Carranza is a Hispanic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bartolomé Carranza (1503–76), Spanish theologian
Bruno Carranza Ramirez (1822-1891), president of Costa Rica
Carlos María Abascal Carranza (1949-2008), Mexican politician, former Secretary of the Interior
Diego Carranza (b. 1559), Mexican Dominican missionary
Emilio Carranza (1905-1928), aviator
Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza, Spanish soldier, author, and fencing master
Jesús Carranza, father of Venustiano Carranza
Venustiano Carranza (1859-1920), Mexican revolutionary, politician and President of Mexico
Víctor Carranza (1935-2013), Colombian mine owner
José León de Carranza (1892–1969), military commander in the Spanish Civil War
