Sorenson Surname
Approximately 25,051 people bear this surname
Sorenson Surname Definition:
(Danish) The son of Soren (severe or strict), from Severinus, the name of several saints. Soren has also been used as a term for the devil.
Read More About This SurnameSorenson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,019 | 1:15,746 | 2,004 |
| Canada | 1,107 | 1:33,284 | 4,299 |
| Australia | 313 | 1:86,248 | 9,971 |
| New Zealand | 236 | 1:19,188 | 3,376 |
| England | 129 | 1:431,923 | 29,000 |
| Argentina | 63 | 1:678,467 | 46,871 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 39 | 1:625,009 | 31,098 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,511 | 1:33,235 | 3,987 |
Sorenson (53) may also be a first name.
Sorenson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Danish) The son of Soren (severe or strict), from Severinus, the name of several saints. Soren has also been used as a term for the devil.
User-submitted Reference
A Danish surname, meaning 'descendant of Søren', from Latin severinus, meaning 'strict'. The ø in this surname is quite unusual for non-Danish languages, so when immigrating many chose (or were forced to by default) to change their surname to fit the countries language orthographic rules.
- deleted-173293Sorenson Demographics
Average Male Sorenson Height
178.2 cm
Average Female Sorenson Height
163.57 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sorenson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sorenson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sorenson (Russian: Соренсон) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sorenson? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 21,725th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 290,908 people. The last name Sorenson is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Sorenson are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 53 people.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 23,019 people, or 1 in 15,746. In The United States Sorenson is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 13 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Utah, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States Sorenson is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Sorenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sorenson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sorenson surname rose 1,523 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 331 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sorenson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sorenson last name are 18.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.37% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sorenson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $45,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.57% less than the national average, earning $48,902 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sorenson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sorenson in the Russian language | ||
| Соренсон | sorenson | - |
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