Olin (name)

Olin is both a surname and a given name.

There are various meanings of the name:

Middle English origin: From the word holly, the evergreen shrub or tree; (Middle English holi(n), Old English holegn).

Old Norse origin: of the ancestors or "ancestor's heir" or "family's descendant"

Swedish: "to inherit"

Possible diminutive form of the name Olaf which has the same Old Norse meaning.

Possible variation of the name "Olen", Russian for deer.

Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Bob Olin, American boxer and former world light heavyweight champion
• Charles H. Olin, Canadian politician from the Northwest Territories and Alberta
• Franklin W. Olin, American industrialist, founder of the Olin Corporation and creator of the F. W. Olin Foundation
• Gideon Olin, American politician from Vermont
• Henry Olin, American politician from Vermont
• Jim Olin, American politician from Virginia
• John M. Olin, American industrialist, son of Franklin W. Olin
• Ken Olin, American television actor, director and producer
• Kristina Axén Olin, Swedish Moderate Party politician
• Laurie Olin, American landscape architect
• Lena Olin, Swedish actress
• Margreth Olin, Norwegian film director
• Roxy Olin, American actress and socialite, daughter of Ken Olin
• Steve Olin, American professional baseball player
• Stig Olin, Swedish actor
• Thomas F. Olin, American industrialist, Chairman of Archway Cookies, Incorporated.
• William M. Olin, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

Given name:

• Olin Howland, American character actor
• Olin Kreutz, professional football player for the Chicago Bears
• Olin Stephens, American yacht designer