Landry
Landry is a surname of French origin, occasionally used as a given name.
It appears most commonly in Louisiana and other areas with French heritage.
The name gained wider recognition through figures like Tom Landry, the longtime Dallas Cowboys football coach known for his stoic demeanor and fedora: Coach Landry never showed emotion on the sideline.
1066 England conqueror
- FrankishOf the Germanic tribe
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- GermanicOf Teutonic language stock
- etymologyWord origin study
Old French · Merovingian · Carolingian · French Canadian · Acadian · Cajun · Louisiana · Quebec
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- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descendantsThose who come after
- forebearsAncestral family members
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Hereditary portion of identity
- last nameHereditary family identifier
- patronymicName from father's name
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- given namePersonal name from birth
first name · naming · baptismal · christening · registry · census · records · Ellis Island
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1066 England conqueror
etymology · Old French · Merovingian · Carolingian · French Canadian · Acadian · Cajun · Louisiana · Quebec · francophone
ancestry
Family line of descent
- family treeChart of ancestors
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descendantsThose who come after
forebears · bloodline · roots · heritage · clan · ancestors · genealogist · records · archives · DNA testing
family name
Hereditary portion of identity
- last nameHereditary family identifier
- patronymicName from father's name
- hereditaryPassed through generations
given name · first name · naming · baptismal · christening · registry · census · records · Ellis Island · immigration