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 playerAlfred Terry, American Civil War Union generalBenjamin Franklin Terry, organizer of the American Civil War unit Terry's Texas RangersBill Terry, American major league baseball playerCharles L. Terry, Jr. (1900–1970), American judge and politician, Governor of DelawareCharles Sanford Terry (historian) (1864–1936), English historian and musicologistCharles Sanford Terry (translator), American translator of Japanese literatureClark Terry, jazz fluegelhorn/trumpet player and music educatorEdward Terry (author) (1590-1660), cleric and author of A Voyage to East-India (1655)Edward O'Connor Terry, 19th-century English actor and theatre ownerEdward Richard "Ted" Terry (1904–1967), Tasmanian professional sprinter and Australian rules footballerDame Ellen Terry (1847–1928), English actressHelen Terry, backing vocals singer with British pop group Culture ClubJ. E. Harold Terry (1885-1939), English playwrightJames L. Terry, US Army Lieutenant GeneralJason Terry, American basketball playerJo Ann Terry, American hurdlerJohn B. Terry (1796-1874), American pioneer, soldier, and territorial legislatorJohn Terry (born 1980), English football playerJoseph 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 writerNigel Terry (1945–2015), English actorOlufemi Terry, Sierra Leonean writerP. S. Terry, American politician, Missouri senatorPat Terry, English footballerPaul Terry (cricketer) (born 1959), English cricketerPaul Terry (footballer), English footballer and brother of JohnPaul Terry (cartoonist), U.S. cartoonist and animator, and creator of TerrytoonsPeter Terry, British air marshalRalph Terry, American major league baseball pitcherRob Terry, American professional wrestlerRuth Terry (1920–2016), American actressSamuel Terry (c. 1776–1838), Australian landowner, merchant and philanthropist.Sean Terry (born 1991), English cricketerSimon Terry, British archerT. T. Terry, American politician; mayor of Huntsville, AlabamaTomás Terry (died 1886), Cuban slave trader and businessman.Wallace Terry (1938–2003), American journalist and oral historianWallace Terry (baseball) (1850–1908), American 19th century baseball playerWalter Terry, American politicianWilliam Terry (congressman), American Civil War Confederate generalWilliam R. Terry, American Civil War Confederate general