# Lawton (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lawton/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,713 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,630 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 22,515 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (13,272 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɔːtən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English [Term?], from hlāw (“hill, ound”) + tūn (“homestead”) (-ton).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lawton in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 73% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lawton in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Lawton

- J. F. Lawton, American film director, producer and screenwriter
- Brian Lawton, American ice hockey player
- Denyce Lawton, American actress and model
- Elva Lawton, American botanist and bryologist (1896-1993)
- Geoff Lawton, Australian scientist
- Frank Lawton, British actor (1904-1969)

## Similar surnames

Layton, Lattin, Luton, Latona, Latino, Laughton, Latin, Lathan, Latham, Litton, Lydon, Louden.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.