Landry is a French surname and medieval given name from the Germanic Landric, meaning "land ruler" or "ruler of the land". In Louisiana and Texas it is a common Cajun family name, and the football coach Tom Landry made it part of Dallas Cowboys lore; as a first name it is given to both girls and boys. For girls Landry peaked at number 778 in 2018, dipped out of the US top 1000 for three years and is back at number 935 in 2025.