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 (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