Swanton may refer to:
- Places in the United States
- Swanton, California, a small unincorporated community
- Swanton, Maryland, an unincorporated town
- Swanton, Nebraska, a village
- Swanton Township, Lucas County, Ohio
- Swanton, Ohio, a village
- Swanton (town), Vermont
- Swanton (village), Vermont, within the town
- People
- Cedric Howell Swanton (1899-1970), Australian psychiatrist
- E. W. Swanton (1907-2000), British cricket writer
- Francis Swanton, MP
- Fred Swanton (1862-1940), American politician and entrepreneur
- John R. Swanton (1873-1958), American anthropologist
- Lloyd Swanton (born 1960), Australian jazz musician and composer