Merkel (surname)

Merkel (also Merckel) is a common German surname. A variant is Merkl. It used to be the minimization of a variety of Old German given names like Markwart (meaning "guard of the frontier") or Markhard (meaning "strong frontier").
 * Alexander Merkel (born 1992), Kazakh-born German footballer
 * Angela Merkel (born 1954), former Chancellor of Germany
 * Crawford Merkel (1906–1987), American bobsledder
 * Earl Merkel (born 1955), American writer
 * Fred Merkel (born 1962), American motorcycle road racer
 * Friedrich Sigmund Merkel (1845–1919), German anatomist
 * Garlieb Merkel (1769–1850), Baltic German writer and activist
 * Günther Merkel, East German slalom canoer
 * Gustav Merkel (1827–1885), German composer
 * Harry Merkel (1918–1995), German racecar driver
 * Jim Merkel (born 1957), American environmental activist and engineer
 * Manfred Merkel (born 1938), East German slalom canoer
 * Max Merkel (1918–2006), Austrian footballer and football manager
 * Monte Merkel (1916–1981), American football player
 * Philip Merkel (1811–1899; better known as Philipp Merkle), German-American Freethinker and preacher
 * Pierre Merkel (born 1989), German footballer
 * Reiner Merkel (1952–2007), German photojournalist
 * Therese Merkel (born 1970), member of the Swedish band Alcazar
 * Una Merkel (1903–1986), American actress