Lawton (surname)
''Lawton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alexander Lawton, division commander in the American Civil War
- April Lawton, musician and graphic designer
- Barbara Lawton, American politician
- Ben Lawton, American surgeon and healthcare activist
- Charlwood Lawton, radical British lawyer turned Jacobite
- Edward Thaddeus Lawton, American-born Catholic bishop in Nigeria
- Sir Frederick Lawton, English judge
- Geoff Lawton, Australian permaculturist
- Harold Lawton, British scholar
- Harry Lawton, American author and novelist
- Hattie Lawton, American detective and Civil War spy
- Henry Ware Lawton, US Army officer
- J. F. Lawton, American writer, producer and director
- James Lawton, British sports journalist
- Jimmy Lawton, English footballer
- John Lawton , British scientist and chair of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
- John Lawton , English footballer
- John Lawton , British rock and roll singer
- Joseph Lawton, New Zealand cricketer
- Kayne Lawton, Australian Rugby League player
- Lancelot Lawton, English journalist, publicist
- Matt Lawton, American baseball player
- Russ Lawton, American drummer
- Scott Lawton , American conductor
- Stefanie Lawton, Canadian curler
- Tommy Lawton, English footballer
- Captain Wilbur Lawton, pseudonym of author John Henry Goldfrap
- Will Lawton, British Musician
