Kaplinsky

Kaplinsky or Kaplinski is a Polish surname of Jewish origin. The surname is derived from the Polish word kaplan which became vernacular equivalent of the word Kohen, which, in turn, is a Hebrew word for priest.{{Cite web|url=https://dbs.bh.org.il/familyname/kaplin|title=Kaplin|website=The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot |accessdate=1 January 2018}} Notable people with the surname include:

• Alan Kaplinsky (born 1945), American jurist and lawyer
• {{Interlanguage link|Jerzy Kapliński|lt=|ru|Каплинский, Ежи (филолог)|et|Jerzy Kapliński|WD=}} (1901-1943), Estonian philologist, father of Jaan
• Jaan Kaplinski (1941–2021), Estonian poet, philosopher, and culture critic
• Leon Kaplinski (1824–1873), Polish painter and political activist
• Moshe Kaplinsky (born 1957), Israeli general
• Natasha Kaplinsky (born 1972), English newsreader
• Raphael Kaplinsky (born 1946), American academic, father of Natasha
• Yoheved Kaplinsky (born 1947), Israeli-American pianist and pedagogue