De Soto (surname)

de Soto is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexander de Soto (1840–1936), Spanish-American physician, businessman, and philanthropist
• Álvaro de Soto (born 1943), Peruvian diplomat and UN envoy
• Benito de Soto (1805–1830), pirate
• Domingo de Soto (1494–1560), Spanish theologian
• Ernest de Soto (1923–2014), American printmaker and lithographer
• Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto, Barbareño Chumash activist and historian
• Francisco de Soto (), Spanish organist and composer
• Hernando de Soto (), Spanish conquistador
• Hernando de Soto Polar (born 1941), Peruvian economist and author
• Jesús Huerta de Soto (born 1956), economist, born in Spain
• Luis Barahona de Soto (1548–1595), Spanish poet
• Pedro de Soto (1493–1563), Spanish theologian