Cavaco is a Portuguese surname.
Notable people with this name include: Alberto Cavaco (born 1915), Portuguese botanist Aníbal Cavaco Silva (born 1939), Portuguese politician, former President of the Portuguese Republic Maria Cavaco Silva (born 1938), the wife of Aníbal Cavaco Silva Luís Cavaco (born 1972), Portuguese footballer
See also Cavaquinho, a Portuguese guitar Cavaco, Angola, a coastal town Cavacoa, a genus of Sub-Saharan plants