Merwin (name)

Merwin

Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Welsh
Other names
Related names	Mervin, Mervyn, Marvin

Merwin or Merwyn is a surname and masculine given name.

Surname

• Abigail Merwin (1759–1786), who warned her hometown of the arrival of British forces in the American Revolutionary War
• Bannister Merwin (1873–1922), early American film director
• David Merwin (1936-1960), American Olympic canoeist
• Herbert E. Merwin (1878-1963), American mineralogist and petrologist
• Jesse Merwin (1783–1852), American schoolmaster, possible inspiration for the character Ichabod Crane in the short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
• John David Merwin (born 1921), former Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
• Orange Merwin (1777–1853), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut
• Sam Merwin, Jr. (1910–1996), mystery and science fiction writer, and editor
• Samuel Merwin (writer) (1874–1936), American playwright and author
• Samuel Edwin Merwin (1831–1907), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
• Susan B. Merwin (1874-1923), American educator, publisher, and superintendent of the Kentucky School for the Blind
• Timothy Taylor Merwin (1807-1885), American lawyer, state representative, and businessman
• W. S. Merwin (1927–2019), American poet

Given name

• Merwin Coad (1924–2025), American minister and politician from Iowa
• Merwin Graham (1903–1989), American Olympic athlete
• Merwin K. Hart (1881–1962), American politician
• Merwin Hodel (1931–1988), American football player
• Merwin Jacobson (1894–1978), Major League Baseball backup outfielder
• Merwin Maier (1908–1942), American attorney
• Merwin Mitterwallner (1897–1974), American football player
• Merwin Mondesir (born 1976), Canadian actor
• Merwin Sibulkin (1926–2006), American scientist
• Merwin H. Silverthorn (1896–1985), lieutenant general and Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
• Merwin Crawford Young (1931–2020), American political scientist

See also

• Merwin (disambiguation)