title: Karlin (surname)
text: # 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
  