Shawcross /ˈʃɔːkrɒs/ is an English surname. Notable people with this surname include the following:
Arthur Shawcross (1945–2008), American serial killer
Christopher Nyholm Shawcross (1905–1973), English lawyer and politician; brother of Hartley Shawcross
Conrad Shawcross (born 1977), English artist; son of William Shawcross
David Shawcross (born 1941), former English footballer
Hartley Shawcross, Baron Shawcross (1902–2003), English lawyer and politician
Henry Douglas Shawcross (?–1913), English newspaper journalist and writer
Neil Shawcross (born 1940), English artist
Ryan Shawcross (born 1987), English footballer
Val Shawcross, English Labour Party politician
William Shawcross (born 1946), English writer, journalist and commentator, and charity administrator; son of Hartley Shawcross
