Rota is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alfredo Rota
Anthony Rota (born 1961), Canadian Member of Parliament
Carlo Rota (born 1961), Canadian chef and actor
Cristina Rota
Darcy Rota
Jerome Rota
Marco Rota (born 1942), Italian Disney comic artist
Martino Rota (c. 1520–1583), artist
Nino Rota (1911–1979), Italian composer
Gian-Carlo Rota (1932–1999), Italian-born American mathematician and philosopher
Randy Rota
Simone Rota
Sal Rota
