Monk is an English surname. Notable people with this surname include the following:
Monk (Berkshire cricketer), English professional cricketer in the 1790sAllan Monk (born 1942), Canadian baritoneArt Monk (born 1957), American football player who played in the 1980s and 1990sDebra Monk (born 1949), American actress, singer, and writerFrank Monk (1886–1962), English footballer (Southampton, Glossop, Fulham)Frederick Debartzch Monk (1856–1914), Canadian lawyer and politicianGarry Monk (born 1979), English footballerGeorge William Monk (1838-?), a Canadian politicianGeraldine Monk (born 1952), British poetHank Monk, legendary stagecoach driver in the American westHenry Wentworth Monk (1827–1896), millenarian prophet and early ZionistIan Monk (born 1960), British writer and translatorJames Henry Monk (1784–1856), English divine and classical scholarKaryn Monk, historical romance novelistLorraine Monk, Canadian photographerMarcus Monk (born 1986), NFL football playerMalik Monk (born 1998), American basketball playerMaria Monk (1816–1849), supposed author of The Hidden Secrets of a Nun's Life in a Convent ExposedMeredith Monk (born 1942), American composer, performer, director, vocalist, film-maker, and choreographerQuincy Monk (1979–2015), was an American football linebackerRay Monk (born 1957), professor of philosophy at the University of SouthamptonRobert W. Monk (1866-1924), American physician and politicianRobert A. G. Monks, American entrepreneur, politician, and corporate activistScott Monk (born 1974), Australian authorSophie Monk (born 1979), Australian pop singer, actress and occasional modelThelonious Monk (1917–1982), jazz pianist and composerT. S. Monk (born 1949), his son, American jazz drummer, composer and bandleaderWendy Monk (1915–2000)William Henry Monk (1823–1889), English hymn tune writer