Merritt is a masculine and feminine given name. It is of British origin and is traditionally a male name. Notable people with the name include: *

Merritt Brunies Merritt Brunies (December 25, 1895 - February 5, 1973), was an American jazz trombonist and cornetist. Brunies was born into a well-known musical family in New Orleans, Louisiana; among its members were George Brunies and Albert Brunies. Merrit ...

(1895–1973), American jazz trombonist and cornetist * Merritt Bucholz (born 1966), American architect * Merritt Butrick (1959–1989), American actor *

Merritt L. Campbell Merritt L. Campbell (March 26, 1864 – October 11, 1915) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician. Born in Omro, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, Campbell went to Omro High School. He then went to the University of Wisconsin and Valp ...

(1864–1915), American politician *

Merritt Clark Merritt Clark (February 11, 1803 – May 5, 1898) was an American businessperson and politician from Vermont. Clark was born in Middletown, Vermont. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1823. Clark served as postmaster in Middletown and Poul ...

(1803–1898), businessman and politician * Merritt Cooke Jr. (1884–1967), American football player * Merritt B. Curtis (1892–1966), United States Marine Corps officer * Merritt A. Edson (1897–1955), United States Marine Corps general * Merritt Lyndon Fernald (1873–1950), American botanist *

Merritt Gant Merritt Gant (born February 18, 1971) is a guitarist most recognized for his association with the band Overkill (band), Overkill. Originally from Millville, New Jersey, Gant graduated from Millville Senior High School in 1989. In the late 1980s ...

(born 1971), guitarist *

Merritt B. Gerstad Merritt B. Gerstad (5 July 1900, Chicago, Illinois – 1 March 1974, Laguna Beach, California) was an American cinematographer of silent and early sound films. Career After beginning as a cinematographer on films for Universal, he worked ...

(1900–1974), American cinematographer *

Merritt Giffin Merritt Hayward Giffin (August 20, 1887 – July 11, 1911) was an American athlete who won a silver medal in the discus throw at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as Lon ...

(1887–1911), American athlete * Merritt Green (1930–2016), American football player *

Merritt Eldred Hoag Merritt Eldred Hoag (May 25, 1909 – November 19, 1994) was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II as well as the 11th president of University of North Georgia (now known as the University of North Georgia). Early life Hoag ...

(1909–1994), lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army *

Merritt Hotchkiss Merritt Hotchkiss (before 1814 – 1865 or later) was a merchant and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented L'Acadie in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the ...

(1814–1865), Canadian politician *

Merritt Yerkes Hughes Merritt Yerkes Hughes (May 24, 1893 – May 12, 1971) Hughes was an expert in the literature of France, England and Italy. He was a recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1925, the first year they were given. Life Hughes was born May 24, 189 ...

(1893–1971), academic *

Merritt David Janes Merritt David Janes is an American stage actor and singer. He comes from a family of musicians and studied to be a music teacher at the University of Maine. He went on to study theatre at Circle in the Square Theatre School before becoming invol ...

, American stage actor and singer *

merritt k merritt k, formerly Merritt Kopas, is a Canadian video game designer and video game developer, developer, as well as an author and a zine creator. k is best known for her games ''LIM'', ''HUGPUNX'', and ''Consensual Torture Simulator''. She sai ...

, Canadian video game designer *

Merritt Kellogg Merritt Gardner Kellogg (28 March 1832 – December 20 1921) was a Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) carpenter, missionary, pastor and doctor who worked in Northern California, the South Pacific, and Australia. He designed and built several medical faci ...

(1832–1922), missionary * Merritt Lamb (1892–1918), scout * Merritt Mathias (born 1990), American soccer forward *

Merritt Mauzey Merritt Mauzey (1897-1973) was an American lithographer and noted children’s book author and illustrator in the mid-20th century. Associated closely with the Dallas Nine group of artists, Mauzey was a self-taught artist known for his depictions of ...

(1897–1973), American lithographer, author and illustrator *

Merritt C. Mechem Merritt Cramer Mechem (October 10, 1870 – May 24, 1946) was an American politician who served as territorial Supreme Court justice and fifth governor of New Mexico. Biography Early life Mechem was born in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas ...

(1870–1946), jurist and politician *

Merritt Patterson Merritt Patterson is a Canadian actress. She had her breakout role in 2013 on the ABC Family ''Pretty Little Liars'' spin-off series ''Ravenswood'' then went on to play Ophelia Pryce in the E! television series ''The Royals'' (2014-2015). Mer ...

(born 1990), Canadian actress *

Merritt Paulson Henry Merritt Paulson III (born 1972/1973) is an American businessman who is the minority owner of Peregrine Sports, LLC, which owns the operating rights to the Portland Timbers, a Major League Soccer (MLS) team, and the Portland Thorns FC, a Nati ...

, American businessman *

Merritt Putman Merritt Graybiel Putman (22 February 1900 – 1995) was a Canadian cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 18 kilometre event at the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (f ...

(1900–1995), Canadian cross-country skier * Merritt Ranew (1938–2011), American baseballer *

Merritt J. Reid Reid & Reid, also known as Reid Brothers, was an American architectural and engineering firm that was active from 1880 to 1932. Established in Indiana by Canadian immigrants, the firm moved to the West Coast and became was the most prominent f ...

(1855–1932), American architect * Merritt Clarke Ring (1850–1915), American lawyer * Merritt Ruhlen (born 1944), American linguist * Merritt Roe Smith (born 1940), American historian *

Merritt Starkweather Merritt H. Starkweather (1891–1972) was a Tucson, Arizona, architect and civic leader. A native of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, after visiting the Panama-California Exposition (1915), he moved to Tucson and began working in an elegantly simplified Spa ...

(1891–1972), architect * Merritt Wever (born 1980), American actress * Merritt F. White (1865–1934), American politician * Merritt Lis Dostmann (2006-), German

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