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Foster

in Virginia

There are 5,562 people with the last name "Foster" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Foster 72
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  1. is 68th most common Stewart
  2. is 69th most common Owens
  3. is 70th most common Watson
  4. is 71st most common Mason
  5. is 72nd most common Foster
  6. is 73rd most common Simmons
  7. is 74th most common Murphy
  8. is 75th most common Bell
  9. is 76th most common James

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

Robert, John, James, William, David, Charles, Michael, Richard, George, 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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