Rawson and Raws are surnames. Notable people and characters with the surnames include:

Rawson
  • Albert Rawson (1900–1949), English footballer
  • Amán Rawson (1792–1847), American-Argentine physician and merchant
  • Anna Rawson (born 1981), Australian professional golfer and model
  • Arturo Rawson (1885–1952), Argentine army officer and de facto president
  • Carlos Rawson (born 1946), Argentine equestrian
  • Charles A. Rawson (1867–1936), unelected US Senator from Iowa for nine months in 1922
  • Christopher Rawson (born Christopher Comstock Hart), American writer, university teacher and theater critic
  • Clayton Rawson (1906–1971), American mystery writer, editor, and amateur magician
  • Sir Alfred Cooper Rawson (1876–1946), British businessman and Conservative Party MP
  • Wilhelmina Rawson (1851–1933), Australian author and authority on culinary and domestic practices
  • William Rawson (1854–1932), amateur footballer who played for England
  • William H. Rawson (1892–1957), American Republican Party politician from New Jersey
  • Z. B. Rawson (1858–1928), American politician in the state of Washington
Raws