Coulton is an English surname that means "coal town" or "Cola's town". Notable people with the surname include:
Charles Coulton (fl.1892), English footballer Don Coulton (1922–2000), Australian rules footballer Frank Coulton (1866–1929), English footballer G. G. Coulton, (1858–1947), British medievalist James Coulton, pseudonym of author Joseph Hansen John James Coulton (1940–2020), classical archaeologist Jonathan Coulton (born 1970), American folk-rock singer and songwriter Mark Coulton (born 1958), Australian politician Nicholas Coulton (born 1940), English solicitor and Anglican priest Ralph Coulton (died 1582), English priest, Archdeacon of Cleveland Shaun Coulton (born 1979), Australian rower Tom Coulton (born 1992), English footballer
See also Coulton, North Yorkshire, a village in England Coulton Waugh, artist on the Dickie Dare comic strip Colton (surname)