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 politician
Bill Sorensen, New Zealand rugby league footballer
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
Daniel Sorensen, Kansas City Chiefs strong safety
Edward Sorenson, Australian poet
Eric Sorensen,Canadian journalist
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
Kirk Sorensen, former NASA space engineer, founder of Flibe Energy
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