foster

in South Carolina

There are 4,165 people with the last name "Foster" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

NameRank
Foster 79
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  1. is 75th most common Griffin
  2. is 76th most common Gibson
  3. is 77th most common Wood
  4. is 78th most common Howard
  5. is 79th most common Foster
  6. is 80th most common Butler
  7. is 81st most common Ward
  8. is 82nd most common Coleman
  9. is 83rd most common Brooks

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

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

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, SC (9 searches)
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