Foster.
An English surname originating as an occupation, variant of Forster.
Meaning & usage
An English surname originating as an occupation, variant of Forster.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A former settlement in San Diego County, California.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Warren County, Indiana.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A village in Bates County, Missouri; named for Ohio governor Charles Foster.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A village in Pierce County, Nebraska; named for George Foster, original owner of town's site.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Garvin County, Oklahoma.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community partly in Sweet Home, Linn County, Oregon.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Providence County, Rhode Island; named for Rhode Island statesman Theodore Foster.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Clear Creek, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships, including in Illinois (2), Michigan, Minnesota (1 more), Pennsylvania (3), and South Dakota, listed under Foster Township.
A placename A village in the town of Brome Lake, Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, southern Quebec, Canada.
A placename A town in South Gippsland Shire, south-east Victoria, Australia.
A placename Ellipsis of Foster County.
Where this word comes from
English surname, reduced from Forster; also from the noun foster.
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