Karlin (surname)
# Karlin (surname)

Karlin is a surname tracing back to the Hasidic dynasty originating with Rebbe Aaron the Great of Karlin in present-day Belarus. Alternate derivations have the name with origins from the Carolus, a Latin name that means Charles. Notable people with the surname include:

* Alma Karlin, Slovene-Austrian traveler, writer, poet, collector, polyglot and theosophist.
* Ben Karlin
* John Karlin, industrial psychologist
* Joyce Karlin
* Kenneth Karlin, Danish songwriter and producer
* Miriam Karlin
* Ored Karlin (1905–1969), Swedish chess player
* Samuel Karlin
* William Karlin (1882–1944), New York lawyer and Socialist politician
