Ackroyd is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Ackroyd, rugby league footballer of the 1960s, '70s and '80sAlfred Ackroyd (1858–1927), English cricketerAnthony Ackroyd (born 1958), Australian comedian, speaker and writerArchibald Ackroyd (1897–1968), English cricketerBarry Ackroyd (born 1954), English cinematographerChrista Ackroyd (born 1957), British journalist and broadcasterSir Cuthbert Ackroyd, 1st Baronet (1892–1973), Lord Mayor of London 1955–56David Ackroyd (born 1940), American actorHarold Ackroyd (1877–1917), British Army medical officer, awarded the Victoria CrossHaughton Ackroyd (1894–1979), English footballerHeather Ackroyd, British visual artist, of Ackroyd & HarveyJack Ackroyd (1926–1992), Canadian chief of police and civil servantJohn Ackroyd (disambiguation), various peopleJoseph Ackroyd (1847–1915), New York politicianJoyce Ackroyd (1918–1991), Australian academic, translator, author and editorNorman Ackroyd (born 1938), English artistPeter Ackroyd (born 1949), English biographer, novelist and criticThomas Raven Ackroyd (1861–1946), English bank manager and politicianTimothy Ackroyd (born 1958), English actor