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Merchant is a surname of Old French origin, meaning a merchant or trader, and was originally given as an occupational name to a buyer or seller of goods. The related French surname Marchand has a similar spelling. It is shared by the following people:Abby Shute Merchant (1882–1982), American writer
Ajit Merchant, Indian composer
Ali Merchant, Indian actor
Andy Merchant, American baseball player
Anthony Merchant (1944–2025), Canadian lawyer and politician
Cameron Merchant, Australian cricketer
Carolyn Merchant, American ecofeminist philosopher and historian of science
Firoz Merchant, Indian businessman in the United Arab Emirates
Gary Merchant, American politician
George Merchant (1926–2015), Scottish footballer
Henry Merchant (1918–1982), American baseball player
Hoshang Merchant, Indian poet
Ismail Merchant (1936–2005), Indian-born film producer
J. Merchant
Jack Merchant (1899–1972), American athlete
Jessica Merchant, American softball coach
Jimmy Merchant, American musician
Katherine Merchant, English rugby union player
Kenneth Merchant, American accounting educator
Kishwer Merchant, Indian actress
Larry Merchant, American sportswriter and commentator
Lisa Merchant, Canadian actress
Livingston T. Merchant (1903–1976), American diplomat
Louis A. Merchant (1860–1950), American politician
Mark Merchant, American baseball player
Minhaz Merchant, Indian journalist
Moelwyn Merchant (1913–1997), Welsh academic, novelist, sculptor, poet and Anglican priest
Natalie Merchant, American musician
Pana Merchant,, Canadian politician
Piers Merchant (1951–2009), British politician
Sabeeha Merchant, Indian-born American plant biologist
Sabira Merchant, Indian actress and etiquette trainer
Salim Merchant, Indian musician
Sally Merchant (1919–2007), Canadian television personality and politician
Stephen Merchant, British writer, director, and comic actor
Sulaiman Merchant, Indian musician
Suzy Merchant, American basketball coach
Tamzin Merchant, British actress and poet
Tanzeel Merchant, Canadian architect and urban planner
Uday Merchant (1916–1985), Indian cricketer
Vaibhavi Merchant, Indian dance choreographer
Verónica Merchant, Mexican actress
Vijay Merchant (1911–1987), Indian cricketer
Vivien Merchant (1929–1982), British actress
William Alfred Merchant (1919–2001), English clown
Yahya Merchant (1903–1990), Indian architect
Yasin Merchant, Indian professional snooker player
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