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