Merkel (surname)

Merkel (also Merckel) is a common German surname. A variant is Merkl. It used to be the minimization of a variety of Old German given names like Markwart (meaning "guard of the frontier") or Markhard (meaning "strong frontier").^[1]

• Alexander Merkel (born 1992), Kazakh-born German footballer
• Angela Merkel (born 1954), former Chancellor of Germany
• Crawford Merkel (1906–1987), American bobsledder
• Earl Merkel (born 1955), American writer
• Fred Merkel (born 1962), American motorcycle road racer
• Friedrich Sigmund Merkel (1845–1919), German anatomist
• Garlieb Merkel (1769–1850), Baltic German writer and activist
• Günther Merkel, East German slalom canoer
• Gustav Merkel (1827–1885), German composer
• Harry Merkel (1918–1995), German racecar driver
• Jim Merkel (born 1957), American environmental activist and engineer
• Manfred Merkel (born 1938), East German slalom canoer
• Max Merkel (1918–2006), Austrian footballer and football manager
• Monte Merkel (1916–1981), American football player
• Philip Merkel (1811–1899; better known as Philipp Merkle), German-American Freethinker and preacher
• Pierre Merkel (born 1989), German footballer
• Reiner Merkel (1952–2007), German photojournalist
• Therese Merkel (born 1970), member of the Swedish band Alcazar
• Una Merkel (1903–1986), American actress