Zeman (feminine: Zemanová) is a Czech and Slovak surname. The word originally denoted a lower nobleman with a coat of arms, and later a free owner of an estate. The oldest document where the word is used as a surname is from 1550. Notable people with the surname include:

Sports

Adam Zeman (ice hockey) (born 1991), Czech ice hockey player Andrea Zemanová (born 1993), Czech freestyle skier Bob Zeman (1937–2019), American football defensive back Bohumír Zeman (born 1957), Czech alpine skier David Zeman (born 1942), Czech footballer Ed Zeman (born 1963), American football player Irena Zemanová (born 1977), Czech figure skater Jaromír Zeman (1886–?), Czech tennis player Jaroslav Zeman (born 1962), Czech wrestler Jindřich Zeman (born 1950), Czech luger Jiří Zeman (born 1982), Czech ice hockey player Josef Zeman (footballer) (1915–1999), Czech footballer Lenka Zemanová (born 1979), Czech triathlete Marián Zeman (born 1974), Slovak footballer Martin Zeman (born 1989), Czech footballer Michal Zeman (born 1984), Czech footballer Miroslav Zeman (1946–2025), Czech wrestler Štěpán Zeman (born 1997), Czech handball player Walter Zeman (1927–1991), Austrian footballer Zdeněk Zeman (born 1947), Czech-Italian football coach

Other

Adam Zeman (neurologist) (born 1957), British neurologist Allan Zeman (born 1949), Hong Kong businessman Anna Zemanová (born 1959), Slovak environmentalist and politician Brock Zeman (born 1981), Canadian singer-songwriter Eduard Zeman (1948–2017), Czech politician Edward J. Zeman (1905–1966), American politician Ivana Zemanová (born 1965), first lady of the Czech Republic Jacklyn Zeman (1953–2023), American actress Karel Zeman (1910–1989), Czech filmmaker Ludmila Zeman (born 1947), Czech-Canadian artist, animator and children's books writer Miloš Zeman (born 1944), Czech politician, president of the Czech Republic in 2013–2023 Ned Zeman (born 1966), American journalist and screenwriter Zbyněk Zeman (1928–2011), Czech historian

See also

Josefa Humpalová–Zeman (1870–1906), Czech-American journalist, newspaper founder and feminist Zeeman (disambiguation)

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