The forster Surname
forster Name Meaning and History
- English: occupational and topographic name for someone who lived or worked in a forest (see Forrest).
- English: Norman French nickname or occupational name from Old French forcetier ‘cutter’, an agent noun from forcettes ‘scissors’.
- English: occupational name, by metathesis, from Old French fust(r)ier ‘blockmaker’ (a derivative of fustre ‘block of wood’).
- German (Förster): occupational and topographic name for someone who lived and worked in a forest (see Forst).
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Forst ‘forest’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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