- Source: Adshead
Adshead is an English-language toponymic surname originating from a location near Prestbury, Cheshire, England. Notable people with the surname include:
Frank Adshead (1894–1977), English cricketer
Gladys Lucy Adshead (1896–1985), writer of children's books
Gwen Adshead (born 1960), English forensic psychotherapist
Herbert Bealey Adshead (1862–1932), Canadian writer and politician
John Adshead (born 1942), English football manager
Joseph Adshead (1800–1861), British merchant and political campaigner from Manchester.
Kay Adshead (born 1954), British actress, poet, and playwright
Mary Adshead (1904–1995), English painter
Mercia MacDermott (née Adshead) (1927–2023), English writer and historian
Stanley Adshead (1868–1946), English architect
Stephen Adshead (born 1980), English cricketer
William Adshead (1901–1951), English cricketer