Melchers is a surname of German language origin, originally found mostly in North Rhine-Westphalia (the former Prussia). People with this surname include: Claudia Melchers (born 1969), Dutch businesswoman and kidnapping victim Cor Melchers (1954–2015), Dutch painter Corinne Melchers (1880–1955), American painter, humanitarian, and gardener Gari Melchers (1860–1932), American painter Hans Melchers (born 1938), Dutch businessman Julius Theodore Melchers (1829–1908), American sculptor Marie Melchers (born 1939), Belgian fencer Mirjam Melchers (born 1975), Dutch cyclist Paul Melchers (1813–1895), German Roman Catholic clergyman Saskia Melchers (born 1962), Dutch cricketer The Melchers Building, the oldest commercial building in Honolulu, Hawaii, was named for one of its original occupants, trader Gustav C. Melchers. See also Melcher (disambiguation) References Surnames of German origin