Merckx is a Dutch patronymic surname, from the given name Merk / Merkus, a regional form of Mark / Marcus. While in Belgium the spelling Merckx is dominant, in the Netherlands the variants Merks, Merkus, Merkx, and Merx are more common.[1][2] Notable people with the surname include:
- Merckx
- Axel Merckx (born 1972), Belgian racing cyclist, son of Eddy Merckx
- Eddy Merckx (born 1945), Belgian racing cyclist, widely seen as the most successful in history
- Eddy Merckx (billiards player) (born 1968), Belgian three-cushion billiards player
- Guillaume Merckx (born 1918), Belgian basketball player
- Jowan Merckx (born 1961), Belgian folk musician and recorder player
- Ken Merckx (born 1964), American television and voice actor
- Kris Merckx (born 1944), Belgian PVDA politician
- Trees Merckx-Van Goey (born 1951), Belgian politician and judge
- Merkus
- Hendrik Merkus de Kock (1779–1845), Dutch Navy general and nobleman
- Jeanne Merkus (1839–1897), Dutch social activist, philanthropist, and adventurer; daughter of Pieter Merkus
- Pieter Merkus (1787–1844), Dutch colonial administrator; Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1841–44
- Named after him in 1845: Merkus pine (Pinus merkusii), a pine tree native to Sumatra
- Merkx
- Ryan Merkx (born 1992), Dutch basketball player
- Merx
- Adalbert Merx (1838–1909), German Protestant theologian and orientalist
- Peter Merx (born 1988), Dutch racing bicyclist
See also
- Named after the cyclist Eddy Merckx:
- Eddy Merckx Cycles, a Belgian brand of high-end road bikes
- Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee, 1973 Danish experimental short film
- Eddy Merckx metro station, a Brussels metro station
- Grand Prix Eddy Merckx, a cycle race around Brussels
- Les Fabuleux Exploits d'Eddy Merckx, a biographical comic
- Merk (disambiguation)
- Merck (disambiguation)