Chaikin is an Ashkenazi Jewish matronymic surname, a variant of Chaykin. Notable people with the surname include:

• Andrew Chaikin (born 1956), American author and science journalist, known for writing A Man on the Moon
• Andrew Chaikin, known by the stage name Kid Beyond, American singer
• Azriel Chaikin (born 1938), Chief Rabbi of the Chabad movement in Ukraine
• Carly Chaikin (born 1990), American actress
• Carol Chaikin, American jazz musician
• Joseph Chaikin (1935–2003), American theater director and playwright
• Linda Chaikin (born 1943), American historical fiction author
• Marc Chaikin, American finance analyst, founder of Chaikin Analytics
• Matt Chaikin, American former drummer for Kommunity FK and Jane's Addiction
• Miriam Chaikin (1924–2015), writer and poet
• Paul Chaikin (born 1945), American physicist and New York University professor
• Sol Chick Chaikin (1918–1991), American trade union organizer
• Valentin Chaikin (1925–2018), Russian speed skater

See also

• Chaiken

Surname list

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