Verwoerd is a surname originating from the Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include:
Betsie Verwoerd (1901–2000), spouse of the prime minister of South Africa from 1958 to 1966 as the wife of Hendrik Cornelis Verwoerd (1913–2000), Dutch Delftware painter, modeler, and ceramist Hendrik Verwoerd (1901–1966), prime minister of South Africa from 1958 to 1966 Melanie Verwoerd (born 1967), South African politician and diplomat, ex-wife of Wilhelm Wilhelm Verwoerd (born 1964), South African political philosopher, grandson of Hendrik