Albornoz is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz (–1367), Spanish cardinal and archbishop Rodrigo de Albornoz (fl. 1520s), Spanish colonial official in Mexico Gil Carrillo de Albornoz (1579–1649) (1579–1649), Spanish cardinal José Carrillo de Albornoz, 1st Duke of Montemar (1671–1747), Spanish nobleman Álvaro de Albornoz (1879–1954), Spanish writer and politician Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz y Menduiña (1893–1984), Spanish medieval historian Humberto Albornoz (1894–1959), Ecuadorian politician Severo Ochoa de Albornoz (1905–1993), Spanish-American physician Aurora de Albornoz (1926–1990), Spanish poet José Albornoz (born 1970), Argentine footballer Oscar Javier Morales Albornoz (born 1975), Uruguayan footballer Juan José Albornoz (born 1982), Chilean footballer Mauricio Albornoz (born 1988), Swedish footballer Miiko Albornoz (born 1990), Chilean footballer Tomás Albornoz (born 1997), Argentine rugby union player Camilo Albornoz (born 2000), Argentine footballer Daniel Albornoz, Colombian-Canadian drag queen