Sørensen

Sørensen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Søren" (given name equivalent of Severin). , it is the eighth most common surname in Denmark. 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 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 (1917–1977), Danish footballer and manager
 * Asger Sørensen (born 1996), Danish footballer
 * 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 (1922–2023), 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
 * 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.
 * 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 (1922–2023), commander-in-chief of the Royal Danish Air Force

In science

 * 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 (1944–2015), American baseball player