Peat is an English patronymic surname.
People with the name Peat include:
Andrus Peat (born 1993), American football player
Arthur Peat (1940–2012), English footballer
Charles Urie Peat (28 February 1892 – 27 October 1979), British politician and cricketer
F. David Peat (born April 18, 1938), British physicist and author
Harold R. Peat (July 12, 1893 – 1960), Canadian soldier and author
Jeremy Peat (born March 1945), British economist
Louisa Watson Small Peat (1883–1952), Irish lecturer and writer
Marion Todd Peat (born May 20, 1964), former American football player
Mark Peat (born 1982), Scottish footpall player
Michael Peat (born 16 November 1949), British accountant and former private secretary to Charles, Prince of Wales
Nathan Neil Martin Peat (born 19 September 1982), English footballer
Neville Peat, New Zealand author and photographer
Stephen Peat (born March 10, 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
Steve Peat (born 1974), English mountain biker
William Barclay Peat (15 February 1852 – 24 January 1936), British accountant