Merckx

Merckx is a Dutch patronymic surname, from the given name Merk / Merkus, a regional form of Mark / Marcus. While in Belgium the spelling Merckx is dominant, in the Netherlands the variants Merks, Merkus, Merkx, and Merx are more common. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Merckx
 * Axel Merckx (born 1972), Belgian racing cyclist, son of Eddy Merckx
 * Eddy Merckx (born 1945), Belgian racing cyclist, widely seen as the most successful in history
 * Eddy Merckx (billiards player) (born 1968), Belgian three-cushion billiards player
 * Guillaume Merckx (1918–?), Belgian basketball player
 * Jowan Merckx (born 1961), Belgian folk musician and recorder player
 * Ken Merckx (born 1964), American television and voice actor
 * (born 1944), Belgian PVDA politician
 * (born 1951), Belgian politician and judge
 * Merkus
 * Hendrik Merkus de Kock (1779–1845), Dutch Navy general and nobleman
 * Jeanne Merkus (1839–1897), Dutch social activist, philanthropist, and adventurer; daughter of Pieter Merkus
 * Pieter Merkus (1787–1844), Dutch colonial administrator; Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1841–44
 * Named after him in 1845: Merkus pine (Pinus merkusii), a pine tree native to Sumatra
 * Merkx
 * Ryan Merkx (born 1992), Dutch basketball player
 * Merx
 * Adalbert Merx (1838–1909), German Protestant theologian and orientalist
 * (born 1988), Dutch racing bicyclist