Sorensen
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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 emigrants named Sørensen
who altered the spelling of their names when they moved to countries outside Scandinavia
whose orthographies do not use the letter ø
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
variety of the name Severin
Severin
Severin, Séverin or Severinus may refer to:* Severin -Places:* Caraş-Severin County, a county in Romania* Severin County, a defunct county in Romania that was merged into the present Caraş-Severin County...
. The name almost exclusively comes from Danish emigrants named Sørensen
Sørensen
Sørensen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Søren" . It is the eighth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 2,3% of the population....
who altered the spelling of their names when they moved to countries outside Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
whose orthographies do not use the letter ø
Ø
Ø — minuscule: "ø", is a vowel and a letter used in the Danish, Faroese, Norwegian and Southern Sami languages.It's mostly used as a representation of mid front rounded vowels, such as ø œ, except for Southern Sami where it's used as an [oe] diphtong.The name of this letter is the same as the sound...
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In sports
- Bill SorensenBill SorensenWilliam Sorensen was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country in the 1954, 1957 and 1960 World Cups. His brother Dave also played for the Kiwis as did two of his nephews; Dane and Kurt.-Playing career:...
, New Zealand rugby league footabller - Chris Anker Sorensen, Danish cyclist
- Dane SorensenDane SorensenDane Hans Ivan Peter Sorensen is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s. Sorensen represented New Zealand and his usual position was prop. He's the brother of fellow Kiwi international, Kurt Sorensen, and the nephew of another pair of Kiwi brothers, Bill and Dave Sorensen...
, New Zealand rugby league footballer - Gerry SorensenGerry SorensenGerry Sorensen is a former Canadian alpine skier.Sorensen was born on October 15, 1958 in Kimberley, British Columbia, and began skiing at the age of 10.- World Cup victories :-External links:*...
, Canadian alpine skier - Jesse SorensenJesse SorensenJessy Ryan Sorensen is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .-Early career:Throughout 2008, Sorensen competed in various Texas Independent Wrestling Promotions as Ryan Sorensen....
, American professional wrestler - Kurt SorensenKurt SorensenKurt John Sorensen is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer of the 1970s, 80s and 90s. He is the brother of fellow Kiwi international, Dane Sorensen, and the nephew of another pair of Kiwi brothers, Bill and Dave Sorensen...
, New Zealand rugby league footballer - Kyle SorensenKyle SorensenKyle Sorensen is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays defense for the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League and the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse...
, lacrosse player - Lary SorensenLary SorensenLary Alan Sorensen is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers , St...
, American baseball player - Louk SorensenLouk SorensenLouk Sorensen is a professional tennis player from Ireland.Sorensen is the first player representing Ireland to win a Grand Slam event main draw match in the Open Era. His father, Sean, was the first Irishman to play a Grand Slam main draw match in the Open Era, going out in the first round of...
, Irish tennis player - Mark SorensenMark SorensenMark Sorensen is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman.-Playing career:...
, Canadian ice hockey player - Nick SorensenNick SorensenNick Sorensen is an American football safety for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Virginia Tech.-High school years:Sorensen lived in Vienna, Virginia and attended...
, American football player - Nicki Sorensen, Danish cyclist
- Reed SorensonReed SorensonBradley Reed Sorenson is an American NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #82 MacDonald Motorsports Dodge Charger in the Nationwide Series...
, American race car driver - Thomas SørensenThomas SørensenThomas Løvendahl Sørensen is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, who plays for Premier League club Stoke City. He has previously represented Premiership teams Sunderland and Aston Villa....
, Danish football player - Tom SorensenTom SorensenThomas Sorensen is a former American volleyball player, who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
, American volleyball player - Zach SorensenZach SorensenZach Hart Sorensen is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop.Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 2nd round of the amateur draft, Sorensen would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Indians on June 3,...
