Esparza is a Basque surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Fernando Esparza Aizkorbe (born 1979), Spanish football (soccer) playerGabriel Esparza (born 1973), Spanish taekwondo practitionerItziar Esparza (born 1974), Spanish swimmerJosé Gregorio Esparza (born 1802) the last Texan defender to enter the Alamo with his familyJokin Esparza (born 1988), Spanish football (soccer) playerJosé Guadalupe Esparza, Mexican musicianMaximiliano Silerio Esparza, Mexican politicianMoctesuma Esparza (born 1949), American filmmakerOmar Esparza (born 1988), Mexican football (soccer) playerRaúl Esparza (born 1970), American stage actor