Raffles is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hugh Raffles, English-born anthropologist and writer based in America
Franki Raffles (1955–1994), English feminist social documentary photographer
Mark Raffles (1922–2022), British magician
Ralph Raffles (1920–2008), British bobsledder
Stamford Raffles (1781–1826), British statesman, Lieutenant Governor of Java and founder of Singapore in 1819
Lady Raffles (disambiguation), title of two women married to Stamford Raffles
Stamford Raffles-Flint (1847–1925), onetime Archdeacon of Cornwall
Thomas Raffles (1788–1863), English Congregational minister
Thomas Raffles Hughes (1856–1938), British barrister