Mertz

 ( German-language Surnames ) 

Mertz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Albert Mertz (1920–1990), Danish painter
• Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, (1905–1944), German officer and resistance fighter involved in the 20 July plot against Adolf Hitler
• Barbara Mertz (1927–2013), author of mystery and suspense novels, pseudonyms Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels
• Dolores Mertz (1928–2022), American politician
• Ellen Louise Mertz (1896–1987), Danish geologist
• Elisabeth Drake (née Mertz; 1936–2024), American chemical engineer
• Elizabeth Mertz, American linguistic and legal anthropologist
• Graham Mertz (born 2000), American professional football player
• Harold Mertz, designer of the standard crash test dummy
• Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806–1856), Austrian guitarist and composer
• LuEsther Mertz (1905–1991), founder of Publisher's Clearinghouse
• Robbie Mertz (born 1996), American professional soccer player
• Stephen Mertz (born 1947), American novelist
• Xavier Mertz (1883–1913), Swiss Antarctic explorer

Fictional characters:

• Fred and Ethel Mertz, fictional couple on I Love Lucy

• Mertz Glacier, Antarctica, named after Xavier Mertz
• Merz (surname)