Carlin Family History
Carlin Name Meaning
Irish (North Ulster; now also common in Scotland): from Ó Cearbhalláin ‘descendant of Cearbhallán’ a diminutive of the personal name Cearbhall (see Carroll ). English: variant of Carling . Italian (Veneto): from a pet form of the personal name Carlo Italian form of Charles . French: nickname from carlin denoting a coin of Italian origin. French: from a pet form of the personal name Carle(s) a regional variant of Charles or from Italian Carlini ; compare 6 below. Altered form under the French influence in LA of Italian Carlini ; compare 5 above.7: Swedish and German: variant of Karlin and in North America (also) an altered form of this.8: German: habitational name from Carlin in Brandenburg.9: Americanized form of Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Polish and in some cases Slovenian Karlin .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022