Merz (surname)

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

• Alessia Merz (b. 1974), Italian television personality
• Bruno Merz (b. 1976), New Zealand-born musician, composer, working in Netherlands
• Jon F. Merz (fl. 1990s), US author (Lawson Vampire series)
• Joseph Anton Merz (1681–1750), German painter
• Klaus Merz (b. 1945), Swiss writer
• Mario Merz (1925–2003), Italian artist
• Marisa Merz (1928–2019), Italian sculptor, widow of Mario Merz

• Friedrich Merz (b. 1955), Chancellor of Germany since 2025
• Hans-Rudolf Merz (b. 1942), President of Switzerland (2009)
• Louis L. Merz (1908–2002), Political figure in US state of Wisconsin

• Annette Merz (fl. 1990s), German Protestant theologian, biblical scholar
• Ivan Merz (1896–1928), blessed, Croatian Catholic lay activist

• Aaron Merz (b. 1983), American football player
• Charlie Merz (1888–1952) US racecar driver
• Curt Merz (1938–2022), American football player
• 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 footballer
• Sue Merz (b. 1972), US ice hockey player, Olympic athlete (1998)
• William Merz (1878–1946), US gymnast, Olympic athlete (1904)

• Albert Merz (d. 1941), one of three German brothers who were imprisoned in Nazi Germany for refusing to bear arms.
• Alfred Merz (1880–1925), Austrian-German oceanologist
• Anna Merz (1931–2013), English conservationist
• Charles Hesterman Merz (1874–1940), pioneer of the UK's National Grid (for electricity distribution)
• Georg Merz (1793–1867), German optical instruments manufacturer
• HG Merz (b. 1947), German architect, museum designer
• Joachim Merz (b. 1948), German economist
• John Theodore Merz (1840–1922), English-born German chemist, historian, industrialist
• Karl Spruner von Merz (1803–1892), German cartographer, scholar
• Markus Merz, founder of software company OScar
• Teresa Merz (1879–1958), English social worker, philanthropist and magistrate

• Mertz, surname
• Mercier (disambiguation), includes a list of people with surname Mercier