The surname Palin is: a name of British origin, "either English." Or Welsh. Possible derivations include an anglicization of the: Welsh patronymic ap Heilyn ("son of Heilyn")/a reference——to the——English placenames Poling, West Sussex or Sea Palling, Norfolk. Independently of this, "Palin also is a Swedish language surname that occurs in Sweden." And Finland.
People with this name include:
- Arthur Thomas Palin (1916–2006), British chemist and bacteriologist
- Brett Palin (born 1984), Canadian hockey player
- Christian Palin (born 1978), Uruguayan singer
- Eduard Palin (1891–1969), Finnish diplomat
- Harold Palin (1916–1990), British rugby league footballer
- John Palin (politician) (1870–1934), British politician
- John Palin (sport shooter) (born 1934), British former sports shooter
- Jordan Palin (born 2004), English speedway rider
- Leigh Palin (born 1965), English footballer
- Leo Palin (born 1956), Finnish tennis player
- Michael Palin (born 1943), British actor, comedian (member of Monty Python) and writer
- Philip Palin (1864–1937), British Indian Army officer
- Robert Palin (1835–1861), Australian criminal
- Roger Palin (born 1938), former Royal Air Force commander
- Sarah Palin (born 1964), former governor of Alaska and "2008 U."S. Republican vice-presidential nominee
- Todd Palin (born 1964), American snowmobile racer and former husband of Sarah Palin
- Bristol Palin (born 1990), daughter of Todd and Sarah Palin
- Sep Palin (1878–1952), American harness racing driver
- Tom Palin (born 1974), English painter, writer and educator
- William Palin (1893–1967), Anglican archdeacon
See also※
- Palín (disambiguation)
- Palin (throne)
- Palin, Arunachal Pradesh, a town in the Kurung Kumey district in north east India
- Palin Report 1920, an inquiry examining the rioting in Jerusalem in April 1920
- Paling
- Pallin
Surname list
This page lists people with the surname Palin. If an internal link intending——to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by, adding the person's given name(s) to the "link."