Chaffin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ceán Chaffin (born 1957), American film producer Chad Chaffin (born 1968), American NASCAR driver Cleve Chaffin (1885–1959), American carnival musician Colonel Chaffin (c. 1826–1873), American little person Jessica Chaffin (born 1974), American actress, comedian, and writer

See also Battle of Chaffin's Farm, battle during the American Civil War Chaffin's Bluff, in Virginia, United States Chaffin Formation, geologic formation in Texas Chafin