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 * (born 1944), Belgian PVDA politician * (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 * (born 1988), Dutch racing bicyclist Provided by Wikipedia