Merritt is a surname.
Those bearing it include:
Abraham Merritt (1884–1943), American science fiction writerAhmad Merritt (born 1977), American football wide receiverAries Merritt (born 1985), American hurdling athleteBill Merritt (disambiguation)Bruce Merritt (born 1958), American sprint canoerCharles Merritt (1908–2000), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross and a lieutenant colonel during World War IIChris Merritt (born 1952), opera singerConstance Merritt (born 1966), American poetDavid Merritt (American football) (born 1971), former American football linebackerDavid Merritt (fl. c. 2000), American astrophysicistDixon Lanier Merritt (1879–1972), poet and humoristEdwin Albert Merritt (1860–1914), NY politicianFrancis E. Merritt (1920–1995), American football offensive tackleGeorge Merritt (disambiguation)Gilbert S. Merritt, Jr. (born 1936), American lawyer and juristH. Houston Merritt (1902–1979), American neurologistHerm Merritt (1900–1927), shortstop in Major League BaseballJack N. Merritt (born 1930), retired United States Army four-star generalJames Merritt (born 1952), U.S. religious leader and former President of the Southern Baptist ConventionJames W. Merritt (born 1959), Republican member of the Indiana SenateJeralyn Merritt (born 1949), criminal defense attorney, one of the team defending Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing caseJim Merritt (born 1943), former left-handed pitcher in Major League BaseballJohn Merritt (1926–1983), head football coachJohn O. Merritt (fl. late 20th century), American engineerJosiah Merritt (died 1882), early pioneer of the Pacific NorthwestJymie Merritt (born 1926), American hard bop double-bassistKim Merritt (born 1955), a former American long-distance runnerLaShawn Merritt (born 1986), American 400 meters sprint athleteLes Merritt (fl. 2000s), American politicianMark Daniel Merritt (born 1961), American composer and arrangerMarshall Merritt (1904–1978), American painterMatthew J. Merritt (1895–1946), American politicianMax Merritt (born 1941), New Zealand-born singer-songwriter and guitaristMichael Merritt (disambiguation)Myra Merritt (fl. c. 1990), American operatic sopranoNatacha Merritt (born 1977), American erotic photographer and artistNathan Merritt (born 1983), Australian professional rugby league footballerNeil Merritt (born 1939), the last President of Portsmouth Polytechnic, the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of PortsmouthRich Merritt (born 1967), author, blogger and attorneyRobert Merritt (1936–1999), Nova Scotia playwright, film critic, and educatorRyan Merritt, baseball playerSamuel Merritt (disambiguation)Schuyler Merritt (1853–1953), United States Representative from ConnecticutStephanie Merritt (born 1974), critic and feature writerStephin Merritt (born 1966), American singer-songwriter known for his work in the band The Magnetic FieldsSteve Merritt (1945–1993), American dancer and choreographerTheresa Merritt (1924–1998), American stage, film and television actress and singerThomas Rodman Merritt (1824–1906), Ontario businessmanTift Merritt (born 1975), American singer-songwriterTim Merritt (born 1982), American soccer playerTom Merritt (born 1970), Executive Editor for CNETTommy Merritt (born 1948), Republican member of the Texas House of RepresentativesTroy Merritt (born 1985), American professional golferW. Davis Merritt (fl. late 20th century), American journalistWesley Merritt (1836–1910), general in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War and the Spanish–American WarWilf Merritt (born 1864), English association football playerWilliam Hamilton Merritt (1793–1862), influential figure in the Niagara Peninsula of Upper Canada