Burling

Burling is a surname with English origins, more specifically it derives from Essex and Cambridgeshire a habitational name from a place in Kent named Birling. It was an Old English personal name of Burla with the suffix 'ingas' denoting ‘family or followers'. It may refer to:

  • Carroll Burling (born 1934), American politician from Nebraska
  • Daniel Burling (born 1947), American politician from New York
  • Peter Burling (politician), (born 1945), American politician from Washington DC
  • Peter Burling (sailor) (born 1991), New Zealand Olympic sailor
  • Robbins Burling (born 1926), American professor