Rawsthorne or Rawsthorn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Rawsthorne (1905–1971), English composer Alice Rawsthorn (b. 1958), English journalist John Rawsthorne (b. 1936), English Catholic bishop Isabel Rawsthorne (1912–1992), British painter Noel Rawsthorne (1929–2019), English organist and composer