Melzer (German, derived from Mälzer, meaning "malter") is an occupational surname. It may refer to: Gerald Melzer (born 1990), Austrian tennis player Hagen Melzer (born 1959), German long-distance runner (1904–1960), German anti-Nazi activist Iveta Benešová (known professionally as Iveta Melzer; born 1983), Czech tennis player Jean Melzer (born 1926), Australian senator Jürgen Melzer (born 1981), Austrian tennis player Manfred Melzer (born 1944), German bishop Richard Melzer (born 1979), American basketball player Václav Melzer (1878–1968), Czech mycologist Werner Melzer (born 1954), German footballer German-language surnames Occupational surnames