Munk History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Munk Spelling Variations

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

In the United States, the name Munk is the 12,763^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mr. Christoph Munk, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Weser"
Mr. Fried. Munk, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Weser"
Dorothea Munk, who landed in Texas in 1846 2
Israel Munk, who arrived in New York in 1878 2

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

Mr. John Munk, English convict who was convicted in Devon, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Augusta Jessie" on 10th August 1838, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3

Leona Addie Munk (1911-2003), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1960 4
Harry A. Munk (1901-1955), American Republican politician, Member of Nevada State Senate, 1950 4
Walter Heinrich Munk (b. 1917), Vienna-born, American oceanographer
Michael Max Munk (1890-1986), German aerospace engineer who created the Variable-Density Wind tunnel in 1921
Nina Munk (b. 1967), American journalist and non-fiction writer
Kaj Munk (1898-1944), Danish playwright
William Munk (b. 1824), English physician, best known for his work as a medical historian and "Munk's Roll"
Peter Munk CC (1927-2018), Hungarian-born, Canadian businessman and philanthropist, Chairman and founder of the mining company Barrick Gold
Hermann Munk (1839-1912), German physiologist, known for his contributions in the study of the route from the eye to the brain through his meticulous research methods
Andrzej Munk (1920-1961), Polish film director, screen writer and documentalist
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 23rd August 2020 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/augusta-jessie
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html