Adshead is an English-language toponymic surname originating from a location near Prestbury, Cheshire, England. Notable people with the surname include:

Daniel Adshead (born 2001), English footballer Frank Adshead (1894–1977), English cricketer Gladys Lucy Adshead (1896–1985), writer of children's books Gwen Adshead (born 1960), English forensic psychotherapist Herbert Bealey Adshead (1862–1932), Canadian writer and politician John Adshead (born 1942), English football manager Joseph Adshead (1800–1861), British merchant and political campaigner from Manchester. Kay Adshead (born 1954), British actress, poet, and playwright Mary Adshead (1904–1995), English painter Mercia MacDermott () (1927–2023), English writer and historian Stanley Adshead (1868–1946), English architect Stephen Adshead (born 1980), English cricketer William Adshead (1901–1951), English cricketer

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