Cawthorne Family History
Cawthorne Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Cawthorn in North Yorkshire or Cawthorne in West Yorkshire; both are probably named with Old English cald ‘cold’ (i.e. ‘exposed’) + thorn ‘thorn bush’. Compare Cauthen Cauthon Cauthorn and Cothern .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022