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Foster

FAWS-ter

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Old English occupational surname meaning 'one who tends forests,' connecting to land stewardship and wilderness.”

Popularity Over Time

Foster US popularity rank over timeRank 2140 in 1986 to rank 292 in 1901. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#292#1216#21401900192019401960198020002024

Foster is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Old English

Syllables

2

Nicknames

Fos

Style

ClassicStrongTimelessElegant

Famous Bearers

  • Foster (character from Bunheads)
  • Foster Brooks (comedian)
  • Foster the People (band)

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Preppy & Surname Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

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People Also Ask

Old English occupational surname meaning 'one who tends forests,' connecting to land stewardship and wilderness.

Foster is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Foster include Fos.

Names that pair beautifully with Foster include Edmund, Alistair, Thaddeus, Garrison, Garrett.