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Munich Surname History

Origins Available:
Germany
Ireland
Ukraine

The Munich surname is derived from the given name Minkus, which is a pet form of the Germanic personal name "Meingoz," which means "strong."

Munich Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mina, Minai, Minaiev, Minailenko, Miniuk, Minik, Minitsky, Minnitsky, Minnicky, Minovsky, Minon, Minchak, Minchuk, Minchik, Min, Mink, Minkovich, Minko, Minkovsky, Minka, Minenko, Minich and many more.

Munich migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Munich Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Frederic Munich, who landed in America in 1777-1783 1

Munich Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Munich, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1

Munich migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Munich Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Elisabeth Munich, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
Martin Munich, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757

Citations +

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)