Golding is an English surname. There have been several notable individuals with the surname Golding, including:
Arthur Golding, English translator
Bruce Golding, Jamaican politician
John Golding (British politician) (1931–99), British politician and trade union leader
Jon Golding, English rugby union player
Julia Golding, British novelist
Julian Golding, English sprinter
Leroy Golding, British actor
Llin Golding, Baroness Golding, British politician, widow of John Golding
Louis Golding, British writer
Matthew Golding, Australian rules footballer
Mike Golding, British yachtsman
Peaches Golding, High Sheriff of Bristol
Philip Golding, English golfer
William Golding, English novelist and poet
William Hughson Golding (1845–1916), founder of Golding & Company