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

  • Amalia Aranaz Murillo[es] (born 1995), Spanish Female International Master of chess
  • Eduardo Sáenz de Aranaz[es] (1891–1958), Spanish military officer
  • Francisco de Aranaz Darrás[es] (1917–2010), Spanish antiquarian and cultural promoter
  • Luis Aranaz (1914–1981), Spanish footballer and manager
  • Manuel Aranaz Castellanos[es] (1875–1925), Spanish writer born in Cuba
  • María Antonina Sanjurjo Aranaz[es] (1910–1939), Spanish athlete and pioneer of Galician sport
  • Panchito Aranaz[es] (1885–1944), Cuban actor, pianist, and comedy director
  • Pedro Aranaz (1742–1821), Spanish composer
  • Pilar Velasco Aranaz[es] (1883–1940), Spanish professor and essayist
  • Ricardo Aranaz[es] (1852–1932), Spanish military officer and physicist

See also

  • Arantza, a town and municipality in Navarre, which is known as Aranaz in Spanish