, American baseball player
In the arts
- Anders Sørensen, Danish film director
- Jen SorensenJen SorensenJen Sorensen is an American cartoonist who authors Slowpoke, a weekly comic strip that often focuses on current events from a liberal perspective. The comic generally makes use of three recurring characters: Mr...
, American cartoonist - Sean Sorensen, American screenwriter
- James SorensenJames SorensenJames Sorensen is a professional model and actor. He is of Danish, British and Portuguese descent. He has a twin sister and a brother who is 6 years younger.-Biography:...
, Australian actor and model - Virginia SorensonVirginia SorensonVirginia Sorensen, also credited as Virginia Sorenson, was the author of the 1957 John Newbery Medal winning Miracles on Maple Hill. Her first novel, A Little Lower Than the Angels, was written and published in 1942 while she resided in Terre Haute, Indiana, with her first husband Frederick C...
, author - Sorensen's Whip a film by ACT 2 CAMACT 2 CAMACT 2 CAM is a production company and acting school based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.The company is notable for producing independent films with cast and crew of young people from 8 to 18 years old...
In politics or civil service
- Albert SorensenAlbert SorensenAlbert "Al" Sorensen served as a Democratic Iowa State Senator from 1991 to 1997. He joined the Senate after winning a special election in 1991, his predecessor, Jack Nystrom , having resigned to serve on the Iowa Liquor Commission...
, American politician - Gillian SorensenGillian SorensenGillian Martin Sorensen is a Senior Advisor at the United Nations Foundation, and is a national advocate on matters related to the United Nations and the United States-United Nations relationship, addressing audiences as diverse as Rotary International and the United States Air Force Academy;...
, American member of the United Nations Foundation - Kurt SorensenKurt SorensenKurt John Sorensen is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer of the 1970s, 80s and 90s. He is the brother of fellow Kiwi international, Dane Sorensen, and the nephew of another pair of Kiwi brothers, Bill and Dave Sorensen...
, American Politician - Reginald Sorensen, Baron SorensenReginald Sorensen, Baron SorensenReginald William Sorensen, Baron Sorensen was a Unitarian minister and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament for over thirty years between 1929 and 1964....
, British politician - Ted SorensenTed SorensenTheodore Chaikin "Ted" Sorensen was an American presidential advisor, lawyer and writer, best known as President John F. Kennedy’s special counsel, adviser and legendary speechwriter. President Kennedy once called him his “intellectual blood bank.”-Early life:Sorensen was born in Nebraska, the son...
, American presidential counsel, speechwriter, and political author; husband of Gillian
In business
- Charles E. SorensenCharles E. SorensenCharles Emil Sorensen was a Danish-American principal of the Ford Motor Company during its first four decades. Like most other managers at Ford during those decades, he did not have an official job title, but he served functionally as a patternmaker, foundry engineer, mechanical engineer,...
, a Danish-American, one of the principals of the Ford Motor Company during its first four decades - Tonny SorensenTonny SorensenTonny Sorensen born is a Danish entrepreneur and creative director best known for his successful commercialization of the iconic California Kustom Kulture brand Von Dutch Originals. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Planet illogica, an online creative community for...
, CEO of Von Dutch
In science
- S. P. L. SørensenS. P. L. SørensenSøren Peder Lauritz Sørensen was a Danish chemist, famous for the introduction of the concept of pH, a scale for measuring acidity and basicity. He was born in Havrebjerg, Denmark....
, Danish chemist famous for the introduction of the concept of pH
Other uses
- Sorenson codecSorenson codecSorenson codec may refer to either of three proprietary video codecs: Sorenson Video, Sorenson Video 3 or Sorenson Spark. Sorenson Video is also known as Sorenson Video Codec, Sorenson Video Quantizer or SVQ...
, the internal video codec used by Quicktime - Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, affiliate of the University of Virginia
- Sorenson Molecular Genealogy FoundationSorenson Molecular Genealogy FoundationThe Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation is an independent DNA and genealogical research institution with the goal of demonstrating how the peoples of the world are related...