Sørensen

Sørensen Danish pronunciation: [ˈsɶɐ̯ˀn̩sn̩] is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Søren" (given name equivalent of Severin). It is the third 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[]

• Ole Sørensen
• Peter Sørensen

In sports[]

• Aksel Sørensen (1891-1955), Danish gymnast
• Andreas Sørensen (born 1984), Danish footballer
• Arne Sørensen (footballer) (1917-1977), Danish footballer and manager
• Asgeir The same Sørensen (1975) Norwegian Football keeper Tromsø (1995-96)
• Chris Sørensen (born 1977), Danish footballer
• Chris Anker Sørensen (1984-2021), Danish cyclist
• Dennis Sørensen (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 (born 1971), Norwegian footballer
• Jens-Kristian Sørensen (born 1987), Danish footballer
• Jesper Sørensen (born 1973), Danish footballer
• Jørgen Leschly Sørensen (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 (1906-1951), Danish cyclist
• 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 (born 1958), Danish composer
• Carl Theodor Sørensen (1893-1979), Danish landscape architect
• Sisters Heidi and Line Sørensen, members of Danish pop group 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 (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 Erik Sørensen (born 1941), Danish physicist and researcher into renewable energy
• Ib Holm Sørensen (1949–2012), Danish-British computer scientist
• 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

See also[]

• Sorensen

References[]

Surname list

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