Canton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Bruce Dal Canton, American baseball player
- Frank M. Canton, American gunslinger (not his real name)
- Gloria Begué Cantón (1931–2016), Spanish professor, jurist, senator and magistrate
- Isaac Berechiah Canton (fl. 18th century), Italian Talmudist
- Joanna Canton, American actress
- John Canton, English physicist
- Mark Canton, American film executive and producer
- Neil Canton, American film producer
- William Canton, British writer