Byford is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Andy Byford (born 1965), British public transportation executive Biff Byford (born 1951), English singer, lead vocalist of Saxon Hazel Byford, Baroness Byford (born 1941), British politician Mark Byford (born 1958), Deputy Director General of the BBC and head of BBC Journalism Martin Byford (born 1972), British racing driver Roy Byford (1873–1939), British actor Sarah Byford, British economist Timothy John Byford (1941–2014), English author, actor, film director, translator, and educator William Heath Byford (1817–1890), American physician, surgeon and gynecologist
See also W. Byford Jones (1905–1977), English writer