Heyward is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Andrew Heyward, former President of CBS NewsAndy Heyward (born 1949), American television producerCameron Heyward (born 1989), American footballerCraig Heyward (1966–2006), American footballerDarrius Heyward-Bey (born 1987), American footballerDick Heyward (1914–2005), deputy executive director of UNICEFDorothy Heyward (1890–1961), American playwrightDuBose Heyward (1885–1940), American authorDuncan Clinch Heyward (1864–1943), American politician, Governor of South CarolinaElisabeth Heyward (1919–2007), Nuremberg Trials interpreterJason Heyward (born 1989), American baseball playerLouis M. Heyward (1920–2002), American film and television screenwriterNick Heyward (born 1961), British musicianThomas Heyward, Jr. (1746–1809), representative of South Carolina, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence