English: habitational name from Cawthorn in North Yorkshire or
Cawthorne in South Yorkshire; both are probably named with Old English
cald ‘cold’ (i.e. ‘exposed’) + þorn ‘thorn bush’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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