Canton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bruce Dal Canton (1941–2008), American baseball player Frank M. Canton (1849–1927), American gunslinger Gloria Begué Cantón (1931–2016), Spanish professor, jurist, senator and magistrate Isaac Berechiah Canton (), Italian Talmudist John Canton (1718–1772), English physicist Mark Canton (born 1949), American film executive and producer Neil Canton (born 1948), American film producer William Canton (1845–1926), British writer