A família Carlin é originária da Alemanha. A história da família Carlin data back to the 1500s. The first Carlin to come to America was George Carlin, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1749. George Carlin's son, John Carlin, was the first Carlin to settle in Ohio, in 1803. John Carlin's son, William Carlin, was the first Carlin to settle in Indiana, in 1820. The Carlin family has been in America for over 250 years.