Orlin, feminine: Orlina is an artificial Russian surname originated in clergy, derived from the bird oryol, 'eagle'. Boris Unbegaun writes that the church origin is recognized by a nonstandard usage of the possessive suffix '-in': when deriving from a masculine noun, the suffix is supposed to be '-ov', as in "Orlov".Boris Unbegaun, Русские фамилии, pp. 169–180 Notable people with the surname include:
(1752–1809), bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Archbishop of Ryazan and Zaraisk James B. Orlin, American operations researcher James Orlin Grabbe, American economist and writer Robyn Orlin, South African dancer and choreographer (1902–1988), Soviet scientist and engineer
See also Distinguish from Orlin (given name), Bulgarian male name
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