Merckx

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. 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 (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
• Sofie Merckx (born 1974), Belgian 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)