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    The surname Sorenson

    A Danish surname, carried by 15,962 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex S652

    Sorenson: #2,284 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Sorenson #2,284, 15,962 people Sorenson: #2,284 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Sorenson #2,284, 15,962 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sorenson is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    Danish origin

    Borrowed from Danish Sørensen, equivalent to Danish Søren + -son.

    One of 50 Danish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,962 people named Sorenson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,343 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,833.

    #2,284
    rank among US surnames
    15,962
    people in 2010
    5.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.8%
    change since 2000 (was #2,104)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,275Sams16,01419,280
    #2,276Saylor16,01019,285
    #2,277Robledo16,00119,295
    #2,278Espino15,99719,300
    #2,279Hauser15,98119,320
    #2,280Cleary15,98019,321
    #2,281Nugent15,97719,324

    Who is named Sorenson

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Sorenson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Sorensons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Arne Sorenson
      American hotel executive, 1958–2021

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Sorenson

    Sorenson has the Soundex code S652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S652.

    Other Danish surnames

    All 50 Danish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Sorenson come from?
    Borrowed from Danish Sørensen, equivalent to Danish Søren + -son.
    How common is the surname Sorenson?
    15,962 people in the United States had the surname Sorenson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,343 Americans. It ranked 2,284th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sorenson?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Sorenson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Sorenson?
    Arne Sorenson, American hotel executive.
    Where is the surname Sorenson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sorenson in the United States.
    Is the surname Sorenson getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,833 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,962 in 2010, up 0.8%.