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