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 plants and the climate is cold. The linguistic origin of the surname is the Old English cald-thorne meaning "cold thorn-tree".
Other documented variants of this surname include Cawthon, Corthorn and Cawthron.
People named Cawthorne or Cawthorn include:
- Charles Cawthorne, music promoter, a founder of Cawthorne and Co.
- Harry Cawthorne, English footballer
- James Cawthorn, minor English poet and schoolmaster
- James Cawthorn, British writer, scenarist and illustrator
- Joe T. Cawthorn, American politician
- Joseph Cawthorn, American stage and film actor
- Madison Cawthorn, American politician
- Minnie Elizabeth Cawthorn, Australian headmistress and aviator
- Rachel Cawthorn, British sprint canoer
- Rupert Cawthorne, early 20th-century English footballer
- Sam Cawthorn, Australian author and entrepreneur
- W. A. Cawthorne, schoolmaster in South Australia, father of Charles
- Walter Cawthorn, Australian major general and diplomat