Merchant (surname)
Merchant is a surname of Old French origin, meaning a merchant or trader, and was originally given as an occupational name to a buyer or seller of goods. It is shared by the following people:
- Abby Shute Merchant, American writer
- Ajit Merchant, Indian composer
- Ali Merchant, Indian actor
- Andy Merchant, American baseball player
- Anthony Merchant, Canadian lawyer and politician
- Cameron Merchant, Australian cricketer
- Carolyn Merchant, American ecofeminist philosopher and historian of science
- Firoz Merchant, Indian businessman in the United Arab Emirates
- Gary Merchant, American politician
- George Merchant, Scottish footballer
- Henry Merchant, American baseball player
- Hoshang Merchant, Indian poet
- Ismail Merchant, Indian-born film producer
- J. Merchant (Sussex cricketer)
- Jack Merchant, American athlete
- Jessica Merchant, American softball coach
- Jimmy Merchant, American musician
- Katherine Merchant, English rugby union player
- Kenneth Merchant, American accounting educator
- Kishwer Merchant, Indian actress
- Larry Merchant, American sportswriter and commentator
- Lisa Merchant, Canadian actress
- Livingston T. Merchant, American diplomat
- Louis A. Merchant, American politician
- Mark Merchant, American baseball player
- Minhaz Merchant, Indian journalist
- Moelwyn Merchant, Welsh academic, novelist, sculptor, poet and Anglican priest
- Natalie Merchant, American musician
- Pana Merchant,, Canadian politician
- Piers Merchant, British politician
- Sabeeha Merchant, Indian-born American plant biologist
- Sabira Merchant, Indian actress and etiquette trainer
- Salim Merchant, Indian musician
- Sally Merchant, Canadian television personality and politician
- Stephen Merchant, British writer, director, and comic actor
- Sulaiman Merchant, Indian musician
- Suzy Merchant, American basketball coach
- Tamzin Merchant, British actress and poet
- Tanzeel Merchant, Canadian architect and urban planner
- Uday Merchant, Indian cricketer
- Vaibhavi Merchant, Indian dance choreographer
- Verónica Merchant, Mexican actress
- Vijay Merchant, Indian cricketer
- Vivien Merchant, British actress
- William Alfred Merchant, English clown
- Yahya Merchant, Indian architect
- Yasin Merchant, Indian professional snooker player