Heyde is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Chris Heyde (1939–2008), Australian statistician Erich von der Heyde (1900–1984), German SS official acquitted of war crimes Gustav von der Heyde (1836–1891), New Zealand politician Lucina von der Heyde, Argentine field hockey player Maria Heyde (1837–1917), Surinamese-born German missionary, writer and translator Nikolai van der Heyde (1935–2020), Dutch film director and screenwriter Werner Heyde (1902—1964), German Nazi psychiatrist involved in Action T4