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):
| Sørensen | Severinsen | source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 118396 | 1000 | Statistics Denmark |
| Norway | 10809 | 728 | Statistics Norway |
It may refer to a number of people:
People with the same name
- Ole Sørensen (disambiguation)
- Peter Sørensen (disambiguation)
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 (swimmer), 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 cyclist
- Poul Sørensen, Danish handball player
- Rolf Sørensen, Danish cyclist
- Søren Sørensen, Danish gymnast
- Thomas Sørensen, Danish football goalkeeper
In the arts
- Bent Sørensen, Danish composer
- Carl Theodor Sørensen, Danish landscape architect
- Freya Møller-Sørensen, Danish actress
- Sisters Heidi and Line Sørensen, members of Danish pop group S.O.A.P.
- Ingeborg Sørensen, Norwegian model
- John Sorensen, Guitarist, recording engineer, producer and lawyer
- Morten Ryelund Sørensen, Danish violinist and composer
- Per Øystein Sørensen, musician
- Svend-Allan Sørensen, Danish artist
- Villy Sørensen, Danish author
In politics
- Edvard Sørensen, Danish politician
- Enevold Frederik Adolf Sørensen, Danish editor and politician
- Frode Sørensen, Danish politician
- Hans Peter Sørensen, Danish politician
- Heidi Sørensen, Norwegian politician
- Olaf Sørensen, Norwegian politician
- Ronald Sørensen, Dutch politician (Norwegian descent)
In other media
- Elsa Sørensen, Danish model
- Jan Vang Sørensen, previously named Jan Vang Hansen, Danish poker player
- Palle Sørensen, Danish criminal
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
- Bent Erik Sørensen, Danish physicist and researcher into renewable energy
- Ib Holm Sørensen, Danish-British computer scientist
- S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist
- Thorvald Sørensen, Danish botanist
People with Sørensen in their name
- Anders Sørensen Vedel, Danish priest and historian
- Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer
- Peter Sørensen Vig, Danish-American pastor
Other uses
- Kuffert Sørensen, leather goods company
Severinsen
- Doc Severinsen (born 1927), American pop and jazz trumpeter
- Al Severinsen (born 1927), American baseball player