Munk

munk English Etymology As a en de - (en Münk), Scandinavian/en gmq - (mainly en da -), and en nl - surname, all from the noun de Mönch monk. Compare en Munck. Also as a German surname, short form of the medieval name en Dominicus. See en Dominick. Also as a German surname, from the place Münk in Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. The placename is attested as early as 1583 (en gmh Monnike) and itself could be related to the word for monk. As an English surname, variant of en Monk. As a Jewish surname, from en M(o)unka, the en cs - pet form of en Solomon. Proper noun s en. Derived terms en Haim-Munk syndrome Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Munk is the 15201st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1938 individuals. Munk is most common among White (93.34%) individuals.