The Munger surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,639 people carried this name — #6,079 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,400 people counted. That is up 3% from 5,451 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,257 people named Munger live in Switzerland.

They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 525
Zurich 207
St. Gallen 77
Aargau 67
Thurgau 61
Solothurn 54
Fribourg 48
Basel-Landschaft 38

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 23 people named Munger.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Vosges.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Vosges 7
Haute-Saône 4
Doubs 3
Haute-Marne 2
Gironde 1
Moselle 1
Haute-Savoie 1
Paris 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

49 families named Munger, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 274 people lived in those households, 5.6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 19
Massachusetts 13
New York 12
Maryland 2
Vermont 1
Virginia 1
North Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 254 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Munger in American newspapers,
1912–1913.

Newspaper page from The Laramie Republican carrying the name Munger
The Laramie Republican 1913-08-23
Newspaper page from Hot Springs Weekly Star carrying the name Munger
Hot Springs Weekly Star 1912-06-14
Newspaper page from The Laramie Republican carrying the name Munger
The Laramie Republican 1913-08-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 60,735 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Munger in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

318 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Munger. The most, 145, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 217
Victoria 36
Queensland 24
South Australia 18
Western Australia 10
Tasmania 6
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Munger.

Who carried it

People named Munger,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Clarissa Munger Badger
    Clarissa Munger Badger 1806–1889 · painter
  • Theodore T. Munger
    Theodore T. Munger 1830–1910 · writer
  • Gilbert Munger
    Gilbert Munger 1837–1903 · painter
  • Timothy Munger 1735–1815
  • Jonathan Munger 1755–1837
  • Hervey Munger 1790–1859

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Munger,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States585 records

585 records of the Munger name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 211
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 104
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 102
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 78
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 60
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 17
  • Sacramento County historic burials 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Millard N. Munger

    Born 1916 in Kansas. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Macarthur San Pedro, California; aircraft worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Gustav Munger

    Arrived at New York in 1867 aboard the Atalanta from Havre, aged 17; baker. From Hanover, Germany; bound for Michigan.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ronald William Munger

    Born 1948; from Beattie, Kansas. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Binh Thuy, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 585 records for Munger in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia10 records

10 records of the Munger name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Matthew Munger

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Donald McKay, aged 21; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Charles Munger

    Of Macot, New South Wales; died 1920.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chas Munger

    Arrived in Victoria in 1879 aboard the Aconcagua, aged 25.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Munger in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France7 records

7 records of the Munger name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Monique Arlette Munger

    Born 1953 in Médonville; died 1986 in Neufchâteau (Vosges).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ormund Henry Munger

    Born 1910 in the United States; died 1992 in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (Haute-Savoie).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Michele Roberte Therese Munger

    Born 1947 in Chaumont; died 1985 in Saint-Dizier (Haute-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Munger in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Munger name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Ralph Campbell Munger

    Died in service in 1915.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record E. Munger

    Western Ontario Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Munger name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Teunis Munger

    Married in 1782 in Baarn; born in Baarn.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Teunis Munger

    Married in 1762 in Baarn.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Munger name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Heinrich Munger

    From Burgstadt, Chemnitz. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 15 September 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 230).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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