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Foster

in Washington DC

There are 374 people with the last name "Foster" in Washington DC.

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Ranking in Washington DC

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Foster 93
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  1. is 89th most common Long
  2. is 90th most common Freeman
  3. is 91st most common Lopez
  4. is 92nd most common Wood
  5. is 93rd most common Foster
  6. is 94th most common Hamilton
  7. is 95th most common Boyd
  8. is 96th most common Cook
  9. is 97th most common Murray

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

Mary, Sandra, Charles, Robert, William, Angela, Bjorn, Diane

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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