Cea is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Edmundo B. Cea (1911–1993), Filipino politician Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea (1899–1966), provisional president of El Salvador in 1962 Francisco Cea Bermúdez (1779–1850), Spanish politician and prime minister Jean Céa (born 1932), French mathematician José Pedro Cea (1900–1970), Uruguayan footballer José Roberto Cea (born 1939), Salvadoran novelist and poet Ricardo Mella Cea (1861–1925), Spanish writer, intellectual and anarchist activist Severo Cea (), Filipino politician See also Zea (surname)