Cognomen Pawson (波森 
, Pawson 
) , across the world, is quite a rare last name. The last name Pawson is characteristic of New Zealand, where it is quite a rare surname, the United Kingdom, and Australia, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. Very seldom, Pawson is the forename as well as the last name.
| john pawson (1620-1654) Adm. sizar (age 16) at SIDNEY, 13 Jun., 16‍36. S. of Nicholas, yeoman. B. at Farnley, West Riding of Yorkshire. Schools, Otley [ West Riding of Yorkshire] (Mr Snawdon) and Ripon [ West Riding of Yorkshire]. Matric. 16‍36 ; B.A. 16 (b. 1620) |
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| john pawson Pawson, John (1737–1806), Methodist minister (b. 1737) |
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| maria seton pawson (born 1766) (b. 1766) |
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| thomas pawson British artist, active 1812-1817 (or 1812-1825?) (b. 1812) |
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| francis pawson English footballer (1861-1921), GB (b. 1861) |
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david pawson British minister, GB (b. 1930) |
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| arthur pawson English cricketer, solicitor and British Army officer (1882-1969), GB (b. 1882) |
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| guy pawson English cricketer (1888-1986), GB (b. 1888) |
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| les pawson American distance runner (1905-1992), US (b. 1905) |
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| wilfrid pawson British Archdeacon (1905-1959) (b. 1905) |
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| tony pawson English cricketer, footballer and angler (1921-2012), GB (b. 1921) |
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| ronald sheard pawson (b. 1916) |
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craig pawson English football referee, GB (b. 1979) |
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adam j pawson researcher |
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| david leo pawson marine biologist and curator, US (b. 1938) |
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