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surname meaning "son of

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Sorensen Sorensen, or Sorenson, is a surname that can be of Danish or Scandinavian origin. The basic derivation is "son of Søren", the Danish variety of the name Severin. The name almost exclusively comes from Danish or Norwegian emigrants named Sørensen ...

'' or ''Sorenson'' in order to accommodate English orthographic rules. English-language media often similarly renders ''Sørensen'' as either ''

'' or ''Sorenson''. A parallel form of similar origin is Severinsen. The numbers of bearers of the surnames ''Sørensen'' and ''Severinsen'' in

and

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

(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 Asger Sørensen (born 5 June 1996) is a Danish professional Association football, footballer who currently plays for Czech First League club AC Sparta Prague, Sparta Prague. His former clubs include FC Liefering, FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Sa ...

(born 1996), Danish footballer * Chris Sørensen (born 1977), Danish footballer * Chris Anker Sørensen (1984-2021), Danish cyclist *

Dennis Sørensen Dennis Dechmann Sørensen (sometimes Sörensen) (born 24 May 1981 in Herlev) is a retired Danish professional footballer. Career From 2000 to 2003, he played 23 games and scored two goals for the Denmark national under-21 football team. He start ...

(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 Jan-Derek Sørensen (born 28 December 1971) is a Norwegian former professional footballer, who played as a right midfielder or right winger. He is currently the head coach in Bærum SK. Club career Sørensen was born in Oslo. His breakthrough ...

(born 1971), Norwegian footballer * Jens-Kristian Sørensen (born 1987), Danish footballer * Jesper Sørensen (born 1973), Danish footballer *

Jørgen Leschly Sørensen Jørgen Leschly Sørensen (24 September 1922 – 21 February 1999) was a Danish footballer who played as a forward. He started as an amateur player in Danish football, and won the 1945 Danish championship with B.93. He played 14 games and s ...

(1922-1999), Danish footballer *

Jørn Sørensen Jørn Sørensen (born 17 October 1936) is a retired Danish association football striker. He played 31 games and scored six goals for the Denmark national football team, and won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He started his career wi ...

(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 Mette Sørensen (born 28 May 1975) is a retired female Danish badminton player. While competing in 2000 Olympics, she lost in the third round to 4th seeded Ye Zhaoying of China. She married Dutch born Danish badminton player Quinten van Dalm Qu ...

(born 1975), Danish badminton player * Nicki Sørensen (born 1975), Danish cyclist *

Niels Holst-Sørensen Niels Holst-Sørensen (born 19 December 1922) is a Danish former athlete and air force officer and centenarian. He served as the commander-in-chief of the Royal Danish Air Force in 1970–1982 and Denmark's military representative to NATO in 198 ...

(born 1922), Danish athlete *

Odd Wang Sørensen Odd Wang Sørensen (22 December 1922 – 10 April 2004) was a Norwegian international footballer. On club level Sørensen played for Sarpsborg team Sparta, where he won the Norwegian cup in 1952. He played with the Norwegian national team at the S ...

(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 Rolf Sørensen (born 20 April 1965) is a former Danish professional road bicycle racer. He is currently working as a cycling commentator and agent. Born in Helsinge in Denmark, Sørensen moved to Italy at the age of 17, where he has lived sin ...

(born 1965), Danish cyclist * Søren Sørensen (1897-1965), Danish gymnast *

Thomas Sørensen Thomas Løvendahl Sørensen (born 12 June 1976) is a retired Danish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Sørensen started his career with his local side Odense BK. After impressing on loan at Vejle Boldklub and Svendborg he was signed by E ...

(born 1976), Danish football goalkeeper *

Tommy Sørensen Tommy Sørensen (born 1 April 1979) is a Danish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" ...

(born 1979), Danish badminton player

In the arts

* Bent Sørensen (born 1958), Danish composer *

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen Birgitte Hjort Sørensen (born 16 January 1982) is a Danish actress. She has been nominated for three Robert Awards and one Bodil Award. Born in Hillerød and raised in Birkerød, Sørensen aspired to an acting career after watching the West En ...

(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 Ingeborg Sørensen (born 16 May 1948) is a Norwegian model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1975 issue. Sørensen was born in Drammen, Norway Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken, Norway. The po ...

(born 1948), Norwegian model *

John Sorensen John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(born 1934), Guitarist, recording engineer, producer and lawyer *

Per Øystein Sørensen Per Øystein Sørensen (born December 13, 1961) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter, best known as the vocalist of the new wave band Fra Lippo Lippi. Biography Sørensen joined Fra Lippo Lippi in 1982 as the new vocalist in time for their ...

(born 1961), musician * Sigurd Torbjørn Sørensen (1901-1981), Norwegian artist *

Svend-Allan Sørensen Svend-Allan Sørensen (born 1975) is a conceptual artist from Kjellerup, Denmark. He studied at Funen Art Academy from 1997 to 2002. His first separate exhibition was at Funen's Art Museum in 2002. Sorø Art Museum, Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum, Galle ...

(born 1975), Danish artist *

Villy Sørensen Villy Sørensen (13 January 1929 – 16 December 2001) was a Danish people, Danish short story writer, philosopher and literary critic of the Modernist tradition. His fiction was heavily influenced by his philosophy, philosophical ideas, and ...

(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 Olaf Sørensen (3 August 1892 – 1 August 1962) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Buskerud county in 1945, and was re-elected on two occasions. Sørensen wa ...

(1892-1962), Norwegian politician * Ronald Sørensen (born 1947), Dutch politician (Norwegian descent)

In other media

* Elsa Sørensen (1934-2016), Danish model *

Jan Vang Sørensen Jan Vang SørensenJonas Hüttel, "Verdensmesteren", ''Ekstra Bladet article'' 19 January 2006, (born Jan Vang Hansen; 1960) is a retired Danish football player, turned professional poker player from Odense. He has won two bracelets at the Wo ...

(born c. 1960), previously named Jan Vang Hansen, Danish poker player *

Palle Sørensen Palle Mogens Fogde Sørensen (26 March 1927 – 1 February 2018) was a Danish convicted murderer who shot and killed four police officers in 1965 on his way home after a break-in. Early life In 1949, shortly after his release from juvenile det ...

(1927-2018), Danish criminal

In military

(born 1922), 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 Thorvald (Thorwald) Julius Sørensen (4 July 1902 – 21 June 1973) was a Danish botanist and evolutionary biologist. Biography Sørensen was professor at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University 1953–1955 and at the University of Co ...

(1902-1973), Danish botanist

People with Sørensen in their name

Anders Sørensen Vedel Anders Sørensen Vedel (9 November 1542 – 13 February 1616) At 14 years old, he moved to study in Ribe, and after finishing his education he moved on to Copenhagen University in 1561. In 1562, he was the tutor of astronomer Tycho Brahe on Brahe' ...

(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 Albert Henry Severinsen (November 9, 1944 – January 27, 2015) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Baltimore Orioles and in and with the San Diego Padres. He batted and threw right-handed. Severinsen had a 3–7 record, ...

(born 1927), American baseball player

References

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