Cognomen Foster (Foster 
, فاستر 
, フォスター 
, and others...) , in the entire world, is a widespread family name. The surname Foster is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Jamaica, where it is a common surname, British Virgin Islands, and Barbados (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Much less frequently, Foster is the forename as well as the last name.
| john foster English Member of Parliament (1506-1576) (b. 1506) |
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| john foster English soldier in the Borders (b. 1515) |
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| anne foster Peerage person ID=697501 (b. 1523) |
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| thomas foster English judge (b. 1548) |
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| john foster birth/death: 1584?-1616 (b. 1584) |
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| robert foster English judge and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench (b. 1589) |
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| william foster English clergyman and writer, born 1591, GB (b. 1591) |
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| ann foster Andover widow accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, US (b. 1617) |
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michael foster English judge, born 1689 (b. 1689) |
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| john foster American engraver and printer, US (b. 1648) |
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isaac foster mariner, Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. 1704) |
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| samuel foster 12 Dec 1656 Chelmsford, MA - 21 Jul 1730 Chelmsford, MA (b. 1656) |
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eleanor wyer foster (1714-1798) (b. 1714) |
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| elizabeth foster 24 Sep 1664 - 3 Jun 1715 (b. 1664) |
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| john foster Irish politician, died 1747 (b. 1665) |
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