Cawthorne or Cawthorn is a

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. ...

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 plants and the climate is cold. The linguistic origin of the surname is the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) ''cald-thorne'' meaning "cold (or exposed) thorn-tree". Other documented variants of this surname include

Cawthon Cawthon is a surname of British origin. It is a variant of the toponymic surname Cawthorne. Cawthon may refer to: *Pete Cawthon (1898–1962), American football coach *Rainey Cawthon (1907–1991), American football player and coach *Scott Cawthon ...

, Corthorn and Cawthron. People named Cawthorne or Cawthorn include: * Charles Cawthorne (1854–1925), music promoter, a founder of Cawthorne and Co. *

Harry Cawthorne Harold Cawthorne (born 1900) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town & Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the ...

(born 1900), English footballer *

James Cawthorn James Cawthorn (sometimes spelt Cawthorne) was born in Sheffield on 4 November 1719 and died in Tonbridge on 15 April 1761. A school master in holy orders, he was a minor English poet and imitator of Alexander Pope. Life James Cawthorn was the ...

(1719–1761), minor English poet and school master *

Joe T. Cawthorn Joe T. Cawthorn (October 1, 1911 – November 11, 1967) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate. Cawthorn was born in Selma, Grant Parish, Louisiana. He graduated from Oak Grove High School, a ...

(1911–1987), American politician *

Joseph Cawthorn Joseph Bridger Cawthorn (March 29, 1868 – January 21, 1949) was an American stage and film comic actor. Biography Born on March 29, 1868, in New York City to a minstrel-show family, Cawthorn started out in show business as a child, debut ...

(1867–1949), American stage and film actor *

Madison Cawthorn David Madison Cawthorn (born August 1, 1995) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. Cawthorn became the first member of Congress born in the 1990s and ...

(born 1995), American politician *

Minnie Elizabeth Cawthorn Minnie Elizabeth Cawthorn (23 August 1898 – 10 May 1966) was an Australian headmistress and aviatrix. She transformed what is now Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College from dilapidated to pristine. Life Cawthorn was born in Prahran in 1898. ...

(1898–1966), Australian headmistress and aviatrix *

Rachel Cawthorn Rachel Cawthorn (born 3 November 1988) is a British sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. Cawthorn, representing Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics, is a double Olympic finalist in the Women's K1 and K4 events. Life and ...

(born 1988), British sprint canoer * Rupert Cawthorne, early 20th-century English footballer *

Sam Cawthorn Samuel Cawthorn (born 15 December 1979) is an Australian motivational speaker, author and entrepreneur. He was the 2009 Young Australian of the Year for Tasmania. Personal life Cawthorn was born in Perth, Western Australia to an Indian mot ...

(born 1979), Australian author and entrepreneur * W. A. Cawthorne (1825–1897), schoolmaster in South Australia, father of Charles *

Walter Cawthorn Major General Sir Walter Joseph Cawthorn, (11 June 1896 – 4 December 1970) was an Australian soldier and diplomat, commonly known as a former head of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS). Early life Walter Joseph Cawthorn was b ...

(1896–1970), Australian major general and diplomat

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