Merwin (name)

Merwin or Merwyn is a surname and masculine given name.

Surname

 * Abigail Merwin (1759–1786), who warned her hometown of the arrival of British forces in the American Revolutionary War
 * Bannister Merwin (1873–1922), early American film director
 * David Merwin (1936-1960), American Olympic canoeist
 * Herbert E. Merwin (1878-1963), American mineralogist and petrologist
 * Jesse Merwin (1783–1852), American schoolmaster, possible inspiration for the character Ichabod Crane in the short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
 * John David Merwin (born 1921), former Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
 * Orange Merwin (1777–1853), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut
 * Sam Merwin, Jr. (1910–1996), mystery and science fiction writer, and editor
 * Samuel Merwin (writer) (1874–1936), American playwright and author
 * Samuel Edwin Merwin (1831–1907), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
 * Susan B. Merwin (1874-1923), American educator, publisher, and superintendent of the Kentucky School for the Blind
 * Timothy Taylor Merwin (1807-1885), American lawyer, state representative, and businessman
 * W. S. Merwin (1927–2019), American poet

Given name

 * Merwin Coad (born 1924), former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa
 * Merwin Graham (1903-1989), American Olympic athlete
 * Merwin K. Hart (1881–1962), American politician
 * Merwin Hodel (1931–1988), American football player
 * Merwin Jacobson (1894–1978), Major League Baseball backup outfielder
 * Merwin Maier (1908-1942), American attorney
 * Merwin Mitterwallner (1897-1974), American football player
 * Merwin Mondesir (born 1976), Canadian actor
 * Merwin Sibulkin (1926-2006), American scientist
 * Merwin H. Silverthorn (1896–1985), lieutenant general and Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
 * Merwin Crawford Young (1931-2020), American political scientist