Wakeford is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Edward Wakeford (1894–1916), English geometrist
Jim Wakeford (born 1944), well-known medical marijuana advocate based in Toronto, Canada
John Wakeford (died 1930), Church of England clergyman convicted of adultery and deprived of his post in 1921
Kent L. Wakeford (born 1928), American cinematographer, co-founder of two commercial production companies
Malcolm Wakeford, has played drums and sung in Australian bands from the late 1970s to date
Richard Gordon Wakeford KCB OBE LVO AFC (1922–2007), officer in the Royal Air Force for 36 years, from 1941 to 1977
Richard Wakeford VC (1921–1972), English recipient of the Victoria Cross during World War II
Tony Wakeford (born 1959), English folk and neoclassical musician who primarily records under the name Sol Invictus
