Lapuente is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Fernando Lapuente (1928–1993), Argentine sprinter Manuel Lapuente (1944–2025), Mexican football player and manager

See also Luis de la Puente (1554–1624), Spanish Jesuit theologian and ascetic writer Pilar Ruiz-Lapuente (born 1964), Spanish astrophysicist Sheila Herrero Lapuente (born 1976), Spanish inline speed skater