Vivanco is a Spanish-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco (1806–1873), Peruvian politician and military leader Mariano Vivanco Valiente (1933–2004), Cuban Bishop Sebastián de Vivanco (c. 1551–1622), Spanish priest and composer William Vivanco (born 1975), Cuban singer-songwriter Hernán Carrasco Vivanco (1923–2023), Chilean soccer manager Braulio Orue-Vivanco (1843–1904), Cuban Bishop José Miguel Vivanco (born 1961), Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, Americas Division