Sørensen
Sørensen Danish pronunciation: [ˈsœɐ̯ˀnsn̩] is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Søren" (given name equivalent of Severin). It is the eighth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 2,3% of the population[1]. Immigrants to English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to "Sorensen" or "Sorenson" in order to accommodate English orthographic rules. English-language media often similarly renders Sørensen it as either "Sorensen" or "Sorenson". A parallel form of similar origin is Severinsen.
The numbers of bearers of the surnames Sørensen and Severinsen in Denmark and Norway (2008):
It may refer to a number of people:
People with the same name
In sports
- Aksel Sørensen, Danish gymnast
- Andreas Sørensen, Danish footballer
- Arne Sørensen, Danish footballer and manager
- Chris Sørensen, Danish footballer
- Chris Anker Sørensen, Danish cyclist
- Dennis Sørensen, Danish footballer
- Egon Sørensen, Danish football goalkeeper
- Erling Sørensen, Danish footballer
- Finn Willy Sørensen, Danish football player
- Frederik Sørensen, Danish football player
- Hans Christian Sørensen, Danish gymnast
- Hans Olav Sørensen, Norwegian ski jumper
- Hans Laurids Sørensen, Danish gymnast
- Harry Sørensen, Danish gymnast
- Henning Lund-Sørensen, retired Danish footballer
- Inge Sørensen, Danish swimmer
- Jacob Sørensen, Danish footballer
- Jan Sørensen, Danish footballer
- Jan-Derek Sørensen, Norwegian footballer
- Jens-Kristian Sørensen, Danish footballer
- Jesper Sørensen, Danish footballer
- Jørgen Leschly Sørensen, Danish footballer
- Jørn Sørensen, Danish footballer
- Karsten Sørensen, Danish handball player
- Kenneth Sørensen, Danish footballer
- Lars Sørensen, Danish swimmer
- Nicki Sørensen, Danish cyclist
- Niels Holst-Sørensen, Danish athlete
- Odd Wang Sørensen, Norwegian footballer
- Ole Nørskov Sørensen, Danish handball player
- Poul Sørensen, Danish handball player
- Rolf Sørensen, Danish cyclist
- Søren Sørensen, Danish gymnast
- Thomas Sørensen, Danish football goalkeeper
In the arts
In politics
In other media
In military
- Niels Holst-Sørensen, commander-in-chief of the Royal Danish Air Force
- Per Sørensen, Danish Waffen-SS soldier in WWII, commander of Regiment Danmark
In science
People with Sørensen in their name
Other uses
Severinsen
See also
References