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

Barrington Dacres (died 1806), Royal Navy captain Brenda Dacres, British politician Desmond Adolphus Dacres, real name of Desmond Dekker (1941–2006), Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician James Richard Dacres (Royal Navy officer, born 1749), Royal Navy vice-admiral James Richard Dacres (Royal Navy officer, born 1788), Royal Navy vice admiral, son of the former Richard Dacres (Royal Navy officer) (1761–1837), Royal Navy vice-admiral Richard Dacres (British Army officer) (1799–1886), British Army field-marshal Sydney Dacres (1805–1884), Royal Navy admiral and First Naval Lord Thomas Dacres (1587–1668), English politician Thomas Dacres (younger) (1609–1668), English politician, son of the above

See also Dacre (disambiguation)