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.
Notable people with this surname include:
- Albert Sorensen, American politician
- Bill Sorensen, New Zealand rugby league footabller
- Braja Sorensen, Australian writer, author of Lost & Found in India
- Charles E. Sorensen, Danish-American, one of the principals of the Ford Motor Company during its first four decades
- Dane Sorensen, New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Eric Sorensen, several people
- Gerry Sorensen, Canadian alpine skier
- Gillian Sorensen, American member of the United Nations Foundation
- James Sorensen, Australian actor and model
- Jen Sorensen, American cartoonist
- Jesse Sorensen, American professional wrestler
- Kurt Sorensen, American Politician
- Kurt Sorensen, New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Kyle Sorensen, lacrosse player
- Lary Sorensen, American baseball player
- Louk Sorensen, Irish tennis player
- Mark Sorensen, Canadian ice hockey player
- Max Sorensen, Irish cricketer
- Nick Sorensen, American football player
- Reed Sorenson, American race car driver
- Reginald Sorensen, Baron Sorensen, British politician
- Rosemary Sorensen, Australian art critic
- Roy Sorensen, American philosopher who worked on the Sorites paradox
- Sean Sorensen, Irish tennis player
- Ted Sorensen, American presidential counsel, speechwriter, and political author; husband of Gillian
- Tom Sorensen, American volleyball player
- Tonny Sorensen, CEO of Von Dutch
- Virginia Sorensen, author
- Zach Sorensen, American baseball player
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