Swainson

Swainson is a family name of English origin. It may refer to:

People

 * Charles Swainson (naturalist), (1841-1913), Rector of High Hurst Wood and later of Old Charlton, author of books on birds, weather and folk-lore
 * Charles Anthony Swainson (1820–1887), English theologian
 * Gina Swainson (born 1958), Bermudan first runner-up in the 1979 Miss Universe contest
 * Isaac Swainson (1746–1812), English patent medicine entrepreneur
 * John Swainson (1925–1994), American politician
 * William John Swainson (1789–1855), English naturalist
 * William Swainson (lawyer) (1809–1884), English lawyer

Places

 * The Swainson Island Group, which includes Swainson Island, Tasmania, Australia

Biology

 * Birds
 * Swainson's flycatcher, Myiarchus swainsoni
 * Swainson's francolin, or Francolinus swainsonii
 * Swainson's hawk, Buteo swainsoni
 * Swainson's sparrow, Passer swainsonii
 * Swainson's thrush, Catharus ustulatus
 * Swainson's warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii


 * Butterflies
 * Swainson's crow, Euploea swainson


 * Plants
 * Swainsona, large genus of flowering plants native to Australia