Langtry (surname)

Langtry^[1] is an English surname of habitational origin which derives from three settlements in Devon, Oxfordshire, and Lancashire called Langtree, from the Old English lang, long ‘long’, ‘tall’ + treow ‘tree’.

Notable Langtrys include:

• Albert P. Langtry (1860–1939), Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, U.S.A.
• Brian Langtry (born 1976), lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth and the Denver Outlaws
• Henry Langtry (1841–1892), English cavalry colonel
• Henry V.M. Langtry (1869–1935), British Army lieutenant-colonel
• James I. Langtry (1939–2021), government official and educator
• John Langtry (1834–1906), M.A., D.C.L., member of the Anglican Church in Canada
• Joe Langtry (1880–1951), Australian politician
• Joseph Langtry (1805–1862), Royal Navy captain
• Lillie Langtry (1853–1929), born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton, renowned British actress
  • Jeanne Marie Langtry Malcolm (1881–1964), illegitimate daughter of Lillie Langtry
• Arthur Langtry (the Merlin), a fictional character in Jim Butcher's novel series The Dresden Files