Frota is a surname. Frota is a Portuguese surname that may have originated from warriors in northern Portugal, particularly around Viana do Castelo, who helped expel the Moors during the early formation of the Portuguese kingdom. The surname was also present among Sephardic Jews in Portugal. Although less common today, some Sephardic Jews and their descendants still carry the surname.
In Brazil, a significant genealogical study on the Frota family—its origins and descendants—was conducted by José Tupynambá da Frota. 
Notable people with the surname include: