Sørensen
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Sørensen ˈsœɐ̯ˀnsn̩ is a Danish
-Norwegian
patronymic
surname
meaning "son of Søren
" (given name
equivalent of Severin). It is the eighth most common surname
in Denmark
, shared by about 2,3% of the population.
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 it 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):
It may refer to a number of people:
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
-Norwegian
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
meaning "son of Søren
Søren (given name)
Søren is a Danish given name originating from Latin Severinus, derived from severus "severe, strict, serious".-List of people with the given name Søren:*Soren Sorensen Adams , American inventor*Soren Fulton , American actor...
" (given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
equivalent of Severin). It is the eighth most common surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
in Denmark
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...
, shared by about 2,3% of the population.
Immigrants to English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
-speaking countries often changed the spelling to "Sorensen
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...
" or "Sorenson" in order to accommodate English orthographic rules
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. English-language media often similarly renders Sørensen it as either "Sorensen
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...
" or "Sorenson". A parallel form of similar origin is Severinsen.
The numbers of bearers of the surnames Sørensen and Severinsen in Denmark
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...
and Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
(2008):
| Sørensen | Severinsen | source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 118396 | 1000 | Statistics Denmark |
| Norway | 10809 | 728 | Statistics Norway |
It may refer to a number of people:
People with the same name
- Ole Sørensen (disambiguation)
- Peter Sørensen (disambiguation)
In sports
- Aksel SørensenAksel SørensenAksel Sørensen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish team, which won the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event.-External links:*...
, Danish gymnast - Andreas SørensenAndreas Sørensen«»Andreas Sørensen is a Danish professional football player, who plays for the Danish 1st Division club HB Køge.-Career:...
, Danish footballer - Arne SørensenArne SørensenArne Sørensen was a Danish football player and coach. In his playing career, Sørensen won a total three Danish championships with B 1903 and B 93, before moving abroad to play professionally in French football. He played 30 games and scored four goals as a midfielder for the Denmark national...
, Danish footballer and manager - Chris SørensenChris SørensenChris Sørensen is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub , with whom he won the 2007 Danish Cup. He has played five matches for the Denmark national football team....
, Danish footballer - Chris Anker SørensenChris Anker SørensenChris Anker Sørensen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour .Chris Anker Sørensen started his professional career in 2007 with Team CSC...
, Danish cyclist - Dennis SørensenDennis SørensenDennis Dechmann Sørensen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC Energie Cottbus. From 2000 to 2003, he played 23 games and scored two goals for the Denmark national under-21 football team...
, Danish footballer - Egon SørensenEgon SørensenEgon Sørensen was a Danish amateur football goalkeeper and club manager, who played 18 internationals. Due to World War II 6 of his last 9 internationals were matches against Sweden...
, Danish football goalkeeper - Erling SørensenErling SørensenErling Walther Sørensen was a Danish amateur football player and club manager, who won a bronze medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Sørensen played professionally in the Italian Serie A championship for six years, scoring 48 goals in 169 matches for Italian...
, Danish footballer - Finn Willy SørensenFinn Willy SørensenFinn Willy Sørensen is a Danish former football player and manager, who is currently employed as a real estate agent. Sørensen started his career with Frem, before moving abroad to play with Washington Whips in the United States, and a number of Swedish clubs.-External links:*...
, Danish football player - Frederik SørensenFrederik SørensenFrederik Hillesborg Sørensen is a Danish footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus.-Early career:Sørensen began playing football at hometown clubs Roskilde KFUM and FC Roskilde before joining Lyngby in 2007...
, Danish football player - Hans Christian SørensenHans Christian SørensenHans Christian "Drigstrup" Sørensen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish team, which was able to win the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event in 1920.-External links:*...
, Danish gymnast - Hans Olav SørensenHans Olav SørensenHans Olav Sørensen was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed from 1963 to 1966. He finished eighth in the individual normal hill event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.He was born in Selbu....
, Norwegian ski jumper - Hans Laurids SørensenHans Laurids SørensenHans Laurids Sørensen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish team, which was able to win the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event in 1920....
, Danish gymnast - Harry Sørensen, Danish gymnast
- Henning Lund-SørensenHenning Lund-SørensenHenning Lund-Sørensen is a retired Danish football referee from Aarhus. He is known for having refereed one match in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain where he awarded a controversial penalty for a foul that was committed two yards outside of the box. When the penalty attempt was missed he...
, retired Danish footballer - Inge SørensenInge SørensenInge Sørensen was a swimmer from Denmark, and the youngest known female Olympic Games medalist in an individual event. She won the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics at the age of 12 years and 24 days. She was born in Skovshoved, Gentofte and died in New...
, Danish swimmer - Jacob SørensenJacob SørensenJacob Vittrup "Taz" Sørensen is a Danish football player in the midfielder position, who plays for Danish club Vejle. He has played 42 games and scored five goals for various Danish national youth selections, including 19 games and two goals for the Denmark national under-21 football team, and he...
, Danish footballer - Jan SørensenJan SørensenJan Vang Sørensen is a retired Danish football player, turned professional poker player from Odense. He has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker....
, Danish footballer - Jan-Derek Sørensen, Norwegian footballer
- Jens-Kristian SørensenJens-Kristian SørensenJens-Kristian Selvejer Sørensen is a Danish professional footballer, who currently plays as a defender for Viborg FF in the Danish First Division...
, Danish footballer - Jesper SørensenJesper SørensenJesper Sørensen is a former Danish professional football midfielder who currently is working as assistant coach for Danish Superliga side AGF Aarhus.-External links:...
, Danish footballer - Jørgen Leschly SørensenJørgen Leschly SørensenJørgen Leschly Sørensen was a Danish football player. He started as an amateur player in Danish football with Odense Boldklub and B 93, winning the 1945 Danish championship with B 93...
, Danish footballer - Jørn SørensenJørn SørensenJørn Sørensen is a Danish former football) player, who played 31 games and scored six goals for the Denmark national football team, and won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics...
, Danish footballer - Karsten SørensenKarsten SørensenKarsten Stehen Sørensen 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 national handball team which finished thirteenth in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played two matches and scored...
, Danish handball player - Kenneth SørensenKenneth SørensenKenneth Sørensen is a Danish footballer currently playing for the Danish 1st Division side FC Hjørring.Sørensen has made only a few league appearances for the AC Horsens, since he joined the club from Holbæk B&I in the summer of 2006, and he is yet to score his first league goal for the club. He...
, Danish footballer - Lars Sørensen, Danish swimmer
- Nicki SørensenNicki SørensenNicki Sørensen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer currently riding for . He has competed in five consecutive editions of the Tour de France from 2001 to 2005, riding as an all-round rider who rides well in hilly terrain, Sørensen is a valued support for the team captain without many wins...
, Danish cyclist - Niels Holst-SørensenNiels Holst-SørensenNiels Holst-Sørensen is a former Danish athlete and air force officer. He served as the commander-in-chief of the Royal Danish Air Force from 1970-1982 and Denmark's military representative to NATO from 1982-1986...
, Danish athlete - Odd Wang SørensenOdd Wang SørensenOdd Wang Sørensen was a Norwegian international footballer. On club level Sørensen played for Sarpsborg team Sparta, where he helped win the Norwegian cup in 1952. Internationally he was capped 25 times and scored 17 goals.Five of those goals came during the friendly match versus the United States...
, Norwegian footballer - Ole Nørskov SørensenOle Nørskov SørensenOle Nørskov Sørensen is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.He was born in Aarhus.In 1980 he finished ninth with the Danish team in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches as goalkeeper....
, Danish handball player - Poul SørensenPoul SørensenPoul Sørensen is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.He played his club handball with Rødovre HK. In 1984 he finished fourth with the Denmark national handball team in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches as goalkeeper.-References:...
, Danish handball player - Rolf SørensenRolf SørensenRolf Sørensen is a former Danish professional road bicycle racer. He is the most successful Danish bicycle racer ever, with his 53 victories over 17 seasons. 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...
, Danish cyclist - Søren SørensenSøren SørensenSøren Larsen Sørensen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish team, which was able to win the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event in 1920....
, Danish gymnast - 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 goalkeeper
In the arts
- Bent SørensenBent SørensenBent Sørensen is a Danish composer.Sørensen studied composition with Ib Nørholm at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and with Per Nørgård at the Jutland Music Academy....
, Danish composer - Freya Møller-Sørensen, Danish actress
- Sisters Heidi and Line Sørensen, members of Danish pop group S.O.A.P.S.O.A.P.S.O.A.P. were a Danish pop music duo made up of sisters, Heidi and Saseline Sørensen. Their music was primarily written and produced by Holger Lagerfeldt and Remee Zhivago for Sony Music Entertainment Denmark. They are best known for their single, "This Is How We Party."They were selected by the...
- Ingeborg Sørensen, Norwegian model
- Morten Ryelund SørensenMorten Ryelund SørensenMorten Ryelund is a Danish violinist and conductor.He made his debut as a conductor in 1994 with the Copenhagen Youth Symphony Orchestra and has since been the conductor of many orchestras - both amateur and professional....
, Danish violinist and composer - Per Øystein SørensenPer Øystein SørensenPer Øystein Sørensen is a Norwegian singer and songwriter, best known as the vocalist of the New Wave/synth pop band Fra Lippo Lippi.- Biography :...
, musician - Svend-Allan SørensenSvend-Allan SørensenSvend-Allan Sørensen is a conceptual artist from Kjellerup, Denmark. He is founder of Adressens Forlag.-External links:*...
, Danish artist - Villy SørensenVilly SørensenVilly Sørensen was a Danish short-story writer, philosopher and literary critic of the Modernist tradition. His fiction was heavily influenced by his philosophical ideas, and he has been compared to Franz Kafka in this regard...
, Danish authour
In politics
- Edvard SørensenEdvard SørensenNiels Edvard Sørensen was a Danish politician representing the Liberal party, Venstre. He served briefly as party chairman 1949 – 1950.Sørensen was born in Lindbjerg near Randers...
, Danish politician - Enevold Frederik Adolf SørensenEnevold Frederik Adolf SørensenEnevold Frederik Adolf Sørensen was a Danish editor, politician and minister.He was interior minister in the Cabinet of Deuntzer and kultus minister in the Cabinet of J.C. Christensen I and II, the Cabinet of Neergaard I and the Cabinet of Holstein-Ledreborg as a member of the Venstre Reform Party...
, Danish editor and politician - Frode SørensenFrode SørensenFrode Sørensen is a Danish politician representing the Social Democrats. He was Tax Minister from December 21, 2000 to November 27, 2001. He was a Member of Parliament from March 11, 1998. - 13. Nov. 2007....
, Danish politician - Hans Peter SørensenHans Peter SørensenHans Peter Sørensen was the second Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, holding that office from 1946 to 1956 as a member of the Social Democratic Party....
, Danish politician - Heidi SørensenHeidi SørensenHeidi Sørensen is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 2001, but was not re-elected in 2005. She instead served as a deputy representative, but met on a regular basis as Kristin Halvorsen was appointed to the second cabinet...
, Norwegian politician - Olaf SørensenOlaf SørensenOlaf Sørensen 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....
, Norwegian politician - Ronald SørensenRonald SørensenRonald Sørensen is a Dutch politician.- Biography :Sørensen obtained an M.A. in history from Utrecht University. Before he became political active he was a history and biology teacher...
, Dutch politician (Norwegian descent)
In other media
- Elsa Sørensen, Danish model
- Jan Vang Sørensen, previously named Jan Vang Hansen, Danish poker player
- Palle SørensenPalle SørensenPalle Mogens Fogde Sørensen , is a former small-time criminal who shot and killed four police officers in September 1965 while escaping in a stolen car....
, Danish criminal
In military
- Niels Holst-SørensenNiels Holst-SørensenNiels Holst-Sørensen is a former Danish athlete and air force officer. He served as the commander-in-chief of the Royal Danish Air Force from 1970-1982 and Denmark's military representative to NATO from 1982-1986...
, commander-in-chief of the Royal Danish Air Force - Per Sørensen, Danish Waffen-SS soldier in WWII, commander of Regiment Danmark
People with Sørensen in their name
- Anders Sørensen VedelAnders Sørensen VedelAnders Sørensen Vedel was a Danish priest and historiographer. He translated the Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus into Danish in 1575, and published the influential "Hundredvisebogen" in 1591.-Biography:...
, Danish priest and historian - Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer
- Peter Sørensen VigPeter Sørensen VigPeter Sørensen Vig , commonly known as P. S. Vig, was a Danish American pastor, educator, and historian in the Lutheran church...
, Danish-American pastor
Severinsen
- Doc SeverinsenDoc SeverinsenCarl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen is an American pop and jazz trumpeter. He is best known for leading the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.-Early life:...
(born 1927), American pop and jazz trumpeter - Al SeverinsenAl SeverinsenAlbert Henry Severinsen , is a former 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, with a 3.08 ERA, in 88 games, in his three year career. He was signed by the Chicago...
(born 1927), American baseball player