Hingston is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Dick Hingston (born 1915), Australian footballer John Hingston (died 1683), composer and organist Richard Hingston (1887–1966), British physician, explorer and naturalist Seán Martin Hingston, American actor Thomas Hingston (died 1837), English antiquary William Hales Hingston, (1829–1907), Canadian physician, politician, and banker Dean Francis Hingston, (1977) Australian Seafarer, Food Technologist.
See also Hingston Down, a hill in Cornwall Hingston & Prideaux