Landry is a surname of French origin. Landry appears in the names of towns in

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, as well as three canonized saints.

History

Landry: It was not until the early

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that surnames were introduced to distinguish between numbers of people bearing the same personal or Christian name. Landry is of patronymic origin, coming from Landericus, belonging to that category of names derived from the first name of the father or ancestor. In this case, the name simply denotes "the son of Landry", a popular personal name during the medieval period, early forms of which included Landri, and the regional variant Landry. Today in France, the name is also found in the forms of Landrin and Landron. The name is in fact, of ultimate Germanic origin, being derived from the old baptismal name "Land-rick", a composite name which signifies, literally, "land/country-powerful". Different spellings of the same original surname are a common occurrence. Dictionaries of surnames indicate probable spelling variations of Landry to be: * L'andre * Landre * Landri * Landro * Landrey * Lendry It appears, however, that it is not known for certain when the name was first recorded. Although Landry is considered French in origin, it is not found throughout France. Rather it seems to have been concentrated around three small villages, south of the town of Loudon, province of Poitou: LaChausee, Martaize and Aulnay. In Quebec, however, the surname is quite commonly spread, along with Ladrie of probably similar origin.

I am given to understand that the Landry name is well known in the area around Loudun in Poitou, but is rather hard to find elsewhere in France.

Professor Stephen A. White, Genealogist at the Universite De Moncton in New Brunswick. N. Bujold and M. Caillebeau, Les origines francaises des premieres familles acadiennes:le sud Loundais (Poitiers:Imprimeirie L'Union, 1979) p. 32

List of persons with the surname

* Adolphe Landry (1874–1956), French demographer and politician *

Ali Landry Ali Germaine Landry (born July 21, 1973) is an American actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1996. She played Rita Lefleur on the UPN sitcom '' Eve'' and was the Doritos Girl in a 1998 Super Bowl commercial. In 1998, ...

(born 1973), American actress and model * Andrew Landry (born 1987), American golfer * Beau Landry (born 1991), Canadian football player *

Bernard Landry Bernard Landry (; March 9, 1937 – November 6, 2018) was a Canadian politician who served as the 28th premier of Quebec from 2001 to 2003. A member of the Parti Québécois (PQ), he led the party from 2001 to 2005, also serving as the leader o ...

(1937–2018), former Premier of Quebec * Carl Landry (born 1983), American basketball player * Cindy Landry (born 1972), Canadian pair skater * Dan Landry (born 1970), American volleyball player *

Dawan Landry Dawan Frank Landry (born December 30, 1982) is a former American football strong safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens. He played college football at Georgia ...

(born 1982), American football player * Geoffroy IV de la Tour Landry (c. 1320–1391), French nobleman who compiled ''Livre pour l'enseignement de ses filles'' * Ghislaine Landry (born 1988), Canadian rugby player *

Greg Landry Gregory Paul Landry (born December 18, 1946) is a former American football player and coach who played quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) from 1968 to 1981, and again in 1984. He played for the Detroit Lions, Baltimore Colts and ...

(born 1946), American football player * Hagan Landry (born 1994), American Paralympic athlete *

Harold Landry Harold Antonio Landry III (born June 5, 1996) is an American football outside linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College and was drafted by the Titans in the second ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Jarvis Landry Jarvis Charles Landry (born November 28, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round ...

(born 1992), American football player * Jeanne Landry (1922–2011), Canadian composer, pianist and teacher * Jeff Landry (born 1970), American politician * Joseph Aristide Landry (1817–1881), US Congressman * Joseph P. Landry (1922–2008), Canadian Senator *

Kyle Landry Kyle Landry (born April 4, 1986) is a Canadian former professional basketball player currently working as an assistant coach for the Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played college basketball for Northern Arizona an ...

(born 1986), Canadian basketball player *

LaRon Landry LaRon Louis Landry (born October 14, 1984) is a former American football safety (American football position), safety. He played college football for LSU Tigers football, Louisiana State University (LSU), and earned consensus All-American honors ...

(born 1984), American football player * Michelle Landry (born 1962), Australian politician * Nelly Landry (1916-2010), Belgian-born tennis player who later became a French citizen *Sir

Pierre-Amand Landry Sir Pierre-Amand Landry, (May 1, 1846 – July 28, 1916) was an Acadian lawyer, judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick ...

, QC (1846–1916), Canadian lawyer, judge and political figure * Pierre Henri Landry (1899–1990), French tennis player * Robert B. Landry (1909–2000), Major General US Air Force, adviser to President Truman * Ron Landry (1943-2020), American politician and lawyer * Sirkka-Liisa Landry (1926–2008), Finnish chess master *

Tom Landry Thomas Wade Landry (September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American professional football player and coach. He was the first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL), a position he held for 29 seasons. Dur ...

(1924–2000), American football player and coach

St. Landry

* St. Landry, Bishop of Seez * St. Landry, Bishop of Paris * St. Landry, Bishop of Metz

History

List of persons with the surname

St. Landry

See also