A French and English surname, Landry came from the Old German term of ‘landric’ which means a powerful land ruler. The spelling variations for Landry include Lendry, Lynderey, Landre, Landri, Landro and L’andre. In France the more common spelling forms are Landron and Landrin. In France the Landry family name is the second oldest surname in the country. The name is mostly concentrated in the province of Poitou. There are many with the Landry surname in Canada. In England the Landry family names is primarily in the city of London, Cornwall, Somerset, Hampshire, Essex, Kent, Middlesex, Cambridgeshire, Staffordshire and Lancashire counties. Within the United States the Landry family name is very popular in Louisiana and Massachusetts. It is found in most of the other states, but not in high numbers. Famous: Thomas Wade Landry (professional football player and later coach), Carl Landry (professional basketball), Ali Landry (actress and fashion model), Dan Landry (champion volleyball player), Bernard Landry (premier of Quebec, Canada) and LaRon Landry (professional football player).