Verelst is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adriana Verelst (-1769), English portrait painter Charles Verelst (1814–1859), architect Cornelis Verelst (1667–1734), supposedly an English painter but probably a misnaming of William Verelst (1651–1702) Harry Verelst (1734–1785), British colonial administrator Harry Verelst (1846–1918), English cricketer Herman Verelst (1641–1699), Anglo-Dutch painter, especially of portraits John Verelst (1648–1679), Anglo-Dutch painter John Verelst (–1734), English portrait painter Lodvick Verelst (1668-1704), English portrait painter Maria Verelst (1680–1744), supposedly an English painter but probably a misnaming of Adriana Verelst (-1769) Michael Verelst (-1752), English painter Pieter Hermansz Verelst (–1668), Dutch Golden Age painter Simon Pietersz Verelst (1644–), Anglo-Dutch painter of portraits but particularly famous for flower pieces Steve Verelst (born 1987), Belgian footballer William Verelst (1651–1702), Anglo-Dutch flower painter William Verelst (1704–1752), English portrait painter