Merchant (surname)

Merchant is a surname of Old French origin, meaning a merchant or trader, and was originally given as an occupational name to a buyer or seller of goods. It is shared by the following people:


 * Ajit Merchant (died 2011), Indian composer
 * Ali Merchant (born 1988), Indian actor
 * Andy Merchant (born 1950), American baseball player
 * Anthony Merchant (born 1944), Canadian lawyer and politician
 * Cameron Merchant (born 1984), Australian cricketer
 * Carolyn Merchant (born 1936), American ecofeminist philosopher and historian of science
 * Firoz Merchant, Indian businessman in the United Arab Emirates
 * Gary Merchant, American politician
 * George Merchant (1926–2015), Scottish footballer
 * Henry Merchant (1918–1982), American baseball player
 * Hoshang Merchant (born 1947), Indian poet
 * Ismail Merchant (1936–2005), Indian-born film producer
 * J. Merchant (Sussex cricketer)
 * Jack Merchant (1899–1972), American athlete
 * Jessica Merchant (born 1983), American softball coach
 * Jimmy Merchant (born 1940), American musician
 * Katherine Merchant (born 1985), English rugby union player
 * Kenneth Merchant, American accounting educator
 * Kishwer Merchant (born 1981), Indian actress
 * Larry Merchant (born 1931), American sportswriter and commentator
 * Lisa Merchant, Canadian actress
 * Livingston T. Merchant (1903–1976), American diplomat
 * Louis A. Merchant (1860–1950), American politician
 * Mark Merchant (born 1969), American baseball player
 * Minhaz Merchant, Indian journalist
 * Moelwyn Merchant (1913–1997), Welsh academic, novelist, sculptor, poet and Anglican priest
 * Natalie Merchant (born 1963), American musician
 * Pana Merchant, (born 1943), Canadian politician
 * Piers Merchant (1951–2009), British politician
 * Sabeeha Merchant (born 1959), Indian-born American plant biologist
 * Sabira Merchant (born 1942), Indian actress and etiquette trainer
 * Salim Merchant, Indian musician
 * Sally Merchant (1919–2007), Canadian television personality and politician
 * Stephen Merchant (born 1974), British writer, director, and comic actor
 * Sulaiman Merchant, Indian musician
 * Suzy Merchant (born 1969), American basketball coach
 * Tamzin Merchant (born 1987), British actress and poet
 * Tanzeel Merchant, Canadian architect and urban planner
 * Uday Merchant (1916–1985), Indian cricketer
 * Vaibhavi Merchant (born 1975), Indian dance choreographer
 * Verónica Merchant (born 1967), Mexican actress
 * Vijay Merchant (1911–1987), Indian cricketer
 * Vivien Merchant (1929–1982), British actress
 * William Alfred Merchant (1919–2001), English clown
 * Yahya Merchant (1903–1990), Indian architect
 * Yasin Merchant (born 1966), Indian professional snooker player