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
- Roberta Langtry (1916–2005), Canadian philanthropist
- Arthur Langtry (the Merlin), a fictional character in Jim Butcher's novel series The Dresden Files
References
[edit]- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
See also
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