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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.

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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.

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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.

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Surnames next to Landry.

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