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:

• Ajit Merchant (died 2011), Indian composer
• Ali Merchant (born 1988), Indian actor
• Andy Merchant (born 1950), American baseball player
• Anthony Merchant (born 1944), Canadian lawyer and politician
• Cameron Merchant (born 1984), Australian cricketer
• Carolyn Merchant (born 1936), American ecofeminist philosopher and historian of science
• Firoz Merchant, Indian businessman in the United Arab Emirates
• Gary Merchant, American politician
• George Merchant (1926–2015), Scottish footballer
• Henry Merchant (1918–1982), American baseball player
• Hoshang Merchant (born 1947), Indian poet
• Ismail Merchant (1936–2005), Indian-born film producer
• J. Merchant (Sussex cricketer) (Template:Floruit)
• Jack Merchant (1899–1972), American athlete
• Jessica Merchant (born 1983), American softball coach
• Jimmy Merchant (born 1940), American musician
• Katherine Merchant (born 1985), English rugby union player
• Kenneth Merchant, American accounting educator
• Kishwer Merchant (born 1981), Indian actress
• Larry Merchant (born 1931), American sportswriter and commentator
• Lisa Merchant, Canadian actress
• Livingston T. Merchant (1903–1976), American diplomat
• Louis A. Merchant (1860–1950), American politician
• Mark Merchant (born 1969), American baseball player
• Minhaz Merchant, Indian journalist
• Moelwyn Merchant (1913–1997), Welsh academic, novelist, sculptor, poet and Anglican priest
• Natalie Merchant (born 1963), American musician
• Pana Merchant, (born 1943), Canadian politician
• Piers Merchant (1951–2009), British politician
• Sabeeha Merchant (born 1959), Indian-born American plant biologist
• Sabira Merchant (born 1942), Indian actress and etiquette trainer
• Salim Merchant, Indian musician
• Sally Merchant (1919–2007), Canadian television personality and politician
• Stephen Merchant (born 1974), British writer, director, and comic actor
• Sulaiman Merchant, Indian musician
• Suzy Merchant (born 1969), American basketball coach
• Tamzin Merchant (born 1987), British actress and poet
• Tanzeel Merchant, Canadian architect and urban planner
• Uday Merchant (1916–1985), Indian cricketer
• Vaibhavi Merchant (born 1975), Indian dance choreographer
• Verónica Merchant (born 1967), Mexican actress
• Vijay Merchant (1911–1987), Indian cricketer
• Vivien Merchant (1929–1982), British actress
• William Alfred Merchant (1919–2001), English clown
• Yahya Merchant (1903–1990), Indian architect
• Yasin Merchant (born 1966), Indian professional snooker player

See also

• Kaufmann (in German)
• Koopman (in Dutch)
• Marchand (in French)
• Mercator (disambiguation) (in Latin)