Oughton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adolphus Oughton (c. 1685–1736), British Army officer and politicianDiana Oughton (1942–1970), American radicalDuncan Oughton (born 1977), New Zealand (soccer) footballerGeorge Oughton (1842–1898), bandleader and organist in South Australia, son of SamuelJack Oughton (1876– after 1940), American stonemasonJames Adolphus Oughton (1720–1780), British soldierSamuel Oughton (1803–1881), Baptist missionary to Jamaica