Merwin or Merwyn is a surname and masculine given name.
Surname
- Abigail Merwin (1759âÂÂ1786), who warned her hometown of the arrival of British forces in the American Revolutionary War
- Bannister Merwin (1873âÂÂ1922), early American film director
- David Merwin (1936-1960), American Olympic canoeist
- Herbert E. Merwin (1878-1963), American mineralogist and petrologist
- Jesse Merwin (1783âÂÂ1852), 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
- Margaret Merwin Patch (née Margaret Stone Merwin; 1894âÂÂ1987) American arts administrator, and statistician
- Orange Merwin (1777âÂÂ1853), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut
- Sam Merwin, Jr. (1910âÂÂ1996), mystery and science fiction writer, and editor
- Samuel Merwin (writer) (1874âÂÂ1936), American playwright and author
- Samuel Edwin Merwin (1831âÂÂ1907), 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 (1927âÂÂ2019), American poet
Given name
- Merwin Coad (1924âÂÂ2025), American minister and politician from Iowa
- Merwin Graham (1903âÂÂ1989), American Olympic athlete
- Merwin K. Hart (1881âÂÂ1962), American politician
- Merwin Hodel (1931âÂÂ1988), American football player
- Merwin Jacobson (1894âÂÂ1978), Major League Baseball backup outfielder
- Merwin Maier (1908âÂÂ1942), American attorney
- Merwin Mitterwallner (1897âÂÂ1974), American football player
- Merwin Mondesir (born 1976), Canadian actor
- Merwin Sibulkin (1926âÂÂ2006), American scientist
- Merwin H. Silverthorn (1896âÂÂ1985), lieutenant general and Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
- Merwin Crawford Young (1931âÂÂ2020), American political scientist
See also