Langtry 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:
Henry Langtry (1841–1892), English cavalry colonelJoseph Langtry (1805–1862), Royal Navy captainJohn Langtry (1834–1906), M.A., D.C.L., member of the Anglican Church in CanadaAlbert P. Langtry (1860–1939), Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, U.S.A.Lillie Langtry (1853–1929), born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton, renowned British actressJeanne Marie Langtry Malcolm (1881–1964), illegitimate daughter of Lillie LangtryHenry V.M. Langtry (1869–1935), British Army lieutenant-colonelJoe Langtry (1880–1951), Australian politicianJ.M. Langtry (1894–1971), British footballer and technical adviser on shipbuildingRoberta Langtry (1916–2005), Canadian philanthropistJames I. Langtry (born 1939), government official and educatorBrian Langtry (born 1976), lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth and the Denver OutlawsArthur Langtry (the Merlin), a fictional character in Jim Butcher's novel series The Dresden Files