Zariņš (feminine: Zariņa) is a Latvian language surname, derived from the Latvian word for "branch" or "twig" (zars). Individuals with the surname include: Christopher Zariņš (born 1943), Latvian-American surgeon Ivars Zariņš (born 1969), Latvian politician Juris Zarins (born 1945), American archaeologist Kārlis Zariņš (writer) (1889–1978), Latvian writer Kārlis Reinholds Zariņš (1879–1963), Latvian diplomat Marģeris Zariņš (1910–1993), Latvian composer and writer Rihards Zariņš (1869–1939), Latvian graphic artist See also Zarin (disambiguation) References Latvian-language masculine surnames