Trilling is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Daniel Trilling, British journalist Diana Trilling (1905–1996), American literary critic George Trilling (1930–2020), American physicist Ilia Trilling (1895–1947), Yiddish song composer Lawrence Trilling (born 1966), American television director Leon Trilling (1924–2018), American aeronautical engineer and historian of technology Lionel Trilling (1905–1975), US literary critic
See also Drilling