Ciocanu is a Romanian proper name. It can refer to:
Places Ciocanu, a village in Dâmbovicioara Commune, Argeș County, Romania Ciocanu Monastery, a monastery in Bughea de Jos Commune, Argeș County, Romania
People Anatol Ciocanu (1940–2012), Moldovan and Romanian poet and publicist Ion Ciocanu (1940–2021), Moldovan and Romanian literary critic, philologist, pedagogue and writer Vasile Ciocanu (1942–2003), Romanian literary historian and philologist
See also Ciocan