Ackroyd is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Ackroyd, rugby league footballer of the 1960s, '70s and '80s
Alfred Ackroyd (1858–1927), English cricketer
Anthony Ackroyd (born 1958), Australian comedian, speaker and writer
Archibald Ackroyd (1897–1968), English cricketer
Barry Ackroyd (born 1954), English cinematographer
Christa Ackroyd (born 1957), British journalist and broadcaster
Sir Cuthbert Ackroyd, 1st Baronet (1892–1973), Lord Mayor of London 1955–56
David Ackroyd (born 1940), American actor
Harold Ackroyd (1877–1917), British Army medical officer, awarded the Victoria Cross
Haughton Ackroyd (1894–1979), English footballer
Heather Ackroyd, British visual artist, of Ackroyd & Harvey
Jack Ackroyd (1926–1992), Canadian chief of police and civil servant
John Ackroyd (disambiguation), various people
Joseph Ackroyd (1847–1915), New York politician
Joyce Ackroyd (1918–1991), Australian academic, translator, author and editor
Norman Ackroyd (born 1938), English artist
Peter Ackroyd (born 1949), English biographer, novelist and critic
Thomas Raven Ackroyd (1861–1946), English bank manager and politician
Timothy Ackroyd (born 1958), English actor