Friedland is a surname of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Adam Friedland (born 1987), American stand-up comedian and podcaster
Anatole Friedland (1888–1938), composer, songwriter, vaudeville performer, and Broadway producer
Dalia Friedland (born 1935), Israeli actress and singer
David Friedland (born 1937), American lawyer and politician
Georges Friedland (1910–1993), French screenwriter, film director and editor
Jonathan Friedland (born 1960), British physician and medical researcher
Kevin Friedland (born 1981), American soccer player
Larry Friedland (born 1930s), American property developer
Martin Friedland (born 1932), Canadian lawyer, academic, and author
Michelle Friedland (born 1972), American judge
Natan Friedland (died 1883), rabbi and member of the H'bat Tsion movement
Robert Friedland (born 1950), American/Canadian financier
Sherman Friedland (born 1933), professor
Shmuel Friedland (born 1944), Israeli-American mathematician
Valentin Friedland (1490–1556), German scholar and educationist of the Reformation
William H. Friedland (1923–2018), American sociologist