Birchenough is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: John Birchenough (1825 – 1895), English businessman and local politician Henry Birchenough (1853–1937), English businessman and public servant Godwin Birchenough (1880–1953), British priest William Taylor Birchenough (1891–1962), Pioneering British aviator William Anthony Birchenough (1925– 2012), Cave explorer Birchenough Baronets