Dockstader is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Dan Dockstader (born 1958), American politician Earnest A. Dockstader (died 1970), American football and basketball coach Frederick J. Dockstader (1919–1998), Native American anthropologist and author Lew Dockstader (1856–1924), American comedian Nicholas Dockstader (1802–1871), American businessman Tod Dockstader (1932–2015), American composer