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 colloquially): Zarembina (after the husband) and Zarembianka (after the father).ZAREMBA 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

Maciej Zaremba (born 1951), Swedish journalist 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 Stanisław Krystyn Zaremba (1903–1990), Polish mathematician and mountaineer Thomas II, bishop of Wrocław, Bishop of Wrocław, 13th century Vladyslav Zaremba (1833–1902), Ukrainian composer and teacher Wojciech Zaremba (born 1988), Polish computer scientist, co-founder of OpenAI Hubert Hilscher (1924–1994) used the name as a pseudonym when he was a soldier

Fictional characters Jan Zaremba in the 1913 operetta Polenblut (Polish Blood) and its adaptations Dariusz Zaremba , a supporting character in Michelle Granas 2013 novel Zaremba or Love and the Rule of Law.

See also

Zaremba coat of arms Zaręba Zarębów Zarębki

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