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 1951–1959Burkhard VII. Münch (died 1444), Swiss knightCharles Munch (conductor), born Münch (1891–1968), Alsatian conductorBaron Eligius Franz Joseph von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806–1871), Austrian playwright better known by his pen name, Friedrich HalmErnst Münch (musician) (1859–1928), Alsatian organistErnst Münch (1876–1946), German plant physiologistFriedrich Münch (1799–1881), German-American Rationalist, winemaker, Missouri State Senator and prolific author for German emigrantsGuido Münch (born 1921), Mexican astronomerHans Münch (1911–2001), SS doctor acquitted in the Auschwitz trialsHartung Münch (c. 1265–1332), Bishop of Basel from 1325 to 1328Richard Münch (1916–1987), German actorDr. Werner Münch (born 1940), German politician of the CDU partyMünch (family lineage), noble family originating in Basel, Switzerland, including the branches Münch von Münchenstein, Münch von Münchsberg and Münch von Landskro