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