Where Does The Last Name Foster Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Foster (Arabic: فوستر, Hindi: फोस्टर, Russian: Фостер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Föster or Fóster. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Foster? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Foster is the 1,178^th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 16,104 people. The last name Foster is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Foster reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Foster is also the 14,476^th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 66,675 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 294,092 people, or 1 in 1,232. In The United States Foster is most common in: Texas, where 9 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 179 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Foster Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Foster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Foster surname grew 495 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 494 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 37 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Foster Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (38%) in Ireland, Orthodox (68%) in Russia, Christian (93%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Foster are 12.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.44% registered with the party.

The amount Foster earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.14% more than the national average, earning 498,837 kr per year; in Peru they earn 294.89% more than the national average, earning S/. 76,550 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.44% more than the national average, earning R 324,240 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.16% less than the national average, earning $21,757,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.11% less than the national average, earning $41,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.6% more than the national average, earning $50,479 CAD per year.