Munch History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Denmark
Germany

Munch Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Munk, Munch and Munck and others.

Munch Ranking

In the United States, the name Munch is the 12,764^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Munch is ranked the 3,090^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2

Munch migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Munch Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean Noe Munch, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1730 3
Jacob Peter Munch, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1737 3
Philipp Simon Munch, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1737 3
Johann Nicklaus Munch, who arrived in America in 1739 3
Maria Apollonia Munch, who arrived in America in 1739 3
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Munch Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Friedrich Munch, who arrived in Missouri in 1834
Sophie Munch, who landed in Texas in 1844 3
Adam Munch, who arrived in Galveston, Tex in 1845 3
Christian Munch, who arrived in Galveston, Tex in 1846 3
Maria Munch, who landed in Texas in 1846 3
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Munch migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Munch Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Eliza Munch, aged 18, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Thomas Arbuthnot"

Contemporary Notables of the name Munch (post 1700) +

Edvard Munch (1883-1944), Norwegian painter, the great protagonist of Expressionism in modern art, best known for his work "The Scream"
Emil Munch, American politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 2nd District, 1861; Minnesota State Treasurer, 1868-72 4
David Munch, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856 4
Adolph Munch, American politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 28th District, 1872 4
Peter Rochegune Munch (1870-1948), Danish historian and politician, Foreign Minister of Denmark from 1929 to 1940
Oskar Andreas Munch (1928-2017), Norwegian businessperson, chairman of Elektrisk Bureau and Asea Brown Boveri
Richard Heinrich Ludwig Münch (1916-1987), German actor, best known for portraying Alfred Jodl in Patton (1970)
Markus Münch (b. 1972), German former football defender
Charles Munch (1891-1968), Strasbourg-born, concert violinist and former conductor of the Boston Symphony

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html