Thackeray (/θækəri/) is an English surname. Notable people with this surname include the following:
A. David Thackeray (1910–1978), astronomer, director of the Radcliffe Observatory in South Africa
Andy Thackeray (born 1968), English former professional footballer
Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie (1837–1919), English writer, the eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray
Anthony Thackeray (born 1986), English rugby league footballer
David Thackeray (footballer) (born 1902), Scottish footballer
Edward Talbot Thackeray (1836–1927), recipient of the Victoria Cross
Henry St. John Thackeray (1869–1930), British scholar at King's College, Cambridge, an expert on Josephus and the Septuagint
Lance Thackeray (1869–1916), English illustrator
Michael M. Thackeray, South African materials scientist
Peter Thackeray (born 1950), a cricketer
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811−1863), English novelist
Thackeray is also an anglicised version of the Marathi surname ठाकरे (IPA: [ʈʰakəɾe]), borne particularly by Prabodhankar Thackeray and his descendants including:
Aditya Thackeray (born 1990), the son of Uddhav Thackeray
Bal Thackeray (1926−2012), Indian politician
Raj Thackeray (born 1968), Indian politician
Uddhav Thackeray (born 1960), Indian politician
