Merriam can refer to:
People Alan P. Merriam (1923–1980), American ethnomusicologist Charles Edward Merriam (1874–1953), American political scientist Charles W. Merriam (1877–1961), American insurance businessman and politician Clinton Hart Merriam (1855–1942), American zoologist and anthropologist Clinton Levi Merriam (1824–1900), United States Representative from New York Eve Merriam (1916–1992), American poet Frank Merriam (1865–1955), American politician and 28th governor of California Gordon Phelps Merriam (1899–1999), American soldier and diplomat Henry Clay Merriam, American general John Campbell Merriam (1869–1945), American paleontologist William Rush Merriam (1849–1934), American politician and 11th governor of Minnesota George Merriam (1803–1880) and his brother Charles, founders of G. and C. Merriam, later Merriam-Webster Sarah A. L. Merriam (1971–), American lawyer and judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Other uses Merriam, Kansas Merriam-Webster, a publishing company specializing in reference books Merriam's pocket mouse (Perognathus merriami) Merriam's dog- (Megacyon Merriami) Merriam's wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo merriami)