Breed is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alice Ives Breed (1853–1933), American social leader and clubwoman Andrews Breed (1794–1881), American businessman and politician Arthur H. Breed Sr. (1865–1953), American politician Charles B. Breed (1876–1958), American civil engineer and professor Clara Breed (1906–1994), American librarian Colin Breed (1947–2024), English politician Florence Breed (1875–1950), American political hostess and Bahá'í George Breed (1876–1956), American fencer Hiram N. Breed (1809– 1893), American cordwainer and politician Josh Breed (born 1999), South African cricketer Lawrence M. Breed (1940–2021), American computer scientist Levi Newton Breed (1831–1908), American politician London Breed (born 1974), American politician Mary Bidwell Breed (1870–1949), American chemist Michael Breed (born 1962), American golfer Mildred Breed (born 1947), American bridge player Robert Stanley Breed (1877–1956), American biologist Urban Breed (born 1970), Swedish singer William J. Breed (1928–2013), American geologist, paleontologist, naturalist and writer