Friedland is a surname of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin. Notable people with the surname include:

Adam Friedland (born 1987), American stand-up comedian and podcaster Anatole Friedland (1888–1938), composer, songwriter, vaudeville performer, and Broadway producer Dalia Friedland (born 1935), Israeli actress and singer David Friedland (born 1937), American lawyer and politician Georges Friedland (1910–1993), French screenwriter, film director and editor Jonathan Friedland (born 1960), British physician and medical researcher Kevin Friedland (born 1981), American soccer player Larry Friedland (born 1930s), American property developer Martin Friedland (born 1932), Canadian lawyer, academic, and author Michelle Friedland (born 1972), American judge Natan Friedland (died 1883), rabbi and member of the H'bat Tsion movement Robert Friedland (born 1950), American/Canadian financier Sherman Friedland (born 1933), professor Shmuel Friedland (born 1944), Israeli-American mathematician Valentin Friedland (1490–1556), German scholar and educationist of the Reformation William H. Friedland (1923–2018), American sociologist