Sørensen
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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.
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- People with the same name
- In sports
- In the arts
- In politics
- In other media
- In military
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- People with Sørensen in their name
- Other uses
- Severinsen
- See also
- References
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): {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Sørensen !Severinsen !source |- |Denmark |align="right"|102848 |align="right"|1075 | |- |Norway |align="right"|10382 |align="right"|748 | |}
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sørensen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.