Cawthon is a surname of

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

origin. It is a variant of the

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname 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. At ...

. Cawthon may refer to: * Elenora A. Cawthon (1917–2006), American professor *

Pete Cawthon Peter Willis Cawthon (March 24, 1898 – December 31, 1962) was an American football player and coach. In addition to his football career, he also coached basketball and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Austin College from 1923 ...

(1898–1962), American football coach *

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, Car ...

(1907–1991), American football player and coach * Scott Cawthon (born 1978), American video game designer

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{{surname Surnames of British Isles origin

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