Sweetland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Dale Sweetland (born 1949), American politician Doug Sweetland, American animator and film director Edwin Sweetland (1875–1950), American football player, coach and academic administrator Fred Sweetland (1893–1958), American football player George Sweetland (1872–1954), American football player, coach and physician Kirsten Sweetland (born 1988), Canadian triathlete Les Sweetland (1901–1974), American baseball player Monroe Sweetland (1910–2006), American politician William H. Sweetland (1856–1932), Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court