title: Foster (given name)
text: # Foster (given name)
  
  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.
  
  ## Notable people with the surname "Foster" include
  
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  ### 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)
  