Cawthon is a surname of
British origin. It is a variant of the
toponymic surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name. Cawthorne
Cawthorne is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The village was once a centre of the iron and coal mining industry; today it is part of an affluent commuter belt west of Barnsley. ...
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Cawthon may refer to:
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Pete Cawthon
Pete or Petes or ''variation'', may refer to:
People
* Pete (given name)
* Pete (nickname)
* Pete (surname)
Fictional characters
* Pete (Disney), a cartoon character in the ''Mickey Mouse'' universe
* Pete the Pup (a.k.a. 'Petey'), a charact ...
(1898–1962), American football coach
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Rainey Cawthon
Rainey Blackwell Cawthon (October 30, 1907 – April 11, 1991) was an American football player and coach for the Florida Gators of the University of Florida. Cawthon was a member of Florida's "Phantom Four" backfield with Clyde Crabtree, Carl ...
(1907–1991), American football player and coach
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Scott Cawthon
Scott Braden Cawthon (born June 4, 1978) is an American former video game developer and Video game writing, writer. He came to prominence as the creator of the ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' media franchise, which began with the development of th ...
(born 1978), American video game designer
See also
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Cawthorne (surname)
Cawthorne or Cawthorn is a toponymic surname related to the village of Cawthorne in South Yorkshire, England, or alternatively the village of Cawthorn in North Yorkshire, England. It also means a region of Yorkshire where there are many thorned ...
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Surnames of British Isles origin