Ibbotson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Craig Ibbotson, rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s Christine Ibbotson, Ask The Money Lady: Canadian Author, Financial Journalist, Radio Host and TV Presenter David Ibbotson, pilot in the 2019 Piper PA-46 Malibu crash Derek Ibbotson MBE (1932–2017), English runner who excelled in athletics in the 1950s Diane Ibbotson (born 1946), English artist Eva Ibbotson (1925–2010), Austrian-born British novelist, known for her children's books Garrick Ibbotson (born 1988), Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League Henry Ibbotson (1816–1886), English botanist Jimmy Ibbotson, American musician, member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Peter M. Ibbotson, philatelist awarded the Crawford Medal by the Royal Philatelic Society London Richard Ibbotson KBE CB DSC (born 1954), former Royal Navy officer and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet Roger G. Ibbotson, professor of finance at Yale School of Management