__NOTOC__ Mertens () is a surname of Flemish origin, meaning "son of Merten" (Martin). It is the fifth most common name in Belgium with 18,518 people in 2008.
Geographical distribution As of 2014, 43.4% of all known bearers of the surname Mertens were residents of Germany (frequency 1:2,728), 34.8% of Belgium (1:487), 8.8% of the United States (1:60,847), 5.9% of the Netherlands (1:4,188), 1.7% of France (1:57,632) and 1.0% of Brazil (1:299,871).
In Belgium, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:487) only in one region: Flemish Region (1:367).
In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,728) in the following regions: North Rhine-Westphalia (1:970) Saxony-Anhalt (1:1,361)
In the Netherlands, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,188) in the following provinces:.Mertens surname distribution Limburg (1:959) North Brabant (1:2,002)
Noble House of Mertens de Wilmars
Charles Mertens de Wilmars (1921–1994), Belgian psychiatrist Josse Mertens de Wilmars (1912–2002), Belgian jurist
Others C Charles Mertens (1862–1919), Belgian painter, printmaker and illustrator Christian Mertens (born 1991), German politician Claas Mertens (born 1992), German rower Conner Mertens (born ca. 1994), American football player
D Dries Mertens (born 1987), Belgian footballer Dylan Mertens (born 1995), Dutch footballer
E Elise Mertens (born 1995), Belgian tennis player Els Mertens (born 1966), Belgian racing cyclist Ewald Mertens (1909–1965), German middle-distance runner
F Frank Mertens (born 1961), German keyboardist and composer Franz Mertens (1840–1927), German mathematician Mertens conjecture, Mertens function, Mertens' theorems, and Meissel–Mertens constant Franz Carl Mertens (1764–1831), German botanist
G Gregory Mertens (1991–2015), Belgian footballer
H Helmut Mertens (1917–1984), German fighter ace
J Jan Mertens the Younger (died ca. 1527), South Netherlandish painter Jan Mertens (1904–1964), Belgian cyclist. Jan Mertens (1916–2000), Dutch politician Jan Mertens (born 1995), Belgian footballer Jean-François Mertens (1946–2012), Belgian game theorist known Mertens-stable equilibrium, Mertens' voting game Jerry Mertens (born 1936), American football cornerback Jim Mertens (born 1947), American football player John J. Mertens (1869 – >1924), South Dakota politician Joseph Mertens (1921–2007), Belgian archaeologist
K Karl Heinrich Mertens (1796–1830), German botanist and naturalist Klaus Mertens (born 1949), German bass singer Klaus Mertens (born 1950), German artist
L Lennart Mertens (born 1992), Belgian footballer Linda Mertens (born 1978), Belgian singer Lothar Mertens (1959–2006), German historian
M Michael Mertens (born 1965), German shot putter
P Peter Mertens (born 1969), Belgian author and politician Pierre Mertens (1939–2025), Belgian-French writer and lawyer Pieter Mertens (born 1980), Belgian road bicycle racer Peter Mertens (born 1944) Canadian politician Paul Mertens (born 1957) Songwriter and creator of Pitti Polak
R René Mertens (1922–2014), Belgian racing cyclist Robert Mertens (1894–1975), German herpetologist Mertens' water monitor Robert Mertens's day gecko
S Sibylle Mertens-Schaaffhausen (1797–1857), German art collector and musician Stéphane Mertens (born 1959), Belgian motorcycle road racer
T Thomas Mertens (fl. 1666–1669, Flemish still life painter Tim Mertens (born 1986), Belgian racing cyclist
W W. Mertens (fl. 1650–1675), Flemish still life painter Wim Mertens (born 1953), Belgian musician
Y Yannick Mertens (born 1987), Belgian tennis player
Z Zenia Mertens (born 2001), Belgian footballer
Fictional characters Finn Mertens, main protagonist of the American animated television series Adventure Time Martin Mertens, a character who is Finn's Father in the American animated television series Adventure Time Mertens, the protagonist of the 1998 PlayStation video game Colony Wars: Vengeance
See also Mehrtens Meertens Merten (name) Merten
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