Surname Checker / Foster
How Common Is the Last Name Foster?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Foster today
252,186
Ranked #99 of 162,254 published surnames · 77.21 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 227,764 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
69.65%
Black
23.94%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.55%
Hispanic
2.65%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.