Given name & surname

Sorensen

Sorensen is a surname from Danish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Sorensen comes from Danish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Danish Sørensen.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sorensen’s family of names

In English usage, Sorensen as a surname has a related form in SORENSON. In English usage, Sorensen as a surname has a related form in SORENSON. In English usage, Sorensen as a surname was borrowed from the Danish form Sørensen.

Walk Sorensen’s family in the name graph

SorensenΣόρενσενSorensonSørensen

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 1

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Norwegian

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Sibling ideas

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