Cordova or Córdova is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Andrés Córdova (1892–1983), President of Ecuador (1939–1940)
• Arturo de Córdova (1908–1973), Mexican film actor
• Carmen Córdova (1929–2011), Argentine architect and academic administrator
• Elle Cordova (born 1988), American folk musician, also known as Reina del Cid
• France A. Córdova (born 1947), American astrophysicist and university administrator
• Francisco Córdova (born 1972), Mexican baseball player
• Franco Cordova (born 1944), Italian footballer
• Frederick de Cordova (1910–2001), American stage, motion picture and television director and producer
• Gonzalo Córdova (1863–1928), President of Ecuador (1924–1925)
• Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453–1515), Spanish general
• Hugo Córdova, Bolivian chess player
• Inés Córdova (1927–2010), Bolivian artist
• Jacob De Cordova (1808–1868), British-American businessman and politician
• Jair Córdova (born 1996), Peruvian footballer
• Jeanne Córdova (1948–2016), American trailblazer
• Jorge Córdova (1822–1862), Bolivian military officer and politician
• Jorge Cordova (American football) (born 1981), American football player
• Jorge Luis Córdova (1907–1994), American judge, lawyer and politician
• José María Córdova (1799–1829), Colombian general and national hero
• Juan de Córdova (1503–1595), Spanish Dominican linguist
• Luis de Córdova y Córdova (1706–1796), Spanish admiral
• Marty Cordova (born 1969), American baseball player
• Natalia Cordova-Buckley (born 1982), Mexican-American actress
• Nicolás Córdova (born 1979), Chilean footballer
• Roberto Suazo Córdova (1927–2018), Honduran politician
• Ronald Cordova (born 1946), American politician and lawyer