Mel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ashantha de Mel (born 1959), Sri Lankan former cricketer Henry De Mel (1877–1936), Ceylonese industrialist and politician Lakdasa De Mel, first Bishop of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, and son of Henry De Mel Melle Mel (born Melvin Glover in 1961), hip-hop musician and songwriter Pepe Mel (born 1963), Spanish retired footballer and current manager of Real Betis
Rinaldo del Mel (probably 1554 – c. 1598), Franco-Flemish composer Ronnie de Mel (1925–2024), Sri Lankan politician and civil servant Royce de Mel (1917–?), first Sri Lankan commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Ruby de Mel (1917–2004), Sri Lankan actress Samantha de Mel (born 1965), Sri Lankan-born Italian former cricketer
See also Mehl, surname