Ackland is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Cain Ackland (born 1982), Australian rules football player Janet Ackland (1938–2019), Welsh bowler John Ackland (politician) (1890–1958), Western Australian politician John Ackland (rugby league) (born 1958), New Zealand rugby coach Joss Ackland (1928–2023), English actor Oliver Ackland (born 1979), Australian actor Rodney Ackland (1908–1991), English dramatist and playwright Ron Ackland (1934–2013), New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach Valentine Ackland (1906–1969), British poet William Hayes Ackland (1855–1940), American author, lawyer and art collector
See also June Ackland, fictional character from the television series The Bill Ackland Art Museum, museum at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Acland, English surname