Cordeiro is a Portuguese language surname. The equivalent in Spanish is Cordero. Notable people with the surname include:Acácio Cordeiro Barreto, Brazilian international footballer
André Cordeiro, Brazilian water polo goalkeeper
André Cordeiro (swimmer), Brazilian freestyle swimmer
António Cordeiro (1641–1722), Portuguese Catholic priest, Azorean historian, author of the classical chronicle Historia Insulana
Cristiano Cordeiro, Brazil born Hong Kong international footballer
Domingas Cordeiro, Angolan handball player
Douglas Cordeiro, Brazilian male volleyball player
Duarte Cordeiro, Portuguese economist and politician
Edson Cordeiro, sopranist countertenor and pop and jazz singer
Flávio Elias Cordeiro, Brazilian football player
Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro, Brazilian engineer, mathematician and statistician
Jorge Cordeiro,, professional football coach and former player
Joseph Cordeiro (1918–1994), the first Pakistani cardinal
Lorna Cordeiro, Konkani language singer from the state of Goa, India
Lucas Cordeiro, Brazilian professional footballer
Luciano Cordeiro (1844–1900), Portuguese writer, historian, politician and geographer
Manoel Cordeiro Valença Neto, Brazilian footballer
Manuel Cordeiro, Portuguese football manager since 2005
Marcelo Cordeiro, Brazilian footballer
Margarida Cordeiro, Portuguese psychologist and film director from Mogadouro
Mauricio Plenckauskas Cordeiro, Brazilian footballer
Moacyr Cordeiro (1921–1989), Brazilian footballer
Otto Maximiliano Pereira de Cordeiro Ferreira, Brazilian singer
Pedro Cordeiro, former professional tennis player from Portugal
Pico do Brejo do Cordeiro, peak on the island of São Jorge in the Azores
"Uncle Ray" — Ray Cordeiro (1924–2023), Hong Kong media personality
Ronan Cordeiro, Brazilian para-triathlete
Rodrigo Crasso Cordeiro, Brazilian footballer
Rui Cordeiro, Portuguese rugby union footballer
Ryan Cordeiro, American former professional soccer player
Sandro Raniere Guimarães Cordeiro, Brazilian footballer
Saulo Batista de Andrade Cordeiro, retired Brazilian footballer
Vasco Cordeiro, President of the Regional Government of the Azores
Vera Cordeiro, social entrepreneur and physician