How common is the surname Karlin?

2,493 people in the United States had the surname Karlin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,845 Americans. It ranked 12,452nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Karlin?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Karlin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Karlin?

Samuel Karlin, American mathematician (1924–2007), followed by Anna Karlin.

Where is the surname Karlin most common?

Wikidata records people named Karlin in the United States.

Is the surname Karlin getting more or less common?

More common. 2,048 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,493 in 2010, up 22%.

The surname Karlin

A surname, carried by 2,493 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K645

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Karlin is more common than 92.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,493 people named Karlin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 123,845 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,048.

#12,452

rank among US surnames

2,493

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+21.7%

change since 2000 (was #13,596)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,444	Cournoyer	2,496	123,696
#12,447	Coady	2,494	123,795
#12,452	Karlin	2,493	123,845
#12,454	Evert	2,492	123,895
#12,460	Hallowell	2,491	123,944

Who is named Karlin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Karlin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Karlins

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Samuel Karlin
American mathematician (1924–2007)
Anna Karlin
American computer scientist, born 1960
Fred Karlin
American songwriter (1936–2004)
Lynn Carlin
Actress, born 1938

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Karlin

Kerlin

Karlin has the Soundex code K645, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K645.

Questions

How common is the surname Karlin?: 2,493 people in the United States had the surname Karlin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,845 Americans. It ranked 12,452nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Karlin?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Karlin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Karlin?: Samuel Karlin, American mathematician (1924–2007), followed by Anna Karlin.
Where is the surname Karlin most common?: Wikidata records people named Karlin in the United States.
Is the surname Karlin getting more or less common?: More common. 2,048 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,493 in 2010, up 22%.