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Foster

in Washington

There are 3,815 people with the last name "Foster" in Washington.

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Ranking in Washington

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Foster 84
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  1. is 80th most common Perez
  2. is 81st most common Howard
  3. is 82nd most common Hughes
  4. is 83rd most common Myers
  5. is 84th most common Foster
  6. is 85th most common Graham
  7. is 86th most common West
  8. is 87th most common Long
  9. is 88th 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, Michael, James, David, Richard, Thomas, Donald, William, 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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