Small town or flat land
Palin is primarily an English surname of uncertain origin, likely derived from a place name or a topographic descriptor. In some contexts, it is linked to the Old French word 'palin' or 'pel' referring to a stake or fence, or potentially a variant of the name Paulin. It gained brief visibility in the United States as a given name in the late 2000s.
Less common today
Palin isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,012 in 2009.
A character in the Dragonlance fantasy series · Dragonlance
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
