Merkel (or Merckel) is a common German surname. It may be derived from the German word "mark" (like in Denmark) meaning borderland.
Alexander Merkel (born 1992), German footballerAngela Merkel (born 1954), the current Chancellor of GermanyCharles Emanuel Merkel, (1872-1955), American inventor, manufacturerCrawford Merkel, American bobsledderEarl Merkel (born 1955), American writerFred Merkel (born 1962), American motorcycle road racerFriedrich Sigmund Merkel (1845–1919), German anatomistGarlieb Merkel (1769–1850), Baltic German writer and activistGünther Merkel, East German slalom canoerGustav Merkel (1827–1885), German composerHarry Merkel (1918–1995), German racecar driverJim Merkel (born 1957), American environmental activist and engineerManfred Merkel, East German slalom canoerMax Merkel (1918–2006), Austrian footballer and football managerMonte Merkel (1916–1981), American football playerOliver Merkel (born 1991), German footballerPhilip Merkel (1811–1899; better known as Philipp Merkle), German-American Freethinker and preacherPierre Merkel (born 1989), German footballerReiner Merkel (1952–2007), German photojournalistTherese Merkel (born 1970), member of the Swedish band AlcazarUna Merkel (1903–1986), American actressSee also:
MerkelMerkle (disambiguation)