Sørensen

Sørensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈsɶɐ̯ˀn̩sn̩]) is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Søren" (given name equivalent of Severin). As of 2022^[update], it is the eighth most common surname in Denmark.^[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 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	102848	1075	[1]
Norway	10382	748	[2]

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
• Anders Sørensen (born 1962), Danish golfer
• 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
• Mads Bech Sørensen (born 1999), Danish footballer
• 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
• 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

See also

• Sorensen