There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Wakefield, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
The Wakefield Baronetcy, of Saltwood in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 February 1917 for the businessman and philanthropist Charles Wakefield.
He was later elevated to the peerage as Viscount Wakefield.
The Wakefield Baronetcy, of Kendal in the County of Westmorland, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 March 1962 for the civil servant and Conservative politician Edward Wakefield.
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Maximilian Edward Vereker Wakefield (born 1967).