Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English Pronounced Pron. FAWS-tər [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Variant of Forester. Related NamesDetails VariantsForest, Forester, ForrestOther Languages & CulturesDeforest, Forest, Forestier(French) Given Name DescendantFoster(English) Same SpellingFoster 2, Foster 3, Foster 4 Categories architects, child actors, ends in -er, isograms, Marvel characters, trees