Zaremba

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 Provided by Wikipedia