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Also known as Soerensen

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
  • In science
  • 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.