US Population With Last Name Foster By Race and Ethnicity in the 2010 Census

Updated on December 11, 2025.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2010 Census, there were 227,764 people in the US whose last name was Foster, and the rate of occurence of the Foster last name was 77.21 per 100K.

The race of 69.65% of the people with the last name of Foster was Non Hispanic White Alone (i.e. 158,638 people); 23.94% was Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (i.e. 54,527 people); and 2.65% was Hispanic or Latino (i.e. 6,036 people).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Foster By Race And Ethniciity in the 2010 Census

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The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Foster last name.

US Population With Last Name Foster By Race And Ethniciity in the 2010 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 158638 69.65
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 54527 23.94
Hispanic or Latino 6036 2.65
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 5307 2.33
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2004 0.88
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 1253 0.55