How common is the surname Zaremba?

2,372 people in the United States had the surname Zaremba in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,163 Americans. It ranked 12,948th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Zaremba?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Zaremba identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Zaremba?

John Zaremba, American actor (1908-1986), followed by Peter Zaremba.

Where is the surname Zaremba most common?

Wikidata records people named Zaremba in the United States.

Is the surname Zaremba getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,372 in 2010, down 2.1%.

The surname Zaremba

A Polish surname, carried by 2,372 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex Z651

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zaremba is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

Polish origin

Borrowed from Polish Zaremba.

One of 304 Polish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,372 people named Zaremba in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 130,163 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,422.

#12,948

rank among US surnames

2,372

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-2.1%

change since 2000 (was #11,844)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,941	Ladue	2,374	130,053
#12,944	Steffey	2,373	130,108
#12,948	Letson	2,372	130,163
#12,953	Silverberg	2,371	130,217

Who is named Zaremba

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

97% of people named Zaremba identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Zarembas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Zaremba
American actor (1908-1986)
Peter Zaremba
American hammer thrower (1908-1994)

Other Polish surnames

All 304 Polish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Zaremba come from?: Borrowed from Polish Zaremba.
How common is the surname Zaremba?: 2,372 people in the United States had the surname Zaremba in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,163 Americans. It ranked 12,948th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zaremba?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Zaremba identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Zaremba?: John Zaremba, American actor (1908-1986), followed by Peter Zaremba.
Where is the surname Zaremba most common?: Wikidata records people named Zaremba in the United States.
Is the surname Zaremba getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,372 in 2010, down 2.1%.