Munch (surname)

Munch is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning "monk". It may also sometimes be a variant of the German surname Münch, meaning the same. Notable people with this surname include the following:
 * Adolph Munch (1829–1901), American businessman and politician
 * Anna Munch (1856–1932), Norwegian novelist
 * Charles Munch (conductor) (1891–1968), Alsatian symphonic conductor and violinist
 * Charles Munch (painter) (born 1945), American artist
 * Edvard Munch (1863–1944), Norwegian painter best known for The Scream
 * Emil D. Munch (1831–1887), American businessman and politician
 * Peter A. Munch (1908–1984), Norwegian-American sociologist, educator and author
 * Peter Andreas Munch (1810–1863), Norwegian medieval historian
 * Peter Rochegune Munch (1870–1948), Danish historian and politician