Mercer (surname)
Mercer is an English and Scottish surname.[1] It is an occupational name, derived from the Old French word "mercier" or "merchier", meaning a merchant: originally one trading in textiles (mercery).
People
Academics
- Asa Mercer, first president of the Territorial University of Washington and a member of the Washington State Senate
- James Mercer (mathematician), English mathematician
- Roger Mercer, British archaeologist
Actors, performers, presenters and producers
- Beryl Mercer, Spanish-born British actress
- Bill Mercer, American sportscaster
- Jack Mercer, American animator and voice actor
- Marian Mercer, award-winning American actress
- Matthew Mercer, American voice actor
- Phil Mercer, radio presenter on the BBC
- Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian, television personality and political satirist
- Sam Mercer, film producer
- William (Rosko) Mercer (1927–2000), known as Rosko, American news announcer and disc jockey
Athletes and sports personalities
- Alex Mercer (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Arthur Mercer (1902–1994), English footballer
- Gary Mercer, New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach
- Joe Mercer, English football player and manager
- Joe Mercer (jockey), English jockey
- Leroy Mercer, American football player.
- Mike Mercer (basketball), American basketball player
- Mike Mercer (American football), former American college and professional football player
- Ray Mercer, American professional boxer, former WBO World Heavyweight Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist
- Ron Mercer, American former basketball player at the University of Kentucky who also had a career in the National Basketball Association
- Tommy Mercer, American professional wrestler
- Win Mercer, pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1902
Literary figures
- Cecil William Mercer (1885–1960), British novelist who wrote under the pseudonym of Dornford Yates
- David Mercer (playwright), English playwright and dramatist
- Jeremy Mercer, Canadian writer
- Mick Mercer, journalist and author
- William Mercer (poet) (c. 1605 – c. 1675), Scottish poet and army officer
Musicians
- Carey Mercer, Canadian indie singer-songwriter
- James Mercer (musician), guitarist, lead singer and songwriter of the Shins
- Jerry Mercer, former drummer for the Canadian rock groups April Wine and Mashmakhan
- Johnny Mercer, American songwriter and singer
- Mabel Mercer, English-born cabaret singer
- Vic Mercer, better known as "Celph Titled", American rapper
Politicians and civil servants
- Charles F. Mercer, nineteenth century U.S. politician from Virginia
- David Henry Mercer, Nebraska Republican politician
- John Francis Mercer, American lawyer, planter, and politician from Virginia and Maryland
- Johnny Mercer, British politician
- Patrick Mercer, British politician
- William Thomas Mercer (1821–1879), British Colonial Secretary in Hong Kong, 1859–1868
- William W. Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana
Soldiers
- General Cavalié Mercer, British artillery officer and author of Journal of the Waterloo Campaign
- Hugh Mercer, physician, brigadier general in the Continental Army and a close friend to George Washington
- Hugh W. Mercer, officer in the United States Army and then a Confederate general during the American Civil War
- Malcolm Mercer, Canadian general, barrister and art patron
- Major Mercer of the Worcestershire horse, who played a prominent part on the Parliamentary side at the Battle of Worcester in 1651
Others
- George Mercer, rapist
- Henry Chapman Mercer, Pennsylvania archeologist, tile-maker, and designer of poured-concrete structures such as the Mercer Museum
- John Mercer (disambiguation)
- Rebekah Mercer, daughter of Robert Mercer
- Robert Mercer (businessman) (born 1946), co-CEO of Renaissance Technologies
- Robert Mercer (priest) (born 1935), English priest
- Ruth Sienkiewicz-Mercer, quadriplegic and American disability rights activist
Fictional characters
- Alex Mercer (Prototype), in the Prototype game series published by Activision
- Daniel Mercer, in the 6 Years movie
- Owen Mercer, in the DC Universe
- Roy D. Mercer, fictional radio character.
- Trent Mercer, the White Dino Thunder Power Ranger
- Wilbur Mercer, in Philip K. Dick's science fiction novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
- Ed Mercer, in Seth MacFarlane's science-fiction television show The Orville.
References
- "Mercer surname". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
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