Cavada is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adolfo Fernández Cavada (1832–1871), Cuban-born American Civil War veteran and diplomat Carlos Oviedo Cavada (1927–1998), Chilean Roman Catholic cardinal Federico Fernández Cavada (1831–1871), American Civil War veteran and diplomat José Alfonso Cavada (1832–1909), Chilean politician
See also Cavadas (surname)