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 (1895–1973), American jazz trombonist and cornetist
• Merritt Bucholz (born 1966), American architect
• Merritt Butrick (1959–1989), American actor
• Merritt L. Campbell (1864–1915), American politician
• Merritt Clark (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 (born 1971), guitarist
• Merritt B. Gerstad (1900–1974), American cinematographer
• Merritt Giffin (1887–1911), American athlete
• Merritt J. Gordon (1859–1925), associate justice of the Washington Supreme Court
• Merritt Green (1930–2016), American football player
• Merritt Eldred Hoag (1909–1994), lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army
• Merritt Hotchkiss (1814–1865), Canadian politician
• Merritt Yerkes Hughes (1893–1971), academic
• Merritt David Janes, American stage actor and singer
• merritt k, Canadian video game designer
• Merritt Kellogg (1832–1922), missionary
• Merritt Lamb (1892–1918), scout
• Merritt Mathias (born 1990), American soccer forward
• Merritt Mauzey (1897–1973), American lithographer, author and illustrator
• Merritt C. Mechem (1870–1946), jurist and politician
• Merritt Patterson (born 1990), Canadian actress
• Merritt Paulson, American businessman
• Merritt Putman (1900–1995), Canadian cross-country skier
• Merritt Ranew (1938–2011), American baseball player
• Merritt J. Reid (1855–1932), American architect
• Merritt C. Ring (1850–1915), American lawyer
• Merritt Ruhlen (born 1944), American linguist
• Merritt Roe Smith (born 1940), American historian
• Merritt Starkweather (1891–1972), architect
• Merritt Wever (born 1980), American actress
• Merritt F. White (1865–1934), American politician

See also

• Merrett, surname
• Merritte W. Ireland (1867–1952), U.S. Army Surgeon General

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