Heywood is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Abel Heywood (1810–1893), English politician Andrew Heywood, British political scientist Angela Heywood (1840–1935), American suffragist, socialist, abolitionist Anne Heywood (born 1932), British film actress Arthur Heywood (1849–1916), 3rd Baronet, experimental railway builder Arthur Heywood-Lonsdale (1835–1897), English rower and Canadian landowner Benjamin Heywood (1793–1865), first of the Heywood Baronets, English banker and philanthropist Bernard Heywood (1871–1960), English bishop Charles Heywood (1803–1853), American naval officer Charles Heywood (1839–1915), American general, son of the above Charles D. Heywood (1881–1957), American businessman Doug Heywood (1924–2002), Australian footballer Eddie Heywood (1915–1989), American jazz musician Ezra Heywood (1829–1893), American radical Frances Heywood (1902–1994) British metallurgist and engineer George Heywood (1907–1985), English footballer Herbert Heywood (footballer) (1913–unknown), English footballer Herbert Heywood (actor) Hugh Heywood (1896–1987), Anglican priest Jamie Heywood (born 1966), American engineer James Heywood (philanthropist) (1810–1897), British politician Jasper Heywood (1535–1598), English scholar and translator Jean Heywood (1921–2019), British actress Jeff Heywood (born 1951), United States racing driver Jeremy Heywood (1961–2018), British civil servant Joanne Heywood, British actress John Heywood, 16th century English writer John B. Heywood (photographer), 19th century American photographer John B. Heywood, engineer John D. Heywood, 19th century American photographer Joseph L. Heywood (1815–1910), American Mormon bishop Joseph Lee Heywood (1837–1876), victim of bank robbery Matthew Heywood (born 1979), English footballer Neil Heywood (1970–2011), British businessman murdered in China Oliver Heywood (1825–1892), English banker and philanthropist Oliver Heywood (minister) (1630–1702), English nonconformist minister Pat Heywood (born 1927), British actress Paul Heywood, British academic Peter Heywood (1772–1831), British naval officer Phil Heywood, American musician Ralph Heywood (1921–2007), American football player and marine Richard Heywood (bishop) (1867–1955), Anglican bishop Richard Heywood (MP) (by 1520 – 1570) Samuel Heywood (Berkeley) (1833–1903), American businessman Samuel Heywood (chief justice) (1753–1828), British lawyer Samuel R. Heywood (1821–1913), American businessman Stephen Heywood (1969–2006), American architect and ALS campaigner Suzanne Heywood (born 1969), British business executive Thomas Heywood (died 1641), English actor and playwright Thomas Heywood (railway engineer) (died 1953) British locomotive engineer Thomas Percival Heywood (1823–1897), 2nd Baronet Thomas Heywood (antiquarian) (1797–1866), English member of the Chetham Society Tim Heywood (1914–2006), British soldier and farmer Vernon Heywood (1927–2022), British botanist