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LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS

Foster

Foster is the 104th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 218,824 people carried it — about 73.2 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Foster are White.

WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White67.0%
Black23.2%
Multiracial4.6%
Hispanic3.7%
Native American0.8%
Asian American0.7%

Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.

RANK OVER TIME
1990
#93
226,326
2000
#87
221,040
2010
#99
227,764
2020
#104
218,824
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