Merritt (surname)

Merritt is a surname.

Those bearing it include:

• Abraham Merritt (1884–1943), American science fiction writer
• Ahmad Merritt (born 1977), American football wide receiver
• Aries Merritt (born 1985), American hurdling athlete
• Bill Merritt (disambiguation)
• Bruce Merritt (born 1958), American sprint canoer
• Charles Merritt (1908–2000), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross and a lieutenant colonel during World War II
• Chris Merritt (born 1952), opera singer
• Constance Merritt (born 1966), American poet
• David Merritt (American football) (born 1971), former American football linebacker
• David Merritt (fl. c. 2000), American astrophysicist
• Dixon Lanier Merritt (1879–1972), poet and humorist
• Edwin Albert Merritt (1860–1914), NY politician
• Francis E. Merritt (1920–1995), American football offensive tackle
• George Merritt (disambiguation)
• Gilbert S. Merritt, Jr. (born 1936), American lawyer and jurist
• H. Houston Merritt (1902–1979), American neurologist
• Herm Merritt (1900–1927), shortstop in Major League Baseball
• Jack N. Merritt (born 1930), retired United States Army four-star general
• James Merritt (born 1952), U.S. religious leader and former President of the Southern Baptist Convention
• James W. Merritt (born 1959), Republican member of the Indiana Senate
• Jeralyn Merritt (born 1949), criminal defense attorney, one of the team defending Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing case
• Jim Merritt (born 1943), former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball
• John Merritt (1926–1983), head football coach
• John O. Merritt (fl. late 20th century), American engineer
• Josiah Merritt (died 1882), early pioneer of the Pacific Northwest
• Jymie Merritt (born 1926), American hard bop double-bassist
• Kim Merritt (born 1955), a former American long-distance runner
• LaShawn Merritt (born 1986), American 400 meters sprint athlete
• Les Merritt (fl. 2000s), American politician
• Mark Daniel Merritt (born 1961), American composer and arranger
• Marshall Merritt (1904–1978), American painter
• Matthew J. Merritt (1895–1946), American politician
• Max Merritt (born 1941), New Zealand-born singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Michael Merritt (disambiguation)
• Myra Merritt (fl. c. 1990), American operatic soprano
• Natacha Merritt (born 1977), American erotic photographer and artist
• Nathan Merritt (born 1983), Australian professional rugby league footballer
• Neil Merritt (born 1939), the last President of Portsmouth Polytechnic, the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Portsmouth
• Rich Merritt (born 1967), author, blogger and attorney
• Rob Merritt (born 1952) American guitarist, bassist
• Robert Merritt (1936–1999), Nova Scotia playwright, film critic, and educator
• Ryan Merritt, baseball player
• Samuel Merritt (disambiguation)
• Schuyler Merritt (1853–1953), United States Representative from Connecticut
• Stephanie Merritt (born 1974), critic and feature writer
• Stephin Merritt (born 1966), American singer-songwriter known for his work in the band The Magnetic Fields
• Steve Merritt (1945–1993), American dancer and choreographer
• Theresa Merritt (1924–1998), American stage, film and television actress and singer
• Thomas Rodman Merritt (1824–1906), Ontario businessman
• Tift Merritt (born 1975), American singer-songwriter
• Tim Merritt (born 1982), American soccer player
• Tom Merritt (born 1970), Executive Editor for CNET
• Tommy Merritt (born 1948), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives
• Troy Merritt (born 1985), American professional golfer
• W. Davis Merritt (fl. late 20th century), American journalist
• Wesley Merritt (1836–1910), general in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War
• Wilf Merritt (born 1864), English association football player
• William Hamilton Merritt (1793–1862), influential figure in the Niagara Peninsula of Upper Canada
• Vernon Merritt III (1941-2000), Veteran Photojournalist most famous for covering Civil Rights Movement