Fosster Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Fosster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fosster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Fosster Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fosster Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Fosster occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Fosster click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fosster? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Fosster reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Fosster is mostly concentrated in: Oregon, where 29 percent live, Arizona, where 14 percent live and Michigan, where 14 percent live. Beside The United States Fosster exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Fosster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fosster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fosster last name fell 81 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fosster Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Fosster earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foesster9310/
Foster92452,538/
Fostier861,486/
Foister86793/
Foyster86787/
Foester86142/
Pfoster86133/
Fouster8652/
Foshter8636/
Fooster8632/
Fosterr8615/
Fosteer8615/
Fostter8614/
Fosther8613/
Fostert865/
Fostere864/
Fodster862/
Vosster862/
Fostger862/
Ffoster861/
Fasster861/
Fosterd861/
Foste83307/
Foter8312/
D'Foster803/
Fuster7716,809/
Fester774,439/
Voster771,457/
Footer77633/
Faster77331/
Fotter77196/
Föster77133/
Fouste7775/
Fostey7769/
Foxter7757/
Fostei7756/
Fúster7723/
Fostie7716/
Foiter7713/
Fostes7713/
Fouter7712/
Fostej7712/
Fotier7710/
Fother776/
Fostir776/
Fostee775/
Fostea775/
Füster774/
Fostre773/
Fojter772/
Fosteh771/
Fosteu771/
Fotere771/
Fozter771/
Foiste771/
Fäster771/
Fóster771/
Fùster771/
Foyste771/
Fostez771/
Fossti771/
Fostyr770/
Fosted770/
Fosterová757/
Fosterova753/
Foissette751/
Fote731,181/
Fauster71995/
Feuster71392/
Fastier71235/
Fustier71213/
Fastert71148/
Vostier7135/
Faester7128/
Festter7121/
Fusther7118/
Foutter7117/
Phoster7116/
Voshter7115/
Fouther7115/
Voester7111/
Festher719/
Pfester714/
Feshter713/
Footter712/
Fasther712/
Foutier712/
Fushter712/
Feester711/
Foustjr711/
Foostee711/
Festeer711/
Füszter711/
Foitier711/
Fosstti711/
Fostech711/
Fustter711/
Fuister710/
Foother710/
Vouster710/
Vesster710/
Pfuster710/
Voister710/
Fusteer710/
Fogyter710/
Foither710/
Foote6733,570/
Fotie672,779/
Fotea671,433/
Fater67984/
Foute67661/
Fausther67485/
Fosty67436/
Foteu67324/
Fotre67164/
Foteh67151/
Faste67127/
Fosta67118/
Fotez67105/
Fosti6767/
Fothe6761/
Fotes6754/
Voter6747/
Voste6739/
Futsæter6734/
Fotey6731/
Fotte6731/
Fouchter6722/
Fosté6720/
Fuschter6718/
Pfeuster6717/
Fuote6716/
Feschter679/
Foyte678/
Foite678/
Pfote676/
Fotei672/
Fotir672/
Foted671/
Fuddster671/
Fodte671/
Fotee671/
Vussther671/
Fhote671/
Foxte671/
Fhesther671/
Pfeester670/
Feusther670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fosster
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