Cooray () is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Anuradha Cooray (born 1978), Sri Lankan runner Asantha Cooray (born 1973), Sri Lankan academic B. C. Cooray (born 1941), Sri Lankan cricket official Chamil Cooray, Sri Lankan carrom player Cissy Cooray (1889–1965), Ceylonese social worker Dilhan Cooray (born 1987), Sri Lankan cricketer E. J. Cooray, Ceylonese politician Harsha Cooray (born 1983), Sri Lankan cricketer James Cooray Smith (born 1978), British writer Janani Cooray, Sri Lankan performance artist Malith Cooray (born 1990), Sri Lankan cricketer Nilantha Cooray (born 1978), Sri Lankan cricketer P. Andrew Cooray (1901–1998), Ceylonese politician Reginald Cooray (1947–2023), Sri Lankan politician Sangeeth Cooray (born 1995), Sri Lankan cricketer Sirisena Cooray, Sri Lankan politician Tennison Cooray (1952–2020), Sri Lankan actor Thomas Cooray (1901–1988), Sri Lankan priest Vernon Cooray, Swedish scientist

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