Samarin () is a Russian masculine surname. Its feminine counterpart is Samarina. It may refer to Alexander Samarin (born 1998), Russian figure skater Ivan Samarin (racing driver) (born 1988), Russian racing driver Ivan Samarin (actor) (1817–1885), Russian stage actor, theatre director and playwright Vladimir Samarin (1913–1992), Russian Axis collaborator, journalist, writer, researcher and educator William J. Samarin (1926–2020), professor of linguistics at the University of Toronto Yelena Samarina (1933–2011), Russian-born Spanish actress Yuri Samarin (1819–1876), Russian Slavophile Ivan Samarin (1857-1948), Molokan communicator