Eldred is a surname of Old English origin. Notable people with this surname include:
Arthur Rose Eldred (1895–1951), American businessman and the first Eagle Scout
Brad Eldred (born 1980), American baseball player
Brick Eldred (1892–1976), American baseball player
Cal Eldred (born 1967), American baseball player
Dale Eldred (1933–1993), American sculptor
Eric Eldred (born 1943), American businessman and plaintiff in the 2003 court case, Eldred v. Ashcroft
Foss O. Eldred (1884–1956), American politician and Michigan Attorney General (1946)
Janet Eldred, American professor and author
John Eldred (1552–1632), English traveller and merchant
John Eldred (MP) (1629–1717), Member of the Parliament of England for Harwich in 1689
Mike Eldred, American guitarist and luthier
Mike Eldred, American musical theater performer
Pamela Eldred (born 1948), American beauty pageant winner, Miss America 1970
Ted Eldred (1920–2005), Australian scuba gear designer
Thomas Brownell Eldred (1903–1993), American painter and printmaker
Thomas Eldred (1561–1624), English merchant and mariner
William Eldred (1563–1646), English gunner