FOSTER is ranked as the 91st most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 251,378.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 78.84 people named FOSTER for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named FOSTER is
261,043, the rank is 87
and the proportion per 100k Americans named FOSTER is 81.94.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
FOSTER is
72.0% White,
1.7% Hispanic origin,
23.2% Black,
0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.8% Two or More Races,
and 0.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name FOSTER have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name FOSTER is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name FOSTER
The state with the most people named
FOSTER is
Texas where
24,388 people have this name.
Oklahoma is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named FOSTER, as
146.79 in every 100,000
Oklahomans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Oklahoma is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name FOSTER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
9,218
71.56
100.0%
Indiana
6,418
97.29
99.9%
Iowa
2,452
78.91
99.9%
Kansas
2,954
101.71
99.9%
Michigan
8,256
83.31
100.0%
Minnesota
2,763
50.62
99.9%
Missouri
3,909
130.55
99.7%
Nebraska
1,537
81.71
99.8%
North Dakota
209
28.27
97.8%
Ohio
9,239
79.69
99.9%
South Dakota
619
72.55
99.6%
Wisconsin
1,938
33.66
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name FOSTER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
717
97.29
99.6%
Arizona
4,721
70.13
99.9%
California
22,129
57.03
100.0%
Colorado
4,369
81.58
99.9%
Hawaii
789
55.56
99.6%
Idaho
1,523
93.15
99.8%
Montana
745
72.81
99.7%
Nevada
2,064
72.68
99.8%
New Mexico
1,635
78.4
99.6%
Oregon
3,529
88.88
99.9%
Utah
1,424
48.4
99.4%
Washington
5,471
77.47
99.9%
Wyoming
625
106.95
99.7%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name FOSTER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
2,573
71.54
99.9%
Maine
1,752
131.72
99.8%
Massachusetts
4,379
64.91
99.9%
New Hampshire
1,065
80.28
99.7%
New Jersey
5,650
63.21
99.9%
New York
11,070
56.06
100.0%
Pennsylvania
7,031
54.99
99.9%
Rhode Island
693
65.65
99.6%
Vermont
561
89.47
99.7%
South States
State stats for the first name FOSTER
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have FOSTER as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named FOSTER.
The most popular full name is James FOSTER.
1.83% of all the people named FOSTER
have this given name.
There are 5622 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name FOSTER