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Foster

in West Virginia

There are 1,676 people with the last name "Foster" in West Virginia.

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Ranking in West Virginia

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Foster 99
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  1. is 95th most common Ross
  2. is 96th most common Blake
  3. is 97th most common Bell
  4. is 98th most common Edwards
  5. is 99th most common Foster
  6. is 100th most common Nichols
  7. is 101st most common Bragg
  8. is 102nd most common Fox
  9. is 103rd most common Ellis

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Foster

James, John, David, William, Robert, Charles, Mary, Michael, Barbara, Roger

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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