Surname
- Alan P. Merriam (1923-1980), American ethnomusicologist
- Charles Edward Merriam (1874–1953), American political scientist
- Clinton Hart Merriam (1855–1942), American zoologist and anthropologist
- Eve Merriam (1916–1992), American poet
- Frank Merriam (1865–1955), American politician and 28th governor of California
- Henry Clay Merriam, American general
- John Merriam (military lawyer)
- John C. Merriam (1869–1945), American paleontologist
- William Rush Merriam (1849–1934), American politician and 11th governor of Minnesota
- Geo. & Charles Merriam - publishers of dictionaries following the death of Noah Webster
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