Gawthrop is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Daniel Gawthrop: Daniel E. Gawthrop (born 1949), American composer Daniel Gawthrop (writer) (born 1963), Canadian journalist Louis C. Gawthrop, American political scientist Robert S. Gawthrop III (1942–1999), American judge

See also Gawthrop, Cumbria