Merkel (surname)
Merkel (also Merckel or Merkl) is a common German surname. It used to be the minimization of a variety of Old German given names like Markwart or Markhard.[1]
- Alexander Merkel (born 1992), Kazakh-born German footballer
- Angela Merkel (born 1954), the current Chancellor of Germany
- Charles Emanuel Merkel, (1872-1955), American inventor, manufacturer
- Crawford Merkel, 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
- Gerhard Merkl (1961–2016), German Domkapellmeister
- 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, East German slalom canoer
- Max Merkel (1918–2006), Austrian footballer and football manager
- Monte Merkel (1916–1981), American football player
- Oliver Merkel (born 1991), German footballer
- 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
- Willy Merkl (1900–1934), German mountain climber
See also
- Merkel Landis (1875-1960), American businessman and lawyer
- Merkel (disambiguation)
- Merkle (disambiguation)
References
- Jürgen Udolph: Professor Udolphs Buch der Namen, Munich 2005
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