Merrick

Joseph Carey Merrick was a British man known for having numerous deformities and was referred as the Elephant Man. His life was the basis for the 1980 movie, The Elephant Man, where he was portrayed by John Hurt.

Merrick Watts is an Australian comedian, radio host and television presenter. He is best known for performing stand-up comedy and radio works as part of the comedy duo 'Merrick and Rosso' with Tim Ross.

A famous - or perhaps infamous - bearer of this name is Merrick Garland, the Chief United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He is also a Supreme Court nominee from Barack Obama's term, however a nomination hearing was never held.

There's also an Anne Rice novel named "Merrick".

He was a character in THE STOLEN THRONE by DAVID GAIDER, which tells of the events that unfold before the game Dragon Age: origins takes place. The father of Alister.

In the Dragon Age series, the character's name isn't Merrick, but is actually "Maric." (: Either way, the character's name might have came from Merrick (or from Marc).