Babbage is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Benjamin Herschel Babbage (1815–1878), Australian engineer Bob Babbage (born 1951), American politician Charles Babbage (1791–1871), English mathematician, mechanical computer pioneer Charles Whitmore Babbage (1842–1923), Australian embezzler in Wanganui, New Zealand Dennis Babbage (1909–1991), English mathematician Dugald Bromhead Babbage (1823–1881), Australian surveyor Eden Herschel Babbage (c. 1844 – 1924), prominent citizen of Roseville, New South Wales Frank Babbage (1858–1916), English animal painter and wood-engraver Herbert Ivan Babbage (1875–1916), New Zealand artist Ross Babbage (born 1949), defense analyst Stuart Babbage (1916–2012), Anglican priest