# Carlin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/carlin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,035 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,977 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 25,654 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.6% (11,509 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Carlin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 13% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Carlin in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Carlin

- George Carlin, American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)
- Jack Carlin, British cyclist (1997-)
- Thomas Carlin, American politician (1789-1852)
- John W. Carlin, American politician
- Ben Carlin, Australian engineer and adventurer (1912-1981)
- Thomas A. Carlin, actor (1928–1991)

## Similar surnames

Carlino, Carolan, Carlon, Carolina, Carline, Charland, Creelman.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.