Swinstead is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Charles Swinstead (1815–1890), founder of the Hornsey College of Art Felix Swinstead (1880–1959), English pianist and composer Frank Swinstead (1862–1937), English cricketer and artist George Hillyard Swinstead (1860–1926), British artist Muriel Mary Swinstead (née Oriel Ross, 1907–1994), English actress Philip Swinstead, founder Antics Technologies