Tscherning is a German surname. It may refer to:
Andreas Tscherning (1611–1659), German poet Anton Frederik Tscherning (1795–1874), Danish army officer who became a politician Eleonora Tscherning (1817–1890), Danish painter Henny Tscherning (1853–1932), Danish nurse and trade unionist Marius Tscherning (1854–1939), Danish ophthalmologist Willy Tscherning (1917–2012), German Oberfeldwebel during World War II
See also Emil Paul Tscherrig (1947–2026), Swiss Roman Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio