Stirton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Brent Stirton, photographer David Stirton (1816–1908), Canadian politician James Stirton (1833–1917), Scottish botanist and physician Robert Stirton Thornton (1863–1936), Canadian politician Ruben Arthur Stirton (1901–1966), American paleontologist
See also Stirton Smith (1926–2010), Scottish footballer Stirton with Thorlby Stirton's Deer Mouse Stirton, Ontario