Merrick (surname)

Merrick or Merick is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Arts and entertainment

 * Bryn Merrick (1958–2015), British guitarist with The Damned
 * David Merrick (1911–2000), American theatre producer
 * Doris Merrick (1919–2019), American actress
 * Elizabeth Merrick (born c. 1973), American writer and publisher
 * Frank Merrick (1886–1981), English pianist
 * Gordon Merrick (1916–1988), gay American writer and actor
 * Jerry Merrick, American singer-songwriter
 * James Merrick (1720–1769), English poet
 * Linda Merrick (born 1963), British clarinettist
 * Lynn Merrick (1919–2007), American Actress
 * Sarah Newcomb Merrick (1844–?), Canadian-American teacher, writer, businessperson, physician, inventor
 * Thom Merrick (born 1963), American artist
 * Will Merrick (born 1993), English screen and stage actor
 * Zack Merrick (born 1988), bassist in the band All Time Low

Business

 * George E. Merrick (1886–1942), real estate developer of Coral Gables, Florida
 * John Merrick (insurance) (1859–1919), African-American founder of North Carolina Mutual & Provident Insurance Company
 * Samuel Vaughan Merrick (1801–1870), American manufacturer

Politics and governance

 * Ben Merrick, Director of Overseas Territories in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office
 * Henry Merrick (1837–?), Canadian politician
 * John Merrick (fl. ca. 1596–1621), English ambassador to Russia
 * Raymond Merrick (born 1939), member of the Kansas senate
 * Scott Merrick (born 1985), member of New Hampshire House of Representatives
 * William Duhurst Merrick (1793–1857), US senator from Maryland
 * William Matthew Merrick (1818–1889), United States Circuit Court judge and congressman from Maryland
 * John Merrick (MP) (1584–1659), politician and soldier

Sports

 * Alan Merrick (born 1950), English association football player who played in the USA
 * Bob Merrick (1893–1981), Australian rules footballer
 * Ed Merrick, American football coach of the University of Richmond Spiders
 * Ernie Merrick (born 1953), Scottish association football manager
 * Gil Merrick (1922–2010), English association football goalkeeper and manager
 * John Merrick (golfer) (b.orn 1982), American golfer
 * Wayne Merrick (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Merrick Elderton (1884–1939), English cricketer

Other

 * A. W. Merrick (1840–1902), American journalist
 * Anne Morrissy Merick (1933–2017), pioneering American journalist
 * Christene Merick (1916–2008), American philanthropist
 * Joseph Merrick (1862–1890), English man with severe deformities known as the "Elephant Man"
 * Joseph Merrick (missionary) (1808–1849), Jamaican missionary to Cameroon
 * Mary Virginia Merrick (1866–1955), American social reformer
 * Richard T. Merrick (1828–1885), American lawyer
 * Suds Merrick (died 1884), New York criminal