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 or Norwegian 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 politicianBill Sorensen, New Zealand rugby league footballerCharles E. Sorensen, Danish-American, one of the principals of the Ford Motor Company during its first four decadesDane Sorensen, New Zealand rugby league footballerDaniel Sorensen, Kansas City Chiefs strong safetyEdward Sorenson, Australian poetEric Sorensen,Canadian journalistGerry Sorensen, Canadian alpine skierGillian Sorensen, American member of the United Nations FoundationJames Sorensen, Australian actor and modelJen Sorensen, American cartoonistJesse Sorensen, American professional wrestlerKirk Sorensen, former NASA space engineer, founder of Flibe EnergyKurt Sorensen, American PoliticianKurt Sorensen, New Zealand rugby league footballerKyle Sorensen, lacrosse playerLary Sorensen, American baseball playerLouk Sorensen, Irish tennis playerMark Sorensen, Canadian ice hockey playerMax Sorensen, Irish cricketerNick Sorensen, American football playerReed Sorenson, American race car driverReginald Sorensen, Baron Sorensen, British politicianRosemary Sorensen, Australian art criticRoy Sorensen, American philosopher who worked on the Sorites paradoxSean Sorensen, Irish tennis playerTed Sorensen, American presidential counsel, speechwriter, and political author; husband of GillianTom Sorensen, American volleyball playerTonny Sorensen, CEO of Von DutchVirginia Sorensen, authorZach Sorensen, American baseball player