Welford is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
James Welford (1869–1945), English cricketer and footballer Nancy Welford (1904–1991), American actress Richard Welford (1836–1919), British journalist, biographer, local historian, businessman and politician Rod Welford (1958–2025), Australian politician Tiffany Welford (born 1985), Australian tennis player Walter Welford (1868–1952), English-born American politician Walter Thompson Welford FRS (1916–1990), English physicist