Cawthorne

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Cothran, Corthorn, Cauthorn, Cawthrone, Cawthorn, Cawthron, Cawthone, Cawthon

Etymology

From Old English cald (“cold”) + þorn (“thornbush”).

Proper noun

Cawthorne (countable and uncountable, plural Cawthornes)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2807).
   2. A small settlement (and site of Cawthorne Camp) in Ryedale district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7789).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cawthorne is the 32203^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 716 individuals. Cawthorne is most common among White (65.78%) and Black/African American (30.17%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cawthorne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 307.