Cahoon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ben Cahoon (born 1972), football player in the CFL Elizabeth K. Cahoon, Georgian-American epidemiologist Frank Kell Cahoon (1934–2013), American businessman and politician Kevin Cahoon (born 1971), American actor, singer and songwriter Lauren Cahoon (born 1985), Taekwondo martial artist Martha Cahoon (1905–1999), American artist Mary Odile Cahoon (1929–2011), American nun and scientist Ralph Cahoon (1910–1982), artist and furniture decorator Reynolds Cahoon (1790–1861), Latter-day Saint builder of Kirtland Temple Richard Cahoon (1905–1985), American film editor Tiny Cahoon (1900–1973), American football player William Cahoon (1774–1833), United States politician from Vermont
See also Cahoon Museum of American Art Sera Cahoone Cohoon, a variant of the name Calhoun (disambiguation), a variant of the name Colquhoun, a variant spelling of Cahoon Clan Colquhoun, a Scottish Clan