Sørensen () is a Danish- Norwegian

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meaning "son of

Søren Søren (, ) or Sören (, ) is a Scandinavian given name that is sometimes Anglicisation, anglicized as Soren. The name is derived from that of the 4th-century Christian saint Severin of Cologne,Portal Rheinische Geschichte"Severin (circa 330-400), ...

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equivalent of Severin). , it is the eighth most common

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. Immigrants to English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to ''

Sorensen Sorensen, or Sorenson, is a surname of Danish origin. The basic derivation is "son of Søren", the Denmark, Danish variety of the name Severin (given name), Severin. The name almost exclusively comes from Danish or Norwegian emigrants named Sørense ...

'' 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

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(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 * 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 Chris Anker Sørensen (; 5 September 1984 – 18 September 2021) was a Danish road bicycle racer who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the , , , and teams. Sørensen then worked as a directeur sportif (and co-owner) for his final ...

(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 Kenneth Sørensen (born 14 March 1982) is a Danish former professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder for Holbæk B&I, AC Horsens, Herfølge Boldklub, Herfølge BK, HB Køge, Vendsyssel FF, FC Hjørring, Flekkerøy I ...

(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 Niels Holst-Sørensen (19 December 1922 – 24 October 2023) was a Danish athlete and air force officer, and a centenarian. He served as the commander-in-chief of the Royal Danish Air Force from 1970 to 1982, and as Denmark's military representa ...

(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 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 (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 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, Ga ...

(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 Ronald Sørensen (born 4 May 1947) is a Dutch politician. He was a founder of the Livable Rotterdam party and also served in the Senate (Netherlands), Senate for the Party for Freedom between 2011 and 2015. Early life Sørensen is of Norwegia ...

(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

(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 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 Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7, 1927) is an American retired jazz trumpeter who led the NBC Orchestra on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. Early life Severinsen was born in Arlington, Oregon, to Minnie Mae (1897–1998) ...

(born 1927), American pop and jazz trumpeter * Al Severinsen (1944–2015), American baseball player

References

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