Bachelder is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Chris Bachelder (born 1971), American writer
John B. Bachelder (1825–1894), American portrait and landscape painter, lithographer, and photographer
Myrtle Bachelder (1907-1997), American chemist and educator
Nahum J. Bachelder (1854–1934), American politician
Stephen Bachiler (c. 1561-1656), early proponent of "Separation of church and state" and progenitor of many Bachelder and Batchelder families