Zaremba is a surname of Polish-language origin. Eventually derived from the verb zarąbać ("to chop"), it may be an occupational surname for a woodcutter or a habitational name from places such as Zaręby. The Polish word zaremba means the 'area cleaned of vegetation'. Archaic feminine forms (now used only colloquially): Zarembina (after the husband) and Zarembianka (after the father). Notable people with the name include:

  • Aleksandra Zaremba (born 2001), Polish female footballer
  • Andrzej Zaremba (died 1317 or 1318), Bishop of Poznań, 14th century
  • Eve Zaremba (1930–2025), Polish-born Canadian mystery writer
  • John Zaremba (1908–1986), American actor
  • Mateusz Zaremba (born 1984), Polish handballer
  • Nikolai Zaremba (1821–1879), Russian composer and teacher
  • Ota Zaremba (1957–2026), Czech weightlifter
  • Peter Zaremba (athlete) (1908–1994), American hammer thrower
  • Peter Zaremba (musician), member of The Fleshtones
  • Sigismund Zaremba (1861–1915), Ukrainian composer
  • Stanisław Zaremba (bishop of Kyiv) (?–1648), writer, abbot, Cistercian, bishop of Kyiv
  • Stanisław Zaremba (mathematician) (1863–1942), Polish mathematician
  • Thomas II, bishop of Wrocław, Bishop of Wrocław, 13th century
  • Vladyslav Zaremba (1833–1902), Ukrainian composer and teacher
  • Hubert Hilscher (1924–1994), a pseudonym when he was a soldier

Fictional characters

  • Jan Zaremba in the 1913 operetta Polenblut (Polish Blood) and its adaptations

See also

  • Zaremba coat of arms

References

See also

  • Zaręba
  • Zarębów
  • Zarębki