Merz (surname)

Merz is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Aaron Merz (b. 1983), US football player
 * Albert Merz (?-1941), one of 3 German brothers who were imprisoned in Nazi Germany for refusing to bear arms.
 * Alessia Merz (b. 1974), Italian television personality
 * Anna Merz (1931–2013), English conservationist
 * Annette Merz (fl. 1990s), German Protestant theologian, biblical scholar
 * Alfred Merz (1880–1925), Austrian-German oceanologist
 * Bruno Merz (b. 1976), New Zealand-born musician, composer, working in Netherlands
 * Charles Hesterman Merz (1874–1940), Pioneer of the National Grid UK
 * Charlie Merz (1888–1952) US racecar driver
 * Curt Merz (1938–2022), US football player
 * Friedrich Merz (b. 1955), German politician (CDU)
 * Georg Merz (1793-1867), German optical instruments manufacturer
 * Hans-Rudolf Merz (b. 1942), President of Switzerland (2009)
 * HG Merz (b. 1947), German architect, museum designer
 * Ivan Merz (1896–1928), blessed, Croatian Catholic lay activist
 * Joachim Merz (b. 1948), German economist
 * John Theodore Merz (1840-1922), English-born German chemist, historian, industrialist
 * Jon F. Merz (fl. 1990s), US author
 * Joseph Anton Merz (1681–1750), German painter
 * Karl Spruner von Merz (1803-1892), German cartographer, scholar
 * Klaus Merz (b. 1945), Swiss writer
 * Louis L. Merz (1908-2002), Political figure in US state of Wisconsin
 * Markus Merz, founder of software company OScar
 * Mario Merz (1925–2003), Italian artist
 * Marisa Merz (1928–2019), Italian sculptor, widow of Mario Merz
 * Matthias Merz (b. 1984), Swiss mountaineer
 * Mischa Merz (b. 1967), Australian boxer, painter, journalist
 * Otto Merz (1889-1933), German racecar driver
 * Robert Merz (1887-1914), Austrian football (soccer) player
 * Sue Merz (b. 1972), US ice hockey player, Olympic athlete (1998)
 * Teresa Merz (1879 – 1958), English social worker, philanthropist and magistrate
 * William Merz (1878-1946), US gymnast, Olympic athlete (1904)