Scherzer
Scherzer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

 Ernst Scherzer, German writer, pseudonym of Christian August Gottlob Eberhard (1769–1845)
 Johann Gottfried Scherzer, Austrian musical instrument maker (e.g. Contraguitar)
 Karl von Scherzer (1821–1903), Austrian explorer
 Max Scherzer (born 1984), American baseball pitcher
 Otto Scherzer (1909–1982), German theoretical physicist
 Steffi Scherzer (born 1957), German ballet dancer
 William Donald Scherzer (1858–1893), American engineer (known for the "Scherzer"-system of Bascule bridges)
 Julius Scherzer (born 1928), Romanian chemist

German words and phrases
German-language surnames
Surnames of Jewish origin
Surnames from nicknames
Occupational surnames