Carpinteiro is an occupational surname literally meaning "carpenter" in Portuguese and Galician languages. Notable people with this surname include:

• José Manuel Carpinteiro, Portuguese sports shooter
• {{ill|Margarida Carpinteiro|pt}}, Portuguese actress and writer
• José Jefferson Carpinteiro Peres (1932 – 2008), commonly known as Jefferson Peres, Brazilian professor and politician

• Riggins, Id
• Riggins v. Nevada
• Riggin Township, Benson County, North Dakota
• Riggit Galloway
• Riggs Falkiner
• Riggs Flat Lake
• Riggs flat lake
• Riggs, Lynn
• Riggs-Miller baronets
• Riggs National Bank
• Riggs Peak
• Riggston, Illinois
• Righ
• Righa
• Righ Berber
• Righetti
• Righi effect
• Righini
• Righi–Leduc effect
• Right
• Right About Now (album)
• Right Above It
• Right Alliance (Belarus)
• Right and Left
• Right and left hand traffic