Münch or Muench is a German surname, meaning "monk". Notable people with this surname include the following:
Edvard Munch (1863–1944), Norwegian Expressionist Painter, best known for "The Scream"
Aloisius Joseph Muench (1889–1962), German-American cardinal, Papal Nuncio to Germany 1951–1959
Burkhard VII. Münch (died 1444), Swiss knight
Charles Munch (conductor), born Münch (1891–1968), Alsatian conductor
Baron Eligius Franz Joseph von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806–1871), Austrian playwright better known by his pen name, Friedrich Halm
Ernst Münch (musician) (1859–1928), Alsatian organist
Ernst Münch (1876–1946), German plant physiologist
Friedrich Münch (1799–1881), German-American Rationalist, winemaker, Missouri State Senator and prolific author for German emigrants
Guido Münch (born 1921), Mexican astronomer
Hans Münch (1911–2001), SS doctor acquitted in the Auschwitz trials
Hartung Münch (c. 1265–1332), Bishop of Basel from 1325 to 1328
Richard Münch (1916–1987), German actor
Dr. Werner Münch (born 1940), German politician of the CDU party
Münch (family lineage), noble family originating in Basel, Switzerland, including the branches Münch von Münchenstein, Münch von Münchsberg and Münch von Landskro
