Swanton (surname)

Swanton is an English surname. Notable people with this surname include the following:

• Cedric Howell Swanton (1899-1970), Australian psychiatrist
• E. W. Swanton (1907-2000), British cricket writer
• Francis Swanton (c. 1605-1661), English Member of Parliament and lawyer
• Fred Swanton (1862-1940), American politician and entrepreneur
• John R. Swanton (1873-1958), American anthropologist
• Lloyd Swanton (born 1960), Australian jazz musician and composer