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:
Bobby Burling (born 1984), American soccer player
Carroll Burling (born 1934), American politician from Nebraska
Daniel Burling (born 1947), American politician from New York
Edward J. Burling (1819–1892), American architect from New York
Edward B. Burling (1871–1966), American lawyer
George C. Burling (1834–1885), U.S. Union Army officer during the American Civil War
George T. Burling (1849–1928), American banker and politician from New York
Paul Burling (born 1970), British impressionist
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 of anthropology and linguistics
