Foster (given name)-Cedar Herald Index

The given Foster is a variation of the surname Forster, meaning one who 'works in the forest'. It may also derive from the French forcetier, meaning 'maker of scissors'. It is both a given name and a surname.

The use of Foster as a given name has increased in recent years, and was the 1063rd most popular boys name in 2022, up 251 spots from 2021.

Foster (given name)

Notable people with the surname "Foster" include

A

Foster Awintiti Akugri (born 1994), Ghanaian entrepreneur

Foster Andersen (1940–2014), American football player

Foster Appiah (born 2000), Ghanaian footballer

B

Foster Bastios (born 1975), Ghanaian footballer

Foster Bell (1814–1857), British jockey

Foster Blackburne (1838–1909), English archdeacon

Foster Blodgett (1827–1877), American politician

Foster Brooks (1912–2001), American actor

C

Foster Calder (1873–1960), Canadian politician

Foster Campbell (born 1947), American politician

Foster Castleman (1931–2020), American baseball player

Foster Samuel Chipman (1829–??), American politician

Foster Dwight Coburn (1846–1924), American farmer

Foster Cummings (born 1973), Trinidadian politician

Foster Cunliffe (1875–1916), English historian

Foster Cunliffe (rugby union) (1854–1927), English rugby union footballer

D

Foster DeWitt (born 1996), Canadian rugby union footballer

Foster Rhea Dulles (1900–1970), American journalist

Foster A. Dunlap (1905–1978), American politician

E

Foster Edwards (1903–1980), American baseball player

F

Foster Felger (1908–1984), American politician

Foster Fitzsimmons (1912–1991), American novelist

Foster Friess (1940–2021), American investment manager

Foster Furcolo (1911–1995), American politician

Foster Fyans (1790–1870), Irish military officer

G

Foster Griffin (born 1995), American baseball player

Foster Gunnison Jr. (1925–1994), American activist

H

Foster Hedley (1908–1983), English footballer

Foster Hewitt (1902–1985), Canadian radio broadcaster

Foster Hirsch (born 1943), American author

Foster Horan (born 1992), Irish rugby union footballer

Foster Hutchinson (1724–1799), American judge

Foster Hutchinson (Canadian judge) (1761–1815), Canadian judge

L

Foster C. LaHue (1917–1996), American general

Foster Langsdorf (born 1995), American soccer player

Foster Loyer (born 1999), American basketball player

M

Foster Malone (1887–1926), Canadian ice hockey player

Foster G. McGaw (1897–1986), American philanthropist

Foster E. Mohrhardt (1907–1992), American librarian

Foster Moreau (born 1997), American football player

N

Foster Namwera (born 1986), Malawian footballer

P

Foster B. Porter (1891–1965), American politician

Foster Powell (1734–1793), English athlete

Foster Provost, American computer scientist

R

Foster Robinson (1880–1967), English cricketer

Foster Rockwell (1880–1942), American football player

S

Foster Sarell (born 1998), American football player

Foster J. Sayers (1924–1944), American soldier

Foster Waterman Stearns (1881–1956), American politician

Foster Stockwell (born 1929), American writer

Foster Sylvers (born 1962), American singer-songwriter

V

Foster McGowan Voorhees (1865–1927), American politician

W

Foster Watkins (1917–2002), American football player

Foster Neville Woodward (1905–1985), British chemist

Z

Foster Barham Zincke (1817–1893), English clergyman

Fictional characters

Foster from GO Jetters (although they call him Foz)