Terry is a surname which can be a non-Italian version of an Italian surname, or come from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, cognate of the English Derek. Notable people with the surname include:
Adam Terry, American football player
Alfred Terry, American Civil War Union general
Benjamin Franklin Terry, organizer of the American Civil War unit Terry's Texas Rangers
Bill Terry, American major league baseball player
Charles L. Terry, Jr. (1900–1970), American judge and politician, Governor of Delaware
Charles Sanford Terry (historian) (1864–1936), English historian and musicologist
Charles Sanford Terry (translator), American translator of Japanese literature
Clark Terry, jazz fluegelhorn/trumpet player and music educator
Edward Terry (author) (1590-1660), cleric and author of A Voyage to East-India (1655)
Edward O'Connor Terry, 19th-century English actor and theatre owner
Edward Richard "Ted" Terry (1904–1967), Tasmanian professional sprinter and Australian rules footballer
Dame Ellen Terry (1847–1928), English actress
Helen Terry, backing vocals singer with British pop group Culture Club
J. E. Harold Terry (1885-1939), English playwright
James L. Terry, US Army Lieutenant General
Jason Terry, American basketball player
Jo Ann Terry, American hurdler
John B. Terry (1796-1874), American pioneer, soldier, and territorial legislator
John Terry (born 1980), English football player
Joseph Terry (1828-1898), partner in Terry's chocolate makers (1767–2006)
Luther Leonidas Terry (1911–1985), U.S. Surgeon General (1961–65)
Matt Terry (born 1993), English singer, winner of UK X Factor (2016)
Michael Terry (1899–1981), Australian explorer and writer
Nigel Terry (1945–2015), English actor
Olufemi Terry, Sierra Leonean writer
P. S. Terry, American politician, Missouri senator
Pat Terry, English footballer
Paul Terry (cricketer) (born 1959), English cricketer
Paul Terry (footballer), English footballer and brother of John
Paul Terry (cartoonist), U.S. cartoonist and animator, and creator of Terrytoons
Peter Terry, British air marshal
Ralph Terry, American major league baseball pitcher
Rob Terry, American professional wrestler
Ruth Terry (1920–2016), American actress
Samuel Terry (c. 1776–1838), Australian landowner, merchant and philanthropist.
Sean Terry (born 1991), English cricketer
Simon Terry, British archer
T. T. Terry, American politician; mayor of Huntsville, Alabama
Tomás Terry (died 1886), Cuban slave trader and businessman.
Wallace Terry (1938–2003), American journalist and oral historian
Wallace Terry (baseball) (1850–1908), American 19th century baseball player
Walter Terry, American politician
William Terry (congressman), American Civil War Confederate general
William R. Terry, American Civil War Confederate general
