Carranza is a Hispanic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bartolomé Carranza (1503–76), Spanish theologianBruno Carranza Ramirez (1822-1891), president of Costa RicaCarlos María Abascal Carranza (1949-2008), Mexican politician, former Secretary of the InteriorDiego Carranza (b. 1559), Mexican Dominican missionaryEmilio Carranza (1905-1928), aviatorJerónimo Sánchez de Carranza, Spanish soldier, author, and fencing masterJesús Carranza, father of Venustiano CarranzaVenustiano Carranza (1859-1920), Mexican revolutionary, politician and President of MexicoVíctor Carranza (1935-2013), Colombian mine ownerJosé León de Carranza (1892–1969), military commander in the Spanish Civil War