Sorkin

Sorkin (Соркин; feminine form: Sorkina) is a matronymic Russian Jewish surname meaning "son of Sorka", where Sorka is a Yiddish diminutive of Sarah. Variants include Surkin and Syrkin.

Notable people with the surname include:
 * Aaron Sorkin (born 1961), American screenwriter, producer, and playwright
 * Amy Davidson Sorkin (born 1969/1970), American journalist
 * Andrew Ross Sorkin (born 1977), American journalist
 * Arleen Sorkin (1956–2023), American actress
 * David Sorkin, American historian
 * Ina Sorkina (born 1971), Belarusian historian
 * Ira Sorkin (born 1943), American attorney
 * Ihor Sorkin (born 1967), chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine
 * Jenni Sorkin (born 1977), American art historian
 * Leonard Sorkin (1916–1985), American violinist
 * Marc Sorkin (1902–1986), Russian-American film director
 * Michael Sorkin (1948–2020), American architect
 * Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz, American classicist
 * Naum Sorkin (1899–1980), Soviet general
 * Rafael Sorkin (born 1945), American physicist
 * Roman Sorkin (born 1996), Israeli basketball player