Gomes is a common Portuguese and Old Galician surname. It derived from the given name Gomes, which derived from the Visigothic word guma, meaning "man".
Notable persons with that surname include:
Albert Gomes, Trinidad and Tobago politician, labour leader and author
Ana Maria Gomes, Portuguese politician
Antônio Carlos Gomes, Brazilian composer
António Gomes Leal, Portuguese poet
Anthony Gomes, Canadian musician
Bruno Gomes, Brazilian footballer
Chandima Gomes, Sri Lankan Sinhala Malaysian engineer, physicist and writer
Dian Gomes, Sri Lankan Sinhala entrepreneur and corporate executive
Diogo Gomes, Portuguese navigator and explorer
Eduardo Gomes, Brazilian soldier and politician
Fernão Gomes, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
Francisco Luís Gomes, Indo-Portuguese physician, politician, writer, historian, and economist
Gomes de Sequeira, 16th-century Portuguese explorer
Gomes Eanes de Zurara 15th-century Portuguese chronicler
Harold Gomes, American boxer
Heurelho Gomes, Brazilian footballer
Jessica Gomes, Australian model
Jonny Gomes, American baseball player
José Alencar Gomes da Silva, Brazilian politician
Larry Gomes, Trinidadian cricketer
Manuel Teixeira Gomes, president of Portugal
Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, president of Portugal
Marcelo Gomes (dancer) (born 1979), a ballet dancer for the American Ballet Theatre and choreographer
Mario Gomes de Olivera, footballer
Miguel Gomes (fencer), Portuguese fencer
Nuno Gomes, Guinness World Record Scuba Diver (Portuguese/South African Dual National)
Peter J. Gomes, United States clergyman
Pedro Gomes (triathlete), Portuguese triathlete
Ralph Gomes, Guyanese track and field athlete
Ryan Gomes, United States basketball player
Soeiro Pereira Gomes, Portuguese writer
Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes, Brazilian politician
Yan Gomes, Brazilian American baseball player