Thistlewood is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Arthur Thistlewood (1774–1820), English radical activist and conspirator known for the Thistlewood Conspiracy Lena Thistlewood, fictional character from Coronation Street Napoleon B. Thistlewood (1837–1915), American politician and civil war veteran Thomas Thistlewood (1721–1786), English-born slaveowner, planter and diarist
See also
Thistle Wood