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

and

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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 Anders Sørensen (born 20 February 1962) is a Danish professional golfer. Professional career Sørensen qualified for the European Tour before the 1988 season. In his first two seasons, he made the cut in slightly more than half the events and ...

(born 1962), Danish golfer * Arne Sørensen (1917–1977), Danish footballer and manager *

Asger Sørensen Asger Strømgaard Sørensen (born 5 June 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Czech First League club Sparta Prague. His former clubs include Liefering, Red Bull Salzburg, Jahn Regensburg and 1. FC Nürnb ...

(born 1996), Danish footballer *

Chris Sørensen Chris Sørensen (born 27 July 1977) is a retired Denmark, Danish professional Association football, football player. He has played five matches for the Denmark national football team. Club career He began playing youth football with amateur cl ...

(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 Egon Sørensen (16 February 1913 – 25 October 1981) was a Denmark, Danish amateur Football (soccer), football goalkeeper (football), goalkeeper and club manager, who played 18 games for the Denmark national football team. Due to World War II, ...

(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 Hans Olav Sørensen (born 16 November 1942, in Selbu Municipality) is a Norwegian former ski jumper who competed from 1963 to 1966. He finished eighth in the individual normal hill event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. Sørensen's best ...

(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 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 w ...

(born 1936), Danish footballer * Karina Sørensen (born 1980), Danish badminton player *

Karsten Sørensen Karsten Steen Sørensen (born February 4, 1948 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He played his club handball with Aarhus KFUM. In 1972 he was part of the Denmark men's national hand ...

(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) Lars Sørensen (born 3 January 1968) is a Danish people, Danish former swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992 Olympics. References

1968 births Danish male backstroke swimmers Danis ...

(born 1968), Danish swimmer * Mads Bech Sørensen (born 1999), Danish footballer *

Mette Sørensen Mette Sørensen (born 28 May 1975) is a retired female Danish badminton player. While competing in 2000 Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as th ...

(born 1975), Danish badminton player *

Nicki Sørensen Nicki Sørensen (born 14 May 1975) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, and was directeur sportif of UCI Professional Continental team and . He competed in five consecutive editions of the Tour de France from 2001 to 2005. Ridin ...

(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 Søren Larsen Sørensen (20 April 1897 in Drigstrup, Denmark – 11 March 1965 in Malling, Denmark) was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII O ...

(1897–1965), Danish gymnast *

Thomas Sørensen Thomas Løvendahl Sørensen (; born 12 June 1976) is a Danish former professional 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 wa ...

(born 1976), Danish football goalkeeper *

Tommy Sørensen Tommy Sørensen (born 1 April 1979) is a Danish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most ...

(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 ...

(born 1982), Danish actress * Birte Tove Sørensen (1945–2016), birth name of Birte Tove, Danish actress and nude model *

Carl Theodor Sørensen Søren Carl Theodor Marius Sørensen (24 July 1893 in Altona, Hamburg, Germany – 12 September 1979 in Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Danish landscape architect who is considered to be one of the greatest landscape architects of the 20th century. ...

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

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

(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 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 C ...

(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 Christen Sørensen Longomontanus (also as Longberg or Severin) (4 October 1562 – 8 October 1647) was a Danish astronomer. The name Longomontanus was a Latinized form of the name of the village of Lomborg, Jutland, Denmark, where he was born. H ...

(1562–1647), Danish astronomer *

Peter Sørensen Vig Peter Sørensen Vig (7 November 1854 – 21 March 1929), commonly known as P. S. Vig, was a Danish American pastor, educator, and historian in the Lutheran church. He was integral to the formation of the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in North ...

(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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