Sørensen () is a

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surname meaning "son of Søren" (

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equivalent of Severin). , it is the eighth most common surname in

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. Immigrants to

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Sorensen Sorensen, or Sorenson, is a surname that can be of Danish or Scandinavian origin. The basic derivation is "son of Søren", the Danish variety of the name Severin. The name almost exclusively comes from Danish or Norwegian emigrants named Sørensen ...

'' or ''Sorenson'' in order to accommodate English orthographic rules. English-language media often similarly renders ''Sørensen'' as either ''

'' or ''Sorenson''. A parallel form of similar origin is Severinsen. The numbers of bearers of the surnames ''Sørensen'' and ''Severinsen'' in

and

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(2008): It may refer to a number of people:

People with the same name

* Ole Sørensen * Peter Sørensen

In sports

* Aksel Sørensen (1891-1955), Danish gymnast * Andreas Sørensen (born 1984), Danish footballer * Arne Sørensen (1917-1977), Danish footballer and manager *

Asger Sørensen Asger Sørensen (born 5 June 1996) is a Danish professional Association football, footballer who currently plays for Czech First League club AC Sparta Prague, Sparta Prague. His former clubs include FC Liefering, FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Sa ...

(born 1996), Danish footballer * Chris Sørensen (born 1977), Danish footballer * Chris Anker Sørensen (1984-2021), Danish cyclist *

Dennis Sørensen Dennis Dechmann Sørensen (sometimes Sörensen) (born 24 May 1981 in Herlev) is a retired Danish professional footballer. Career From 2000 to 2003, he played 23 games and scored two goals for the Denmark national under-21 football team. He start ...

(born 1981)Danish footballer * Egon Sørensen (1913-1981), Danish football goalkeeper * Erling Sørensen (1920-2002), Danish footballer * Ernst Sørensen (chess player), Danish chess player * Finn Willy Sørensen (1941-2019), Danish football player * Frederik Sørensen (born 1992), Danish football player * Hans Christian Sørensen (1900-1984), Danish gymnast * Hans Olav Sørensen (born 1942), Norwegian ski jumper * Hans Laurids Sørensen (1901-1974), Danish gymnast * Harry Sørensen (1892-1963), Danish gymnast * Henning Lund-Sørensen (born 1942), retired Danish footballer * Inge Sørensen (1924-2011), Danish swimmer * Jacob Sørensen (born 1983), Danish footballer * Jan Sørensen (born 1955), Danish footballer *

Jan-Derek Sørensen Jan-Derek Sørensen (born 28 December 1971) is a Norwegian former professional footballer, who played as a right midfielder or right winger. He is currently the head coach in Bærum SK. Club career Sørensen was born in Oslo. His breakthrough ...

(born 1971), Norwegian footballer * Jens-Kristian Sørensen (born 1987), Danish footballer * Jesper Sørensen (born 1973), Danish footballer *

Jørgen Leschly Sørensen Jørgen Leschly Sørensen (24 September 1922 – 21 February 1999) was a Danish footballer who played as a forward. He started as an amateur player in Danish football, and won the 1945 Danish championship with B.93. He played 14 games and s ...

(1922-1999), Danish footballer * Jørn Sørensen (born 1936), Danish footballer *Karina Sørensen (born 1980), Danish badminton player *Karsten Sørensen (born 1948), Danish handball player *Kenneth Sørensen (born 1982), Danish footballer *Lars Sørensen (swimmer) (born 1968), Danish swimmer *Mette Sørensen (born 1975), Danish badminton player *Nicki Sørensen (born 1975), Danish cyclist *Niels Holst-Sørensen (born 1922), Danish athlete *Odd Wang Sørensen (1922-2004), Norwegian footballer *Ole Nørskov Sørensen (born 1952), Danish handball player *Poul Sørensen (cyclist), Poul Sørensen (1906-1951), Danish cyclist *Poul Sørensen (handball), Poul Sørensen (born 1954), Danish handball player *Rolf Sørensen (born 1965), Danish cyclist *Søren Sørensen (1897-1965), Danish gymnast *Thomas Sørensen (born 1976), Danish football goalkeeper *Tommy Sørensen (born 1979), Danish badminton player

In the arts

*Bent Sørensen (composer), Bent Sørensen (born 1958), Danish composer *Birgitte Hjort Sørensen (born 1982), Danish actress * Birte Tove Sørensen (1945–2016), birth name of Birte Tove, Danish actress and nude model *Carl Theodor Sørensen (1893-1979), Danish landscape architect *Sisters Heidi and Line Sørensen, members of Danish pop group S.O.A.P. (band), S.O.A.P. *Ingeborg Sørensen (born 1948), Norwegian model *John Sorensen (born 1934), Guitarist, recording engineer, producer and lawyer *Per Øystein Sørensen (born 1961), musician *Sigurd Torbjørn Sørensen (1901-1981), Norwegian artist *Svend-Allan Sørensen (born 1975), Danish artist *Villy Sørensen (1929-2001), Danish author

In politics

*Edvard Sørensen (1893-1954), Danish politician *Enevold Frederik Adolf Sørensen (1850-1920), Danish editor and politician *Frode Sørensen (politician), Frode Sørensen (born 1946), Danish politician *Hans Peter Sørensen (1886–1962), Danish politician *Heidi Sørensen (born 1970), Norwegian politician *Olaf Sørensen (1892-1962), Norwegian politician *Ronald Sørensen (born 1947), Dutch politician (Norwegian descent)

In other media

*Elsa Sørensen (1934-2016), Danish model *Jan Vang Sørensen (born c. 1960), previously named Jan Vang Hansen, Danish poker player *Palle Sørensen (1927-2018), Danish criminal

In military

*Niels Holst-Sørensen (born 1922), commander-in-chief of the Royal Danish Air Force

In science

*Bent Sørensen (physicist), Bent Erik Sørensen (born 1941), Danish physicist and researcher into renewable energy *Søren Sørensen (chemist) (1868-1939), Danish biochemist *Thorvald Sørensen (1902-1973), Danish botanist

People with Sørensen in their name

*Anders Sørensen Vedel (1542-1616), Danish priest and historian *Christen Sørensen Longomontanus (1562-1647), Danish astronomer *Peter Sørensen Vig (1854-1929), 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

References

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