Landry surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Landry surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 37,961 people carried this name — #828 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,110 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,927 people named Landry.

42 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 89 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 42
Paris 292
Pas-de-Calais 229
Yvelines 143
Sarthe 121
Mayenne 117
Ain 100
Indre-et-Loire 100
Gironde 98

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

300 people named Landry live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 78
Neuchâtel 53
Bern 51
Valais 47
Fribourg 22
Geneva 21
Jura 14
Zurich 8

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Landry in American newspapers,
1872–1956.

Newspaper page from Der Deutsche Correspondent carrying the name Landry
Der Deutsche Correspondent 1885-05-09
Newspaper page from Cameron County Press carrying the name Landry
Cameron County Press 1904-10-06
Newspaper page from Die Eureka Post carrying the name Landry
Die Eureka Post 1910-04-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 111,157 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Landry,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alexis Landry
    Alexis Landry 1721–1798 · businessperson
  • Amand Landry
    Amand Landry 1805–1877 · politician
  • Jean Landry
    Jean Landry 1826–1865 · physician
  • Israël Landry
    Israël Landry 1843–1910 · musician
  • Valentin Landry
    Valentin Landry 1844–1919 · journalist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 226 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Landry is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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